Expert: Ken Rapoza Cruz - 2/18/2009

Question
QUESTION: i would like to let the good people know about this story.how can i spread the word to brazilians please go to www.bringseanhome.org  many thanks

ANSWER: You need to contact the local press here. Magazines like Veja, Istoe and Epoca. If you suspect the mother and child live in Sao Paulo, you contact the major dailies there like Estado de Sao Paulo and Folha de Sao Paulo. In Rio, it's O Globo.

You also need to have all your ducks in order. Did you file a complaint with any US authorities? Did thsoe authorities file anythign with the Brazilian authorities, namely the federal police? If so...when? What has been the response? Where does it stand? You have to give the reporters this info so they can hit the ground running if it is indeed something they want to do.

I dont have the names of these editors off the top of my head and this will take some time.

K

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QUESTION: i would like this to get out in rio ,cuold you give me more names of local press ,thankyou very much

Answer
I do not know the names of the individual reporters, nor if they speak english or not. you can try O Globo, main editors at Veja, Istoe and Epoca (I dont know them anymore and I can look, but that will not happen overnight).

Others in Rio:

Extra - http://extra.globo.com/
Journal do Brasil - http://jbonline.terra.com.br/
O Dia - http://odia.terra.com.br/

You will need to speak or at least communicate in Portuguese, however.