Obama charms Brazilians during two-day visit.

[madinmaryland]

(CNN) -- Brazil's cool and contentious relationship with the United States over trade and foreign policy has warmed a few degrees, analysts said Sunday, as President Barack Obama's visit appeared to charm officials and crowds during his two-day visit to South America's largest nation.

Sustained applause echoed through Rio de Janeiro's Municipal Theatre as Obama spoke a few words in Portuguese, made allusions to Brazilian culture and drew parallels to U.S. history.

"Our journeys began in similar ways," Obama said during the televised speech.

"We became colonies claimed for distant crowns, but soon declared our independence. We welcomed waves of immigrants to our shores, and eventually cleansed the stain of slavery from our land," he said.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/03/20/brazil..obama/index.html?hpt=T2

That's alot!

[LeftyAndProud60]

1. Why did he go to Brazil is the real question. He was needed to run the war and balance the debt

this weekend. :argh:

[alittlelark]

3. Brazil is a 1st world country.

We invested in the Real in 2005. It is a shadowed country.

[provis99]

5. It reminds me of how Bush played golf during the Iraq war.

"Lookit the big Jeebus statue!" is Obama's "Now watch this drive!"

[flamingdem]

7. Obama is no intellectual lightweight, counter the argument that he can handle it nt

[flamingdem]

2. How beautiful to see Obama changing hearts

and making a large Southern neighbor our friend.

That has tremendous value.

[tuvor]

4. I'm just picturing GWB reading that headline.

:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

8. Heh! How much is that?

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. Nero