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Vivo a Robust Brazilian Play VIV

-57.26%
in 110 days

The company has a dominant position and a strong brand in the fast-growing Brazilian wireless business.

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By Zacks.com (-21.14% risk: conservative) 06/24/08

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has a dominant position and a strong brand in the fast-growing Brazilian wireless business. VIV

19%

-57.52%
in 110 days

Brazil:
Even though nation's key Bovespa Index is up 535% since 2003 -- almost nine times the return of Standard & Poor's 500 Index, Brazil is not perfect, around a third of Brazilians live in poverty, but growth around 4.7% and a sharp drop in inflation have made a middle class a bit richer that is buying wireless phones, traveling or going to college. The world's biggest exporter of raw material is highly dependent of global economy too.
It's a question of sustainability and whether a global economic slowdown would temper growth in this emerging market.
Anyways, investors shou...

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By Armin Stuk (-32.41% risk: conservative) 06/24/08

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Brazil is calling VIV

51%

-63.72%
in 161 days

VIV recently turned a quarterly profit. Improving fundamentals and the appeal of a mobile phone play in Brazil may send this ADR to test $10.

Brazilian equities have had quite a run up but although a pullback is likely, the upward trend for brazilian stocks is likely to continue for several months.
EWZ tracks the Bovespa and is a fine way to play this uptrend. I am also taking small positions in NETC (CABLE, VOIP), VIV (a cell phone service provider) and SBS (a water utility)

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By alphaexploits (-12.10% risk: conservative) 05/04/08

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