Brazilian President son's photoblog causes polemic
{{date|January 6, 2005}}

Friends of the son of the [[Brazil]]ian President, {{w|Luis Inacio Lula da Silva}}, have published photos of themselves partying on vacation in {{w|Brasilia}}. The news caused arguments and protests amongst many Brazilians, with allegations that the government were paying the expenses.
 
The group of teenagers is shown cavorting at the official residences of Granja do Torto and Palácio do Alvorada, both in Brasilia; near a Brazilian Air Force airplane; travelling by motor boat in Paranoá lake; and with Brazilian soccer player {{w|Pelé}}.

At first, the photos appeared in the photoblogs [http://www.fotolog.net/tata_lulu www.fotolog.net/tata_lulu], [http://www.fotolog.net/feijao_fodao www.fotolog.net/feijao_fodao] and [http://www.fotolog.net/gringo_mi www.fotolog.net/gringo_mi]. But since the publication of the news by the local newspapers [http://www.folha.uol.com.br Folha de São Paulo] and [http://www.estadao.com.br Estado de São Paulo], the photoblogs were deleted or the photos removed. Some of the photos however, still are available at some user and newspaper sites on the Internet. 

Since the incident, several people have created [https://www.orkut.com/Login.aspx Orkut] communities which comment, joke, and protest about what has happened. One of these communities, named "Férias na Alvorada - EU QUERO!" (Vacations at Alvorada - I WANT IT!"), had 450 members as of January 7th.  

The Brazilian government declined to comment on the pictures.

==References==
*{{source|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u66567.shtml |title="Colônia de férias" do Alvorada tem fotoblog|pub=Folha de São Paulo(AF)|author=Julia Dualibi, Eduardo Scolese |date=January 6, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.estadao.com.br/nacional/noticias/2005/jan/06/23.htm|title=Sites mostram viagem de amigos do filho de Lula a Brasília|pub=Estado de São Paulo(AE)|author=|date=January 6, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u17788.shtml|title=Fotologs com imagens de jovens no Palácio do Alvorada saem do ar |pub=Folha de São Paulo(AF)|author=|date=January 6, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u66579.shtml|title=PFL estuda ir à Justiça contra férias de amigos de filho de Lula no Planalto |pub=Folha de São Paulo(AF)|author=|date=January 6, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u17795.shtml/folha/informatica/ult124u17788.shtml|title=Comunidades no Orkut criticam "férias no Alvorada"|pub=Folha de São Paulo(AF)|author=|date=January 7, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/interna/0,,OI450778-EI306,00.html|title=Deputado repudia "farra" do filho de Lula|pub=Agência Nordeste|author=|date=January 7, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ansa.it/ansalatinabr/notizie/rubriche/spot/20050107174433217426.html|title=ORKUT: Protesto bem-humorado contra farra no Alvorada|pub=ANSA|author=|date=January 7, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://br.news.yahoo.com/050108/25/qncz.html |title=Dupla protesta contra férias no Alvorada|pub=Estado de São Paulo(AE)|author=|date=January 8, 2005}}

==See also==
Some of the photos of Lula son and friends party:
*[http://www.aol.com.br/client/galeriadefotos/noticias/00004083_ferias_torto_f1.adp AOL Notícias.]
*[http://www.estadao.com.br/nacional/noticias/2005/jan/06/23.htm Estado de São Paulo (AE)]
*[http://festanoalvorada.nafoto.net/ Festa no Alvorada]

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Friends of the son of the Brazilian President, Brasilia. The news caused arguments and protests amongst many Brazilians, with allegations that the government were paying the expenses.
 
The group of teenagers is shown cavorting at the official residences of Granja do Torto and Palácio do Alvorada, both in Brasilia; near a Brazilian Air Force airplane; travelling by motor boat in Paranoá lake; and with Brazilian soccer player .

At first, the photos appeared in the photoblogs  www.fotolog.net/tata_lulu,  www.fotolog.net/feijao_fodao and  www.fotolog.net/gringo_mi. But since the publication of the news by the local newspapers  Folha de São Paulo and  Estado de São Paulo, the photoblogs were deleted or the photos removed. Some of the photos however, still are available at some user and newspaper sites on the Internet. 

Since the incident, several people have created  Orkut communities which comment, joke, and protest about what has happened. One of these communities, named "Férias na Alvorada - EU QUERO!" (Vacations at Alvorada - I WANT IT!"), had 450 members as of January 7th.  

The Brazilian government declined to comment on the pictures.
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