Carioca ... well you better toss in that "free" CD player then! BTW what happened to you in RIO for NYE??? Speaking of VISA card bills, just got mine for last month.

I flew out of Brazil on Jan 4th. From Jan 10 to date there were FOUR PAGES of closely typed charges, all in Rio made to my card. About $20,000 in total, as I have a very high credit limit. No idea how it occured, and masses of diff. businesses there involved, even quite a few big hits at Wal Mart there. Gas stations, beauty salons etc. First time this ever happened to me and sounds like a mess clearing it up. I had 2 copies of that Gold card and lost or had one stolen, and have not noticed until now. Hope I am not liable? All future use stopped now of course and new card on way.

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~ Glen ~