



Sunday night, the gorgeous Jennifer Lopez landed in Rio de Janiero tweeting to her fans, “Hello everyone! My first time here during carnival! #ILoveBrazil.”
The Brazilian beer company, Brahma, promoted Lopez’s visit.
Lopez did a Carnival-themed commercial for the beer company, which has been airing in Brazil for the past few months. It features the Puerto Rican pop star effortlessly dancing the fast-paced Samba.
The American Idol judge and her boyfriend Casper Smart have been seen waving to the Carnival crowd from the lux VIP seats at the Sambadrome, the central dance competition of the parade.
While the event goes all night long, celebrities merely make a brief appearance then disappear.
This year, Jennifer Lopez was spotted alongside Black Eyed Pea’s singer Fergie and Oscar nominated actress Sharon Stone, who were also invited as special guests to the celebrations.
Fergie was hosted by Hair Company Head and Shoulders and viewed the festivities in Rio from the same VIP location as Lopez .
While the two singers took in what Rio had to offer, Saturday night actress Sharon Stone was seen enjoying the festivities from a Terra viewing box in Salvador in the northeastern region of Brazil, one of the country’s most popular Carnival destinations.
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Ancestry.com Provides Access to Immigration and Naturalization Records
Wireless News September 1, 2011
Wireless News 09-01-2011 Ancestry.com Provides Access to Immigration and Naturalization Records Type: News go to site immigration and naturalization
Ancestry.com, an online family history resource, has announced an entire week of free access to its U.S. and International Immigration and Naturalization records.
The Company said that the free access week runs through the Labor Day holiday ending Sept. 5th. During this time, all visitors to Ancestry.com will be able to search for free the indices and images of new and updated U.S. immigration records as well as selected international immigration records from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden and Mexico. Millions of Americans can trace their family history to other countries, and these collections provide valuable information about the travels and journeys that brought them to America or other countries around the world.
According to a release, Ancestry.com’s collection of immigration, naturalization and travel records offers a resource for discovering and celebrating family history. As part of this promotion, the company is adding to its collection of U.S. and international records for tracing relatives from their homeland to other countries around the world. These records include ships passenger and crew lists, declarations of intent, petitions for naturalization, witness affidavits, border crossings, certificates and other records generated by the naturalization process, which is the act and procedure of becoming a new citizen of a country. Because the process has changed significantly over time and varies from country to country, different records are available from a variety of state, federal and international sources. website immigration and naturalization
Ancestry.com noted that newly added U.S. collections include Florida Petitions for Naturalization, 1913-1991; Delaware Naturalization Records, 1796-1959 and Utah Naturalization and Citizenship Records, 1850-1960. Noteworthy updated U.S. and international collections include U.S. Naturalization and Passport applications, 1795-1972; UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960; Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956; New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922; Border Crossings: From Mexico to U.S., 1895-1957; New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1973; Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820- 1873 and 1893-1959.
“One of the most common elements of the American experience is our respect and interest in our native heritage. Almost all Americans have international roots, and many take great pride and even feel patriotic toward the countries from which their ancestors originated,” said Josh Hanna, Ancestry.com Executive VP. “That’s why we continue to build and enrich our collection of immigration and naturalization records and why we are providing free access to anyone who wants to search these records to discover their family’s international history.”
More Information:
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