Like Meirelles, "Last Stop 174" director Bruno Barreto also tried his hand at English-language productions after making a name for himself in Brazil.

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We are staring at a wall of handsome, hand-tooled saddles: English, Western, and, for the die-hards, a version of a buttero saddle in rich, leather-trimmed suede, filled with jute, horsehair, and hay over a heavy wooden yoke.

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During his spell in the English Premier League, which ended at big money Manchester City, he saw at first hand the trend towards clubs using ever more foreign imports to supplement their ranks.

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The court was told the first year English student at the University of Manchester was marched to a park where he was forced to hand over his bank card and pin number in the early hours of 28 February.

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