BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LULA VISITS FORMER SLAVES TO GRANT LAND RIGHTS.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (back C, seated) watches as descendents of runaway slaves dance to welcome him in their community, some 400 kms north of Brasilia, March 12, 2004. Lula made a rare visit to the largest of the "quilombos," isolated communities of descendents of runaway slaves, to hand over the rights to land that they and their ancestors have fought for for over 300 years. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar RR/GN