1.   Scolari is of Veronese stock, from the Rio Grande do Sul region, considered more European than Latin American.

2.   The Rio Grande do Sul region in southern Brazil is considered to have tremendous growth potential, analysts said.

3.   The cornerstone was a series of dramatic, large-scale land invasions in the volatile Pontal do Paranapanema region in southwestern Brazil.

4.   The march is part of a high-profile strategy that included a series of large-scale land invasions in the volatile Pontal do Paranapanema region in southwestern Brazil.