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EXCLUSIVE: Brazilians in the frame in Madeleine hunt

The behaviour of a Brazilian couple who were seen acting suspiciously around the time of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance is now being re-examined by Portuguese police.

Published: 00:01, Sun, December 14, 2014
By JAMES MURRAY
Madeleine vanished from the flat in Praia da Luz in 2007
After British detectives sat in on interviews in Faro with witnesses last week, the Sunday Express can reveal Policia Judiciaria co-ordinator Ana Paula Rito is taking a broader look at leads which may not have been fully pursued.
She is now keen to learn more about the Brazilian couple, who are said to have expressed a strong desire to have a child when they were in the ­Algarve in May 2007 when Madeleine vanished.
A few days after Madeleine vanished from flat 5a of the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, a British man came forward with his concerns about the couple and was interviewed by Portuguese detectives.
On the night of the abduction the man was closing his video rental shop just a few streets away from the apartment.
At 10.45pm, 45 minutes after Kate McCann had discovered that her daughter was missing, he noticed the Brazilian woman, aged about 25, driving past his shop in a red car.
The couple, who were staying on a yacht at the marina left shortly after the disappearance and have not been seen again
He told police there was a dog in the front seat and the woman driver kept looking at something on the back seat which he could not see.
Her partner, a bald Brazilian man in his early 40s, had worked on a local farm but was fired after some machinery was damaged and later worked at Lagos marina, about four miles from Luz doing boat ­repair work.
The couple, who were staying on a yacht at the marina left shortly after the disappearance and have not been seen again.
A dark-haired woman seen hanging around the apartment at 8pm on the night Madeleine vanished has never been identified or traced.
On Friday expatriate British businessman Robert Murat was ­re-interviewed for several hours, the last of 10 witnesses to be seen.

PeterMac wrote:At one stroke.  Childless couple, taken out of the country on a yacht, to BRAZIL !    
Fifth largest country in the world, by area and population - 200 million people, 8.5 m km2,  about 100 times the size of Poortugal

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EXCLUSIVE: Brazilians in the frame in Madeleine hunt

The behaviour of a Brazilian couple who were seen acting suspiciously around the time of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance is now being re-examined by Portuguese police.

Published: 00:01, Sun, December 14, 2014
By JAMES MURRAY
Madeleine vanished from the flat in Praia da Luz in 2007
After British detectives sat in on interviews in Faro with witnesses last week, the Sunday Express can reveal Policia Judiciaria co-ordinator Ana Paula Rito is taking a broader look at leads which may not have been fully pursued.
She is now keen to learn more about the Brazilian couple, who are said to have expressed a strong desire to have a child when they were in the ­Algarve in May 2007 when Madeleine vanished.
A few days after Madeleine vanished from flat 5a of the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, a British man came forward with his concerns about the couple and was interviewed by Portuguese detectives.
On the night of the abduction the man was closing his video rental shop just a few streets away from the apartment.
At 10.45pm, 45 minutes after Kate McCann had discovered that her daughter was missing, he noticed the Brazilian woman, aged about 25, driving past his shop in a red car.
The couple, who were staying on a yacht at the marina left shortly after the disappearance and have not been seen again
He told police there was a dog in the front seat and the woman driver kept looking at something on the back seat which he could not see.
Her partner, a bald Brazilian man in his early 40s, had worked on a local farm but was fired after some machinery was damaged and later worked at Lagos marina, about four miles from Luz doing boat ­repair work.
The couple, who were staying on a yacht at the marina left shortly after the disappearance and have not been seen again.
A dark-haired woman seen hanging around the apartment at 8pm on the night Madeleine vanished has never been identified or traced.
On Friday expatriate British businessman Robert Murat was ­re-interviewed for several hours, the last of 10 witnesses to be seen.

That should keep operation Grange going for at least a century. Nice holidays on the beach in Rio

Still have to get into the apartment between 9.15 and 10 though, without being seen, or leaving any forensic trace.
Ah, well.

PeterMac wrote:At one stroke.  Childless couple, taken out of the country on a yacht, to BRAZIL !    
Fifth largest country in the world, by area and population - 200 million people, 8.5 m km2,  about 100 times the size of Poortugal

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EXCLUSIVE: Brazilians in the frame in Madeleine hunt

The behaviour of a Brazilian couple who were seen acting suspiciously around the time of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance is now being re-examined by Portuguese police.

Published: 00:01, Sun, December 14, 2014
By JAMES MURRAY
Madeleine vanished from the flat in Praia da Luz in 2007
After British detectives sat in on interviews in Faro with witnesses last week, the Sunday Express can reveal Policia Judiciaria co-ordinator Ana Paula Rito is taking a broader look at leads which may not have been fully pursued.
She is now keen to learn more about the Brazilian couple, who are said to have expressed a strong desire to have a child when they were in the ­Algarve in May 2007 when Madeleine vanished.
A few days after Madeleine vanished from flat 5a of the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, a British man came forward with his concerns about the couple and was interviewed by Portuguese detectives.
On the night of the abduction the man was closing his video rental shop just a few streets away from the apartment.
At 10.45pm, 45 minutes after Kate McCann had discovered that her daughter was missing, he noticed the Brazilian woman, aged about 25, driving past his shop in a red car.
The couple, who were staying on a yacht at the marina left shortly after the disappearance and have not been seen again
He told police there was a dog in the front seat and the woman driver kept looking at something on the back seat which he could not see.
Her partner, a bald Brazilian man in his early 40s, had worked on a local farm but was fired after some machinery was damaged and later worked at Lagos marina, about four miles from Luz doing boat ­repair work.
The couple, who were staying on a yacht at the marina left shortly after the disappearance and have not been seen again.
A dark-haired woman seen hanging around the apartment at 8pm on the night Madeleine vanished has never been identified or traced.
On Friday expatriate British businessman Robert Murat was ­re-interviewed for several hours, the last of 10 witnesses to be seen.

That should keep operation Grange going for at least a century. Nice holidays on the beach in Rio

Still have to get into the apartment between 9.15 and 10 though, without being seen, or leaving any forensic trace.
Ah, well.

PeterMac wrote:At one stroke.  Childless couple, taken out of the country on a yacht, to BRAZIL !    
Fifth largest country in the world, by area and population - 200 million people, 8.5 m km2,  about 100 times the size of Poortugal

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EXCLUSIVE: Brazilians in the frame in Madeleine hunt

The behaviour of a Brazilian couple who were seen acting suspiciously around the time of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance is now being re-examined by Portuguese police.

Published: 00:01, Sun, December 14, 2014
By JAMES MURRAY
Madeleine vanished from the flat in Praia da Luz in 2007
After British detectives sat in on interviews in Faro with witnesses last week, the Sunday Express can reveal Policia Judiciaria co-ordinator Ana Paula Rito is taking a broader look at leads which may not have been fully pursued.
She is now keen to learn more about the Brazilian couple, who are said to have expressed a strong desire to have a child when they were in the ­Algarve in May 2007 when Madeleine vanished.
A few days after Madeleine vanished from flat 5a of the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, a British man came forward with his concerns about the couple and was interviewed by Portuguese detectives.
On the night of the abduction the man was closing his video rental shop just a few streets away from the apartment.
At 10.45pm, 45 minutes after Kate McCann had discovered that her daughter was missing, he noticed the Brazilian woman, aged about 25, driving past his shop in a red car.
The couple, who were staying on a yacht at the marina left shortly after the disappearance and have not been seen again
He told police there was a dog in the front seat and the woman driver kept looking at something on the back seat which he could not see.
Her partner, a bald Brazilian man in his early 40s, had worked on a local farm but was fired after some machinery was damaged and later worked at Lagos marina, about four miles from Luz doing boat ­repair work.
The couple, who were staying on a yacht at the marina left shortly after the disappearance and have not been seen again.
A dark-haired woman seen hanging around the apartment at 8pm on the night Madeleine vanished has never been identified or traced.
On Friday expatriate British businessman Robert Murat was ­re-interviewed for several hours, the last of 10 witnesses to be seen.

That should keep operation Grange going for at least a century. Nice holidays on the beach in Rio

Still have to get into the apartment between 9.15 and 10 though, without being seen, or leaving any forensic trace.
Ah, well.

The couple, who were staying on a yacht at the marina left shortly after the disappearance and have not been seen again

PeterMac wrote:The bit I love is this

The couple, who were staying on a yacht at the marina left shortly after the disappearance and have not been seen again

THERE IS NO MARINA IN PdL
There are flat rocks with a few bashed up fishing boats, then a soft sand beach, then the Rocha Negra, then a rocky coastline with high cliffs
The nearest Marina is in Lagos, some 10 km to the West.

A larger town, with lots more small children available.

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WMD wrote:Thought OG current line of thinking is a burglary gone wrong,are they at odds with the PJ then.

rustyjames wrote:Confirmation they were living at the Marina in Lagos as well on a catameran.

When questioned about the physical characteristics of E**** S*****, he identified him as being bald, with a strong build, around 1,70 m in height, dark skin tone and around 42 years of age.

Bishop Brennan wrote:Is this just the PJ having a laugh at SY's expense?   Certainly it fits the "anyone but the McCanns" whitewash requirement. And it keeps the mystery going for ever.  BUT it makes SY look like complete stumblebums for not even considering it and not a peep about it in the Summer spectacular.   

Is the new woman in charge simply showing how easy it is to come up with ridiculous, unsubstantiated theories when zero evidence is required?   Is she hoping that the gullible buffoons of SY leap like over-eager puppies on this juicy new idea?   

I'm calling bluff.

it was a catamaran of high dimensions with the name "TROPICS";

441     Albufeira Titan            PT   08/05/07               20/05/07               PT  

440     Albufeira Tomate           PT   05/05/07               20/05/07               PT  

449     Albufeira Toujours         GB   27/04/07 Lagos         28/04/07 Culatra       GB    
440     Albufeira Toujours         PT   06/05/07               08/05/07               GB    

442     Albufeira Tropico          PT   09/05/07               31/12/08               PT  

433     Portimao  True Blue        NL   01-07/5/07        

515     Lagos     Turquesa         ES   05/05/07 Gibraltar     08/05/07 ?             ES  

433     Portimao  Valyscha              01-07/5/07        

PeterMac wrote:Oh, Yes. And by the way

When questioned about the physical characteristics of E**** S*****, he identified him as being bald, with a strong build, around 1,70 m in height, dark skin tone and around 42 years of age.

Have we had a bald one before ?  
Tannerman had at least two differing haircuts,
Smthman had a full head of hair ( or several heads of hair !)
Copper and pimple and Harrisonman all had hair.
Now we have swarthy strongman midget Baldman

Or did have, in 2007.

PeterMac wrote:

Have we had a bald one before ?  

Tony Bennett wrote:

PeterMac wrote:

Have we had a bald one before ?  

Actually, YES:

Wojchiech Krokowski, from Warsaw Poland = 'Sagres Man':

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Holidaymaker Nuno Lourenco, who is from Sagres but now lives in Germany, was sitting at a cafe with his German wife and their two children when he noticed a man taking pictures of his four-year-old blonde daughter and other children. He became so concerned at his behaviour that he took his own picture of the man - who was balding with long hair at the back - on his mobile phone.

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Pity he doesn't come from Brazil, otherwise we might have a genuine lead on our hands

sharonl wrote:If the man worked at the marina there would surely be payroll records and the details of.a bank account to which his wages were paid.  He would have given his name and contact details.  The yacht  would have been registered, there would had been  berthing records etc.  so, bingo  with all this information they must know exactly who he his and It wouldn't be too difficult to locate him.

Where on earth did this red car come from?  If the video shop owner  noticed so much about what was going on inside the car, it must have passed him at such a low speed that he could have written down the registration number, or at least noted the country to which the car belonged. How does this car tie in with the yacht couple anyway?   The article doesn't really make a credible connection.

Finally, why isnt the shop owner  named in this article?  Just guessing, I would say that PDL was full of video rental stores in 2007.  The article is very vague about who this witness is but very cleverly they have tried to add credibility to the story by telling us that he is video shop owner.  Sorry, James but I am not buying this.

rustyjames wrote:Well Simon Russell the DVD shop owner gave the PJ the name of the Brazilian woman and her companion since both had worked at his parent's farm - [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Confirmation they were living at the Marina in Lagos as well on a catameran.

Incidentally this was the same guy who created the "egg man" picture from memory of around six unpublished sketches that were shown around the resort.

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