Daily Headlines: April 27, 2007

* Will Brazil build a bullet train line? So far, feasibility studies will start to see if a line between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro is viable.

* First it was San Francisco, now it’s Oakland city officials who've declared their city as a “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants.

* Ecuador’s government expelled the World Bank’s representative to that country, according to an anonymous source from the financial institution.

* Police arrested a suspect in the murder of Venezuelan telenovela actor Yanis Chimaras during a robbery attempt.

* Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a biofuel agreement with Chile during his visit to Santiago.

Links- International Herald Tribune, Hispanic Tips, SignOnSanDiego.com, Houston Chronicle, BBC News

Image- UrbanRail.net (Sao Paulo metro train)