-------------------- LEAVING VALADARES -------------------- A Dangerous Journey for Brazil's Illegal Migrants In spite of the upswing in their country's fortunes under President Lula da Silva, many Brazilians continue to leave their home in search of a better life in the United States. Yet Mexico's drug war represents a dangerous hurdle in the path of many illegal migrants. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,720485,00.html#ref=nlint