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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. ___)
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THE BRAZIL FUND, INC.
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Other Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-6(b)
The following is the text of a letter sent to shareholders of The Brazil Fund,
Inc. on June 30, 2004:
THE BRAZIL FUND, INC.
PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT - ACT NOW
June 30, 2004
Dear Fellow Stockholder:
The annual meeting of stockholders of The Brazil Fund is just a few days away -
but it is not too late to protect your investment in the Fund against efforts by
the Carrousel group to use the meeting to further its own agenda.
The Fund's candidates, Ronaldo A. Da Frota Nogueira, Susan Kaufman Purcell,
and Vincent J. Esposito, are committed to achieving superior total returns for
ALL stockholders. We urge you to support candidates who believe in good
corporate governance and who serve to protect your interests.
The Brazil Fund is your company. We urge you to protect your investment by
signing, dating and sending back a WHITE proxy card and voting FOR The Brazil
Fund candidates. If you have returned a gold proxy card, it is not too late to
sign, date and send in a WHITE proxy card and change your vote - only your
latest-dated, signed proxy counts.
If you need additional assistance in the proxy voting process, please call
1-800-366-2167 to speak with one of our proxy specialists at Georgeson
Shareholder Communications.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of The Brazil Fund, Inc.
/s/Robert J. Callander
Robert J. Callander
Chairman of the Board