UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
The Brazil Fund, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
105759104
(CUSIP Number)
Bruno Sangle-Ferriere
Carrousel Capital Ltd.
3A Harrington Road
London SW7 3E6
+44 20 7823 7044
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
May 8, 2003
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box. [ ]
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original
and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 105759104
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Carrousel Fund Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 810,800
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
810,800
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
810,800
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO; IV*
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* Not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 105759104
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Carrousel Capital Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 810,800
EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH --------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
810,800
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
810,800
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO; IA*
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* Not registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 105759104
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Bruno Sangle-Ferriere
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 810,800
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
810,800
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
810,800
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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This Amendment No. 1 to the Statement on Schedule 13D amends and
supplements Items 5, 6 and 7 of the Statement on Schedule 13D originally filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2003 (collectively, the
"Schedule 13D") by The Carrousel Fund Ltd. ("Carrousel Fund"), Carrousel Capital
Ltd. ("Carrousel Capital") and Bruno Sangle-Ferriere ("Sangle-Ferriere" and,
together with Carrousel Fund and Carrousel Capital, the "Reporting Persons")
with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of The Brazil Fund, Inc.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Items 5(a), 5(b) and 5(e) below are hereby amended and restated in
their entirety, Item 5(c) is hereby amended to supplement the original Item
5(c), as follows:
(a) As of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to
beneficially own an aggregate of 810,800 shares of Common Stock,
representing in the aggregate approximately 4.9% of the outstanding
Common Stock. No other person identified in Item 2 beneficially owns
any shares of Common Stock.
(b) Each of the Reporting Persons shares the power to vote or direct the
vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of all 810,800 shares of
Common Stock deemed beneficially owned by it. No other person
identified in Item 2 shares the power to vote or dispose of any shares
of Common Stock. The information contained in Item 2 relating to the
persons identified in this Item 5(b) is incorporated by reference.
(c) Since the last filing on Schedule 13D, the following open market sales
of Common Stock have been made by Carrousel Fund:
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Date of Sale Number of Shares of Common Stock Sold Price Paid/Share
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May 8, 2003 345,000 $14.90
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May 8, 2003 410,000 $14.60
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(e) Each of the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than 5% of the Common Stock as of May 8, 2003.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 6 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
One or more of the Reporting Persons has and may, from time to time in
the future, enter into equity swap and other derivative transactions with one or
more persons with respect to the Common Stock. Each of the swap or other
derivative transactions is intended to provide the Reporting Person with a
synthetic means of realizing any increase (or bearing any decrease) in
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the value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to these
arrangements, the Reporting Person does not have either the sole or any shared
power to vote or dispose of any shares of Common Stock, nor does any Reporting
Person have any right (or incur any obligation) to acquire shares of Common
Stock. The Reporting Persons do not acquire beneficial ownership of any shares
of Common Stock as a result of entering into such swap or derivative
transactions.
ITEM 7. MATERIALS TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Item 7 is hereby amended to supplement the original Item 7 as follows:
Exhibit 5 Power of Attorney, dated as of May 14, 2003, relating to Carrousel
Fund Ltd.
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
CARROUSEL FUND LTD.
By: /s/ Bruno Sangle-Ferriere
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Name: Bruno Sangle-Ferriere
Title: Attorney-in-fact
CARROUSEL CAPITAL LTD.
By: /s/ Bruno Sangle-Ferriere
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Name: Bruno Sangle-Ferriere
Title: Director
/s/ Bruno Sangle-Ferriere
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Bruno Sangle-Ferriere