1Agata & Camila welcomed us at the Sao Paulo International airport 2Agata & Camila, Brazil host organization staff 3The WBF Motto: Bridge For Peace 4Ernesto & Cecilia d'Orsi 5Carolina Diniz & Juliana Macieira, Brazil host organization staff 6Jaime Ortiz-Patino, WBF President Emeritus 7Ernesto d'Orsi, Brazil, WBF Executive Council & Jose Damiani, WBF President 8Gianarrigo Rona, Italy, 1st Vice President, WBF President-Elect, WBF Executive Council 9Jose Damiano, WBF President, Gianarrigo Rona, WBF President-Elect 10Jaime Ortiz-Patino, WBF President Emeritus 11Canadians at the Opening Ceremony reception, Saturday, August 29, 2009 12Lina Chiarella, Franca Chiarella, Jose & Monique Damiani 13Jonathan Steinberg & David Sabourin at the 0pening Ceremonies 14Lina Chiarella, Jose Damiani, Franca Chiarella, Pier Francesco Chiarella, Monique Damiani 15Canadians at the Opening Ceremony reception, Saturday, August 29, 2009 16Kathy Yule & Jan Cormalk, New Zealand 17Judy & Bobby Wolff 18Sue & Renee Mancuso 19Joan Gerard & Panos Gerontopoulos 20Rose Don & Michael Ware, New Zealand 21Playing Cards Exhibition 22Carol & Mark von Linstow 23Jose Damiani, Ernesto d'Orsi, Jaime Ortiz-Patino, Yasha Beresiner (curator of the playing card collection) 24John & Suellen Solodar 25from the Jaime Ortiz-Patino Collection of Early Playing Cards 26Jens Auken, Denmark, WBF Executive Council 27Patrick Choy, Singapore, VP, WBF Executive Counsel 28Cippi & Gianarrigo Rona 29Marc De Pauw, Belgium, WBF Executive Council 30Armand Trippaers, Netherlands, WBF Executive Council 31George Retek, Canada, VP, WBF Executive Counsel 32David Harris, European Bridge League (EBL) League Counsel 33John Wignall, New Zealand, Executive Vice President, WBF Executive Council 34Jeffrey Polisner, USA, WBF General Counsel 35Bernard Pascal, Egypt, WBF Executive Council 36Christine Francin, Assistant to the Treasurer 37Carol von Linstow, Secretary to the WBF President 38Maurice di Sacco, WBF Manager of Operations 39Anna Gudge, liaison to the WBF President 40Jessie Carboneaux, Brazil host organization staff 41Yves Aubry, France, WBF Executive Council 42Al Levy, USA, WBF Executive Council 43Georgia Heth, USA, WBF Executive Council 44Dan Morse, USA, Honorary Secretary, WBF Executive Council 45Jean-Louis Derivery, Guadeloupe, Treasurer, WBF Executive Council 46Ernesto & Cecilia d'Orsi 47Patrick Jourdain, President, International Bridge Press Association (IBPA) 48Jonathan Steinberg, Canada, WBF Executive Council 49Brent Manley, Brian Senior, Mark Horton, Daily Bulletin 50Adele & John Wignall 51Bill Pollack, USBF President 52Anna-Maria Torlontano, Chair, WBF Women's Committee 53Grattan Endicott, Chair, Laws Committee 54Ata Aydin, Chair, WBF Youth Committee 55Michael Yuen, NPC Canada Venice Cup team 56Jerry & Marion Fleming 57Denise Derivery & Barbara Nudelman 582009 WBF Executive Council 59Joey Silver & Muriel Dalphond 60Matt & Vicky Smith 61Sabine & Jens Auken 62Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Choy 63Sabine Auken & Jonathan Steinberg 64Anna-Maria Torlontano, Mazhar Jafri, Panos Gerontopolous 65Sabine & Jens Auken 66Adele Wignall 67Al & Beverly Levy 68Joan Gerard & Mazhar Jafri, Pakistan, VP, WBF Executive Counsel 69Beverly Levy & Bill Pollack 70Michael Yuen 71David Sabourin & Nadia Bekkouche 72David Sabourin 73David Sabourin & Jonathan Steinberg 74Fred Hamilton & David Sabourin 75Nadia Bekkouche & Jonathan Steinberg 76Bill Marshall 77Nadia Bekkouche, Denmark Venice Cup 78Marlene Kirstan, Christina Klemmensen, Trine Binderkrantz, Denmark Venice Cup 79Dorte Cilleborg, Denmark Venice cup 80Joan Morse 81Marcelo Branco, Brazil 82Diego Brenner, Brazil 83Akio Kurokawo, NPC, Japan Venice Cup 84Jean-Louis Derivery & George Retek 85David & Judy Harris, Panos Gerontopoulos, Mazhar Jafri 86Every country was provided with a lock box to store cell phones or whatever. 87Gonzalo Herrera & Bill Marshall, Mexico Bermuda Bowl 88Bill Marshall, Gonzalo Herrera, Enrico Pagani, Kenneth Frey, Mexico Bermuda Bowl 89Kenneth Frey & Enrico Pagani, Mexico Bermuda Bowl 90Playing area with screens 91Mini golf course at the Hotel Transamerica 92Swimming pool at the Hotel Transamerica 93Jonathan Steinberg 94Tennis courts at the Hotel Transamerica 95Hotel Transamerica tree at night 96Sala Toronto at the Hotel Transamerica, Sao Paulo, Brazil! 97Sweet Endings