If it were up to Brazil, Barack Obama would be King of America, Emperor of Brazil, prom king, samurai lord, Best in Show and Mr. Universe. They love him. Their collective obamaboner is freaking gigantic. Why all the love? Well, explains a Brazilian Washington correspondent Patricia Campos Mello, he’s biracial and many Brazilians relate to that. And they love that he’s overcome obstacles, such as Occidental College, to become a real American success story like some sort of cowboy hero rock ‘n roll star.

A few Brazilian politicians have even named themselves after Obama in the hopes that people will notice them! And someone’s maid has posters of him in her room! That’s love! Just ask our Chayanne centerfolds. All this, despite the correspondent’s admission that Obama’s people haven’t been as receptive to the Latin American press as McCain’s. But who cares! McCain’s spread in Tiger Beat was nowhere near as cute.

Brazilians Fixated on Obama [PBS]