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Wed 02 Feb 2007Tourism boost is likely spin-off from Ireland's debut in Brazilian soap operaBRAZIL:The plot lines may be impossibly far-fetched but Brazil's soaps have real clout when it comes to racking up global audiences, writes Tom Henniganin São PauloIreland is set to star in the latest offering from one of the world's great dream factories when the country will serve as the backdrop for the latest Brazilian soap opera Eterna Magia.