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Tell Renee the Talking Xena and XOC says hi.

Did more than that:

Sorry for not reporting, no internet at home. As Desyree said, it was AWESOME!
I can only imagine how I would be feeling now if I haven't been there, so I"m glad I was for once one of the privileged.
Brief report will follow, let's quickly reply to some quotes:

The blog said something about ROC Pictures doing business with a Brazilian "institution" which probably means "company".

Based on what Reneé said about the reason she went to Rio, it's a charity (institution)

1) What gift did she give everyone?

- A signed photo, a signed Bitch Slap flier (same they gave at the convention), a reproduction of one of her paintings, an original painting by her, a glass tile with a Callisto drawing, D &G DVD (autographed). And to the 5 first people to buy the tickets she gave a photo montage poster with funny backstage pictures of X:WP cast / crew.

2) How many people were there inside the luncheon?

Including Reneé and Michele = 11

a tentative report

It seems we xenites can't get rid of the Marriotts, can we?
I arrived 1 hour before, I think Olivia was already there. Like 15 to noon we were allowed to take our seats and get a start drink. That's when we got to know there were only 9 of us. We had a bit of chat and Michelle gave us instructions and not long after - there comes Reneé!

She appeared intimidated at first but it only lasted a few seconds. People then stood up for hugs and pictures and more pictures! Dude, some of those girls are so young and were so nervous / starstruck.
But then Reneé's magic made people calm down and a couple minutes later it was like they're welcoming some friend who was just back from a long trip.

After the photo op Words Unspoken was shown on a TV set just above us, I hope Reneé wasn't upset as image and sound didn't come out so perfectly. I think people may have missed some words.
While at the tables, we're told to pick each one a piece of paper with a number written on it. That would be our seat number at the lunch table (in a next room). Seats had been randomly given a number, so that's how it was settled who was going to sit next to Reneé. However, Reneé had seats at each of table's ends, on which she sat alternatively. Thus everyone could have a moment of conversation with her during the meal. Simple and well done.
Tables were small round ones put together and chairs were big and clumsy, but there was this great view of the sea and the beach.
And we were served by Sean Penn, or at least his lookalike, lol. Reneé didn't eat the "feijoada", which by the way wasn't exactly the real thing but a "tourists in an expensive hotel" version of it. As far as I know she didn't drink caipirinha either.
Alcoholic beverage or not, none of us were fully sober. When it was my turn I could mumble some questions which Reneé patiently and graciously responded.
We had fun with Reneé trying to say some words in Portuguese and being curious about the food served. There was all good laughter and cheering.

Part II :
Most of fans there had presents for Reneé, she seemed to be surprised and wanted to know more about everything she was unwrapping. Then Reneé and Michelle handed us an 'eco bag' with the gifts I listed above. According our number we're asked to choose a painting and there was time for autographs afterwards. Reneé put on a laptop previews of Ark (the ones we saw on the convention this year). I think I can't remember everything in detail, by then we had all left our food and were standing or walking around Reneé, at the end we spent more than 3 hours together. Reneé's manager made a good impression on us, to say the least, and I honestly suspect they enjoyed their time with us.
Time to leave - we all signed a "We love you Reneé" banner, which I think Michelle took, and then hugs & kisses & waving -
thank you Reneé, we all hope to see you again soon.