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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were all smiles as they spent Christmas day with a Colombian refugee family in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. Angelina said, “We had a marvelous Christmas Day with the Costa Rican people and the families of the Colombian refugees that we met. My Christmas message to Colombian refugees and to the millions of displaced people in Colombia is that the world has not totally forgotten them.” Read all about Brad and Angelina’s Christmas adventure after the jump!
UPDATE :: Added a picture of Brad and Angie enjoying a breakdancing performance by a group of young Colombian refugees.
Angelina Jolie and her boyfriend Brad Pitt spent Christmas Day with Colombian refugees in Costa Rica, as part of the actress’ work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Jolie and Pitt arrived Monday and visited a group of refugee children and families and to meet Costa Rican officials, the refugee agency, known as the UNHCR, said in a statement. There are about 11,500 refugees in this Central American country, most of whom fled Colombia because of the conflict there between leftist guerrillas, soldiers and paramilitary forces.
“We had a marvelous Christmas Day with the Costa Rican people and the families of the Colombian refugees that we met,” the Oscar-winning actress said in a statement released by the UNHCR.
Jolie and Pitt gave presents to young refugees in the capital, San Jose, and they later with representatives of the Costa Rican government.
Jolie earlier in the day described the conflict in Colombia as “the greatest humanitarian tragedy in the Western Hemisphere” that receives little international attention.
“My Christmas message to Colombian refugees and to the millions of displaced people in Colombia is that the world has not totally forgotten them.”
An estimated three million Colombians have been forced from their homes by more than two decades of armed conflict, and most are internally displaced, essentially refugees in their own country.
Another 500,000 have fled to other countries of the region. Together, the press statement said, they make up the largest single population of concern to UNHCR anywhere in the world.
Jolie will visit several small businesses set up by refugees in San Jose with help from micro-loans from the U.N. agency. She also called for greater acceptance of refugees, who are often stigmatized.
UNHCR said this was Jolie’s second trip to the region since she became a goodwill ambassador for the refugee agency in 2001, noting that she went to Ecuador in 2002 and later wrote a personal journal of her meetings with Colombian refugees in that country.
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First!! Thanks Jared & Audrey for the new thread!! Love this couple Brad & Angie!!! the humanitarian couple!!!
Thanks for the very best updates and photos Jared and Audrey!!
They are relax , happy and supportive for each other.
Thanks Fiona for the link & Belated Merry Christmas!!
she’s lookin’ a lil’ skinny i hope she will not fall in the “too skinny” category…but good 4 them for helping ppl
Thanks, you two as usual are the very best with new posts. Brad and Angelina just “complete” each other. They both look so happy. They are so supportive of each other. No one else in Angelina’s life, not JV, JLM, BBT, or JHV have ever supported her or traveled with her as Brad does. This is what love is all about.
lol they look so much alike here.
http://www.justjared.com/gallery/photos.php?yr=2006&mon=12&evt=brad_angelina_costa_rica&pic=brad-angelina-costa-rica-03.jpg
Her necklace is beautiful. So happy to see them spending their time with others less fortunate.
I’ll bet her necklace is a christmas present from her Man!!
WOW! I didn’t expect this when I came by for a late night check in! Thanks JJ! Just beautiful. Great way to end the day.
to lola says:
I think she might have lost a little weight for AMH as MPearl says in her book that she was a thin pregnant woman with all that occurred in her life. Angelina and Brad have always been willing to make changes in their appearances for roles. Her smile is just radiant when she is in the field for her UN work, and having Brad partner with her has to make her even happier. He is a standup standby your side guy, and Angelina stated just that at TGS premiere.
Does anyone know how many days they plan on spending in Costa Rica since they are away from the kids right now, atleast that’s what I am assuming is the case? I don’t think both of them have ever gone anywhere together without the kids before for more than a day.
That’s sweet of them. They always seem to smile the most in pics like these.
The smiles are “true” not staged thats the best - Great update b4 I am off to bed!
Jared!!! Thanks!!!
i just love this site……. how we get 1st news on our favourite family.
I’m sure the kids are there with them.
I believe that the kids are with them, probably back at their hotel. Remember Angelina said in one of her interviews for TGS that they would have Christmas morning with the kids, and then also that they would spend time Christmas Day with some other people.
Brad&Angie are so lovely
Thanks GOD, they found each other!!!!
BTW, Thanks Jared and Audrey
so cute! thx for the photos
kk1 Says:
December 26th, 2006 at 3:07 am
I believe that the kids are with them, probably back at their hotel. Remember Angelina said in one of her interviews for TGS that they would have Christmas morning with the kids, and then also that they would spend time Christmas Day with some other people.
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Oh yeah, I forgot about that! Thanks for reminding me. I don’t know why but I got the impression that the kids were not with them. Now I remember Angelina mentioning something in her recent interivew that the kids would be going with them. I guess they’ll be spending a while in Costa Rica.
Don’t shoot daggers, but I was so excited to hear the rumor they were going to the Caribbeans. I know they love traveling but they’ve been looking tired lately from all the work in India and the flying. I was hoping for some pictures of the family on the beach playing and the kids playing in the sand. But these pics work too.
They look so happy and content togerher. The great love for each other can be seen in their eyes. And they find time to help other people duting those beautiful holidays. They are such a perfect family!!!!
LOVE BAMZS!!!!!!!
wasn’t Brad in Costa Rica earlier this year scoping out something? Maybe they have a place there.
I don’t if it was Coast Rica he went to, but I do remember Brad going somewhere while Angelina was in Paris with the kids, and he was with two architects.
i love how both of them are not only supportive but of one heart and mind about the things that really matters.
Didn’t lainey gossip say that they were going to Costa Rica. All the haters say she is full of ****, but comes up with truth everytime.
They could have spent Christmas in their multi-million dollar mansion and surrounded themselves with material goods but instead they went out of their way to bring joy and love to people who really need it. The world needs more people like Brad and Ang.
It looks like what we see is the picture of them visiting the small business set up by refugees. Here is my observation of the pictures:
1, Look at the third picture, Angie is holding the woman’ hand – love Angie for her compassion. I think it is good to know what kind of business refugees run to survive. Last time Angie provided sawing machines to refugees women to them to earn. Someone said it is good if you can provide some necessary items, but it is better if you can provide means for them to work on and stand by their own feet.
2. ITA about Angie and Brad looking alike. Actually if you compare their features by each feature, it is different – she has larger eye with different shape and same for lips - but overall they give similar vibration and same facial expression.
3. I think Angie is wearing the same cloths she wore for the GMA interview.
About visiting refugees in Christmas time, a pastor of my church told us at Christmas day that people mistreat and misunderstand Christmas. Christmas is time to think about less fortunate people and share joy with them, but people consider Christmas purely for a special day exchanging presents among family members. It is good to get together with family members and share joy but the problem is that we do not think about others who really need presents. My son thinks Christmas is a time for him getting presents from his parents, and he is so set in this idea that it is very difficult to ask him to share his time and money for less fortunate people.
Brad went to the Dominican Republic from Paris for a few days, this is where TGS had filmed in January and Angelina announced that Shiloh was on her way.
Costa Rica is a beautiful country, and many from the US are now visiting and even living there.
thanks jared Says:
December 26th, 2006 at 3:22 am
I don’t if it was Coast Rica he went to, but I do remember Brad going somewhere while Angelina was in Paris with the kids, and he was with two architects.
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He was in Dominican not Costa Rica before.
There are so many conflicts in the world and one of the major by product are the refugees’ strife and survival. It must always be so inspiring and grounding for Angie and Brad to listen to their stories of hardships to escape atrocities from their own country and yet their spirits unbroken as they start new lives in a different country.
Angie and Brad celebrated Christmas in its true essence-family and helping others.
They are so giving and I love BAMZS.
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