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Brazilian Diamonds Limited
11 June 2007


                           BRAZILIAN DIAMONDS LIMITED

                      SALVADOR 1 KIMBERLITE PROJECT UPDATE

Vancouver, B.C., June 11, 2007.

Brazilian Diamonds Limited (BDY: TSX/AIM) (or "the Company") is pleased to
announce that its diamond processing plant is in the final stages of preparation
for transport to site for the commencement of large scale bulk sampling for
macro diamonds at the Salvador 1 kimberlite project.  The Salvador 1 kimberlite
was purchased from De Beers in 2006 and is located in central Bahia State,
Brazil.

De Beers originally discovered the Salvador 1 Kimberlite in the 1990's and
reported recovering macro and micro diamonds from samples obtained in 9 out of
10 large diameter drill holes.  De Beers reported results from the processing of
a total of 133.2 tonnes of kimberlite yielding 1.67 carats of diamonds for a
calculated concentration of 1.3 carats per 100 tonnes.

The bulk sampling programme to be undertaken at Salvador 1 is intended to
recover samples of approximately 640 m3 of kimberlite from each of six (6) test
pits.  The kimberlite will be extracted from depths of up to 11 m from surface
and will be processed as two separate samples.

Following a recent site visit by the Company's consulting geologist, Dr.
Harrison Cookenboo, the Company was able to verify that the Salvador 1
kimberlite is already partly exposed at the first two proposed test pit sites.
Six quality control samples of one tonne each have already been collected from
the first two test pit sites with care taken to ensure that the samples did not
include any material from the overlying alluvial deposits.

These quality control samples have now been delivered to the Company's mineral
processing laboratory in Patos de Minas, Brazil, for testing.  The laboratory is
ISO 17025 rated for indicator mineral, macro diamond and fine diamond (>0.25 mm)
recovery and sample processing is expected to be completed in early July.
Processing of the earlier sample at the Company's de Minas laboratory yielded a
total of 9 diamonds of which the largest weighed 0.52 carats.  Of the other 8
diamonds recovered, one was large enough as to remain on a 0.425 mm screen and
the other 7 diamonds remained on the 0.250 mm bottom size screen.

The Salvador 1 kimberlite covers an area of approximately 6 hectares and is
partly exposed at surface.  Where not exposed, the kimberlite is covered by
diamond-bearing alluvial sands and gravels which can be up to 7 metres in
thickness.  The Company's macro diamond testing programme will be focused on the
extraction of kimberlite from sufficient depth so as to ensure that samples do
not contain materials from the overlying diamond-bearing alluvial deposits.

The test pit kimberlite samples will be processed on-site, using a specially
designed primary treatment system to disaggregate the kimberlite material.
Subsequent recovery of diamonds will also be carried out on-site using the
Company's modular diamond recovery plant which includes an in-line Flow Sort
(X-ray) diamond separator and grease tables.  Extraction and processing of these
samples is expected to take approximately thirty days per test pit.  Preliminary
results from the first two of these test pits are expected to be available
during the third quarter of 2007.

The Company is well advanced with its application to the Mines Department and
Environmental Agencies for the processing licenses required in connection with
the taking of these large samples.  The Company has already received the permits
required to mobilize the processing plant onto the test site. Processing
licenses to commence the extraction and treatment of the samples are anticipated
to be granted early next month.

The Company is optimistic that this evaluation of the Salvador 1 project will
confirm that the kimberlite body is diamond-bearing and provide the basis for a
scientific assessment of macro diamond concentration within the kimberlite.

Dr. Harrison Cookenboo (P.Geo) and Consulting Geologist is the Qualified Person
as defined under National Instrument 43-101 responsible for the technical
disclosure in this release, and has reviewed and approved the contents of this
release.

For further information refer to the Company's website www.braziliandiamonds.com
or contact:


Brazilian Diamonds Limited
Ken Judge, Chairman                                                                       + 44 7733 001 002
Stephen Fabian, President & CEO                                                          +  55 31 8814 5111

Investor Relations
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Tom Hulme




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