• Project has an NI 43-101-compliant indicated resource of 446,000 oz gold
  and an inferred resource of 221,300 oz gold
• Project is located in the prolific Gurupi Gold Belt nearby to three of
  the Company’s current gold projects in northern Brazil

VANCOUVER, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Brazil Resources Inc. (the “Company” or
“Brazil Resources”) (TSXV: BRI) (OTCQX: BRIZF) is pleased to announce
that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement (the
“Agreement”) with Luna Gold Corp. (“Luna”) to acquire all of the issued
and outstanding shares of Luna Gold (International) Corp., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Luna, which owns an indirect 100% interest
in the Cachoeira gold project in Pará State, Brazil (the “Cachoeira
Project”).

Amir Adnani, Chairman of the Company, stated: “We are very pleased to
announce the Agreement to acquire the Cachoeira Project, with its
substantial prior exploration and mineral resource estimate. This will
make the Company’s fourth and most advanced project in the prolific
Gurupi Gold Belt, with similar geology and lying on-trend and 85 km.
northwest of the other three projects. The acquisition is consistent
with the Company’s strategy to increase its exposure in this richly
endowed mineral province.”

Steve Swatton, President and CEO, added, “The geological team here is
qualified and standing by to get on-site, and to start developing this
resource with additional definition drilling, extension drilling,
initial economic studies and licensing. It should be noted that all or
most of the greenstone-hosted resource is near-surface and is believed
to be open-pittable, with substantial room for growth laterally and to
depth.”

The Cachoeira Project

The Cachoeira Project is located on the Gurupi Gold Belt, approximately
220 kilometres southeast of the Pará State capital of Bel m and about
270 kilometres northwest of the port city of São Luis, Maranhão
State. The Cachoeira Project comprises one contiguous block consisting
of two mining and three exploration licenses covering approximately
4,742 hectares. Between 1985 and 2008, Luna and prior operators,
completed drilling programs at the Cachoeira Project consisting of 183
diamond core holes (23,263 m), 94 RC holes (6,732 m), eight combined
diamond/RC holes (1,307 m), and 488 auger holes (5,798 m) for a total
of 773 holes drilled (37,100 m).

Luna previously completed a National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”)
technical report respecting the Cachoeira Project dated February 3,
2011, which was prepared by Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.
and entitled “Technical Report on the Cachoeira Project, Para State,
Brazil” (the “Report”). The Report estimated:

• an indicated mineral resource of 12.5 million tonnes at 1.11 g/t Au, or
  446,000 ounces of gold; and
• an inferred resource of 5.4 million tonnes at 1.27 g/t Au, or 221,300
  ounces of gold,

for the Tucano, Arara and Coruja deposits at the Cachoeira Project as at
December 22, 2010. In addition, the Report stated that good potential
exists for continuation of mineralization at depth and between the
three deposits following the major structural corridor.

In addition to governmental royalties, the Cachoeira Project is subject
to a 4.0% net profits royalty payable to prior owners. Up to one-half
of such royalty interest may be re-acquired prior to the first
anniversary of commercial production at the Cachoeira Project by paying
the holders US$1,000,000 for each 0.5% increment of the royalty
interest. If production is not achieved at the Cachoeira Project by
March 10, 2014, a US$300,000 per year payment in lieu of the royalty
will be payable to the royalty holders.

Investors are encouraged to review the full Report, which is available
for download under Luna’s profile at www.sedar.com. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, information, and belief, there
is no new material scientific or technical information that would make
the disclosure of the mineral resources set forth herein and based on
the Report inaccurate or misleading. Brazil Resources plans to complete
an updated technical report respecting the Cachoeira Project prior to
closing of the transaction.

The Agreement

Subject to the terms of the Agreement, immediately upon closing of the
transaction, Brazil Resources will acquire 100% of the issued and
outstanding shares of Luna Gold (International) Corp., which holds an
indirect 100% interest in the Cachoeira Project through its
subsidiaries. The consideration payable by Brazil Resources to Luna
under the Agreement will consist of:

(i)	$500,000 cash and 1,428,000 common shares of Brazil Resources (“BRI Shares”) upon closing of the transaction;
(ii)	$300,000 cash and 1,214,000 BRI Shares within 12 months of closing the transaction;
(iii)	$300,000 cash and 1,214,000 BRI Shares within 30 days of receipt of approval of a mine development plan by the DNPM and the environmental preliminary licenses for a gold mining operation relating to the Cachoeira Project;
(iv)	$2,500,000, payable in cash or BRI Shares, at Brazil Resources’ sole discretion, upon commencing mine construction at the Cachoeira Project, consisting of completion of $500,000 of expenditures towards such construction; and
(v)	$3,000,000, payable in cash or BRI Shares, at Brazil Resources’ sole discretion, one year after achieving commercial production at the Cachoeira Project.

Notwithstanding the foregoing milestones, all of the payments from
Brazil Resources to Luna will become due and payable four years after
the closing date of the transaction. Any discretionary share-based
payments will be valued based on the volume weighted average trading
price of the BRI Shares for the 10 days prior to such payment. Brazil
Resources’ payment obligations will be evidenced by a promissory note
issued by the Company to Luna, containing customary events of default
and acceleration provisions, and will be secured by security interests
granted by the Company and its subsidiaries to Luna against, among
other things, interests in the Cachoeira Project and the shares of the
subsidiaries to be acquired under the Agreement.

Completion of the transaction is conditional upon, among other things,
customary closing conditions and the receipt of all required consents
and approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and
completion of an updated NI 43-101 compliant technical report by the
Company.

About Brazil Resources Inc.

Brazil Resources is a publicly listed mineral exploration company with a
focus on the acquisition and development of projects in emerging
producing gold districts in Brazil and other parts of South America.
Currently, the Company is advancing its Montes Áureos, Trinta and Maua
Gold Projects located in the Gurupi Gold Belt in the state of Maranhão
in northeastern Brazil, and its Pireneus Gold Project in Goias State,
in central Brazil. Brazil Resources is also seeking to acquire and
develop additional gold properties in Brazil and other locations in
South America.

Technical Information

Paulo Pereira, the Company’s Vice President of Exploration has
supervised the preparation of the technical information contained in
this news release and reviewed the Report on behalf of the Company. Mr.
Pereira holds a Bachelor degree in Geology from Universidade do
Amazonas in Brazil, is a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101 and
is a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of
Ontario.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that
reflect the current views and/or expectations of the Company with
respect to its performance, business and future events, including
statements relating to the completion of transactions contemplated
under the Agreement and the Company’s plans and expectations regarding
the Cachoeira Project. Forward-looking statements are based on the
then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and
forecasts about the business and the industry and markets in which the
Company operates, including, without limitation, assumptions relating
to the ability of the Company and Luna to satisfy the conditions
required in order to complete the Agreement and related agreements and
the expected effects or benefits of the acquisition of the Cachoeira
Project on the business of the Company. Forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties
and assumption which are difficult to predict. Investors are cautioned
that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
including, without limitation: any inability of the parties to satisfy
the conditions of the closing under the Agreement, inherent risks
involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties;
uncertainties involved in interpreting drill results and other
exploration data; any inability of the Company to implement its
business plan in respect of the Cachoeira Project as planned or at all;
the Company may lose or abandon its mineral rights or may fail to
receive necessary permits, approvals or licenses respecting its
properties, including the Cachoeira Project; fluctuating prices of
commodities; potential delays in exploration or development activities,
mine development and production costs; regulatory restrictions,
including environmental regulatory restrictions and liability; an
inability to raise additional funds when necessary; potential defects
in title to the Company’s properties; fluctuations in currency exchange
rates; operating hazards and risks; competition; potential inability to
find suitable acquisition opportunities and/or complete the same; and
other risks and uncertainties listed in the Company’s public filings,
including the company’s annual management’s discussion & analysis.
These risks, as well as others, could cause actual results and events
to vary significantly. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements and information, which are
qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. There can be
no assurance that forward-looking information, or the material factors
or assumptions used to develop such forward looking information, will
prove to be accurate. The Company does not undertake any obligations to
release publicly any revisions for updating any voluntary
forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities
law.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news
release.

Patrick Obara
Telephone: (855) 630-1001
info@brazilresources.com

SOURCE Brazil Resources Inc.