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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;9, 2003</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION NO. 333 -</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
under the<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>AMERICA ONLINE LATIN<BR>
AMERICA, INC.</B><BR>
(<I>Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</I></FONT>

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65-0963212<br>
(<I>I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>6600 N. Andrews Avenue<BR>
Suite&nbsp;400<BR>
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309<BR>
(954)&nbsp;689-3100</B><BR>
(<I>Address of Principal Executive Offices</I>)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>AMERICA ONLINE LATIN AMERICA, INC.<BR>
2000 STOCK PLAN</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Charles M. Herington<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
America Online Latin America, Inc.<BR>
6600 N. Andrews Avenue<BR>
Suite&nbsp;400<BR>
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309<BR>
(954)&nbsp;689-3100</B><BR>
(<I>Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area<BR>
code, of agent for service</I>)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>per share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $.01
par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">3,435,256 shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3.29</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11,301,992.24</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">915.46</FONT></TD>
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par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">6,164,744 shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.385</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,373,426.44</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">192.25</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The number of shares of class A common stock, par value $.01 per share
(&#147;Common Stock&#148;), stated above consists of the aggregate number of shares
which may be sold upon the exercise of options which have been granted
and/or may hereafter be granted under the America Online Latin America,
Inc. 2000 Stock Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The maximum number of shares which may
be sold upon the exercise of such options granted under the Plan is
subject to adjustment in accordance with certain anti-dilution and other
provisions of the Plan. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this
Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares stated
above, an indeterminate number of shares which may be subject to grant or
otherwise issuable after the operation of any such anti-dilution and other
provisions.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This calculation is made solely for the purpose of determining the
registration fee pursuant to the provisions of Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h)
under the Securities Act, as follows: (i)&nbsp;in the case of shares of Common
Stock which may be purchased upon exercise of outstanding options, the fee
is calculated on the basis of the price at which the options may be
exercised; and (ii)&nbsp;in the case of shares of Common Stock for which
options have not yet been granted and the option price of which is
therefore unknown, the fee is calculated on the basis of the average of
the high and low sale prices per share of the Common Stock on the SmallCap
Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System (NASDAQ)&nbsp;as of April&nbsp;2, 2003, within 5 business days
prior to filing this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> EXPLANATORY NOTE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001"> Part I &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004"> AMERICA ONLINE LATIN AMERICA, INC.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005"> INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g81740exv5.txt">EX-5  Opinion of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris et al</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The 9,600,000 shares of Common Stock being registered pursuant to this
Registration Statement are additional securities of the same class as other
securities for which a registration statement (No.&nbsp;333-51590) on Form&nbsp;S-8 was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on
December&nbsp;11, 2000. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the contents
of such earlier registration statement are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement, except that the provisions contained in Part II of such
earlier registration statement are modified as set forth in this Registration
Statement.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Part I</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be
sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act. Such documents are not required to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and are not being filed with the
Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. Such
documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Form, taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the
Securities Act.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Amendment
No.&nbsp;1 to Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K/A for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2002 (filing date April&nbsp;9, 2003), and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Common Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (File No.&nbsp;000-31181)
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant after the date
hereof pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing
of such reports and documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated herein by reference from Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1,
as amended, No.&nbsp;333-95051.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A list of exhibits included as part of this Registration Statement is set
forth in the Exhibit&nbsp;Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is
incorporated by reference herein.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated herein by reference from Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8,
No.&nbsp;333-51590.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April&nbsp;7, 2003.
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AMERICA ONLINE LATIN AMERICA, INC.</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Charles M. Herington<BR>
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Charles M. Herington<BR>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Charles
M. Herington and Osvaldo Ba&#241;os, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution in each of them, for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of
America Online Latin America, Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite or necessary to be done in or about the premises, as full to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
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<P><FONT size="2">and agents or any of them or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Charles M. Herington
<HR size="1" noshade>
Charles M. Herington</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(principal executive officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Osvaldo Ba&#241;os
<HR size="1" noshade>
Osvaldo Ba&#241;os</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(principal financial officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Milton P. Brice
<HR size="1" noshade>
Milton P. Brice</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Controller<BR>
(principal accounting officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Steven I. Bandel</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Janice Brandt
<HR size="1" noshade>
Janice Brandt</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Gustavo A. Cisneros</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Ricardo J. Cisneros</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ J. Michael Kelly
<HR size="1" noshade>
J. Michael Kelly</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William H. Luers
<HR size="1" noshade>
William H. Luers</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;12, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael J. Lynton
<HR size="1" noshade>
Michael J. Lynton</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ M. Brian Mulroney
<HR size="1" noshade>
M. Brian Mulroney</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert S. O&#146;Hara
<HR size="1" noshade>
Robert S. O&#146;Hara, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Cristina Pieretti
<HR size="1" noshade>
Cristina Pieretti</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Joseph A. Ripp
<HR size="1" noshade>
Joseph A. Ripp</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gerald Sokol, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
Gerald Sokol, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(4.1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to
Amendment No.&nbsp;10 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1,
as amended, No.&nbsp;333-95051, and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(4.2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Fourth Restated Certificate of Incorporation of America Online Latin
America, Inc. (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2002, No.
000-31181, and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(4.3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of America Online Latin America, Inc., filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware on December&nbsp;23, 2002 (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;19 to
Amendment No.&nbsp;8 to Schedule&nbsp;13D of AOL Time Warner Inc. and America
Online, Inc., with respect to shares of America Online Latin America,
Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;24,
2003 (No.&nbsp;005-59485) and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(4.4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated By-laws of America Online Latin America, Inc.
(Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2002, No.&nbsp;000-31181, and
incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. as to the
legality of shares being registered.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(23.1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (included
in opinion of counsel filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(23.2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants, Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(24)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney to file future amendments (set forth on the signature
page of this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
America Online Latin America, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan (Filed as Exhibit
10.1 to Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as amended, No.&nbsp;333-95051, and
incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></TD>
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America Online Latin America Inc.
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 9, 2003
REGISTRATION NO. 333 -
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under the
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMERICA ONLINE LATIN
AMERICA, INC.
(
Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(
State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization
)
65-0963212
(
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
)
6600 N. Andrews Avenue
Suite 400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(954) 689-3100
(
Address of Principal Executive Offices
)
AMERICA ONLINE LATIN AMERICA, INC.
2000 STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Charles M. Herington
Chief Executive Officer
America Online Latin America, Inc.
6600 N. Andrews Avenue
Suite 400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(954) 689-3100
(
Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of agent for service
)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
maximum
maximum
Title of
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
Amount of
securities to be registered
registered(1)
per share(2)
offering price(2)
registration fee
Class A Common Stock, $.01
par value
3,435,256 shares
$
3.29
$
11,301,992.24
$
915.46
Class A Common Stock, $.01
par value
6,164,744 shares
$
0.385
$
2,373,426.44
$
192.25
Total
9,600,000 shares
$
13,675,418.68
$
1,107.71
(1)
The number of shares of class A common stock, par value $.01 per share
("Common Stock"), stated above consists of the aggregate number of shares
which may be sold upon the exercise of options which have been granted
and/or may hereafter be granted under the America Online Latin America,
Inc. 2000 Stock Plan (the "Plan"). The maximum number of shares which may
be sold upon the exercise of such options granted under the Plan is
subject to adjustment in accordance with certain anti-dilution and other
provisions of the Plan. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 416 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this
Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares stated
above, an indeterminate number of shares which may be subject to grant or
otherwise issuable after the operation of any such anti-dilution and other
provisions.
(2)
This calculation is made solely for the purpose of determining the
registration fee pursuant to the provisions of Rules 457(c) and 457(h)
under the Securities Act, as follows: (i) in the case of shares of Common
Stock which may be purchased upon exercise of outstanding options, the fee
is calculated on the basis of the price at which the options may be
exercised; and (ii) in the case of shares of Common Stock for which
options have not yet been granted and the option price of which is
therefore unknown, the fee is calculated on the basis of the average of
the high and low sale prices per share of the Common Stock on the SmallCap
Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System (NASDAQ) as of April 2, 2003, within 5 business days
prior to filing this Registration Statement.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Part I                      INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Part II                      INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
AMERICA ONLINE LATIN AMERICA, INC.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
EX-5  Opinion of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris et al
EX-23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The 9,600,000 shares of Common Stock being registered pursuant to this
Registration Statement are additional securities of the same class as other
securities for which a registration statement (No. 333-51590) on Form S-8 was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
December 11, 2000. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents
of such earlier registration statement are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement, except that the provisions contained in Part II of such
earlier registration statement are modified as set forth in this Registration
Statement.
Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be
sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act. Such documents are not required to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and are not being filed with the
Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Such
documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form, taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Registrant's Amendment
No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002 (filing date April 9, 2003), and
(b)
The description of the Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 000-31181)
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant after the date
hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing
of such reports and documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Incorporated herein by reference from Registration Statement on Form S-1,
as amended, No. 333-95051.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
A list of exhibits included as part of this Registration Statement is set
forth in the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is
incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9. Undertakings.
Incorporated herein by reference from Registration Statement on Form S-8,
No. 333-51590.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 7, 2003.
AMERICA ONLINE LATIN AMERICA, INC.
/s/ Charles M. Herington
Charles M. Herington
Chief Executive Officer
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Charles
M. Herington and Osvaldo Baños, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution in each of them, for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
America Online Latin America, Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite or necessary to be done in or about the premises, as full to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
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and agents or any of them or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Charles M. Herington
Charles M. Herington
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
April 7, 2003
/s/ Osvaldo Baños
Osvaldo Baños
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
April 7, 2003
/s/ Milton P. Brice
Milton P. Brice
Controller
(principal accounting officer)
April 7, 2003
Steven I. Bandel
Director
, 2003
/s/ Janice Brandt
Janice Brandt
Director
April 7, 2003
Gustavo A. Cisneros
Director
, 2003
Ricardo J. Cisneros
Director
, 2003
/s/ Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
Director
April 7, 2003
/s/ J. Michael Kelly
J. Michael Kelly
Director
April 7, 2003
/s/ William H. Luers
William H. Luers
Director
March 12, 2003
/s/ Michael J. Lynton
Michael J. Lynton
Director
April 7, 2003
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ M. Brian Mulroney
M. Brian Mulroney
Director
April 7, 2003
/s/ Robert S. O'Hara
Robert S. O'Hara, Jr.
Director
April 7, 2003
/s/ Cristina Pieretti
Cristina Pieretti
Director
April 7, 2003
/s/ Joseph A. Ripp
Joseph A. Ripp
Director
April 7, 2003
/s/ Gerald Sokol, Jr.
Gerald Sokol, Jr.
Director
April 7, 2003
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AMERICA ONLINE LATIN AMERICA, INC.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Exhibit
Number
Description
(4.1)
Form of Class A Common Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
Amendment No. 10 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
as amended, No. 333-95051, and incorporated herein by reference).
(4.2)
Fourth Restated Certificate of Incorporation of America Online Latin
America, Inc. (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to to the Registrant's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, No.
000-31181, and incorporated herein by reference).
(4.3)
Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of America Online Latin America, Inc., filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware on December 23, 2002 (Filed as Exhibit 19 to
Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D of AOL Time Warner Inc. and America
Online, Inc., with respect to shares of America Online Latin America,
Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24,
2003 (No. 005-59485) and incorporated herein by reference).
(4.4)
Amended and Restated By-laws of America Online Latin America, Inc.
(Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, No. 000-31181, and
incorporated herein by reference).
(5)
Opinion of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. as to the
legality of shares being registered.
(23.1)
Consent of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (included
in opinion of counsel filed as Exhibit 5).
(23.2)
Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants, Ernst & Young LLP.
(24)
Power of Attorney to file future amendments (set forth on the signature
page of this Registration Statement).
(99.1)
America Online Latin America, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan (Filed as Exhibit
10.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, No. 333-95051, and
incorporated herein by reference).
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