UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  September 30, 2008

Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
       [ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name: 		Westwood Global Investments, LLC
Address: 	99 Summer St.
		Suite 1130
		Boston, MA 02110


Form 13F File Number: 28-11863

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained
herein is true, correct and complete, and that
it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists,
and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name: 	Margaret M. Reynolds
Title: 	Principal
Phone: 	617-428-4045

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Margaret M. Reynolds		Boston, MA			11/04/08
 [Signature] 			[City, State]			 [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting
manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in
this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers: None

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 8

Form 13F Information Table Value Total: (thousands) 273,295

 

Column1                       Column2     Column3   Column4   Column5   Column6 Column7   Column8
Name                           Class      Cusip     $value    Shares    Inv DiscOther MgrsVoting Auth
                                                    000                                   Sole
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Pe  Sponsored ADR  71654V408   38,140     867,806  Sole      NA        867,806
Unibanco-Uniao de Bancos  GDR Rep Pfd UT  90458E107   55,516     550,100  Sole      NA        550,100
Brasil Telecom Participac  Spons ADR Pfd  105530109   27,761     568,177  Sole      NA        568,177
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Pe  Sponsored ADR  71654V101   25,538     682,468  Sole      NA        682,468
Fomento Economico Mexican  Sponsored ADR   34419106   35,544     931,935  Sole      NA        931,935
Central European Meida En  Common Shares  G20045202   17,691     270,500  Sole      NA        270,500
Wipro LTD                  Sponsored ADR  97651M109   12,633   1,299,735  Sole      NA      1,299,735
America Movil SA de CV   Spons. ADR L shs 02364W105   60,472   1,304,400  Sole      NA      1,304,400