EX-5.1 4 ex5-1.txt OPINION & CONSENT OF GARY L. BLUM, ESQ. Exhibit 5.1 LAW OFFICES OF GARY L. BLUM 3278 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SUITE 603 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90010 GARY L. BLUM TELEPHONE: (213) 381-7450 EMAIL: GLBLAW@AOL.com FACSIMILE: (213) 384-1035 April 7, 2008 Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 RE: Tamandare Explorations Inc. Form S-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Ladies & Gentlemen: We refer to the above-captioned registration statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), filed by Tamandare Explorations Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Registration Statement relates to an offering of 2,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock. No opinion is expressed herein as to any laws other than those of the State of Nevada, its statutory provisions, applicable provisions of the Nevada Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting those laws. We have examined the originals, photocopies, certified copies or other evidence of such records of the Company, certificates of officers of the Company and public officials, and other documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have assumed thee genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as certified copies or photocopies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. Based on our examination mentioned above, we are of the opinion that the securities being sold pursuant to the Registration Statement are duly authorized and will be, when issued in the manner described in the Registration Statement., legally, and validly issued fully paid and non-assessable. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under "Legal Matters" in the related Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Very truly yours, /s/ Law Offices of Gary L. Blum -------------------------------------