"Brazil Rising," at the World Affairs Council (Clip 1)

Brazil. It conjures up images of carnival, the beaches of Rio, The Girl From Ipanema, and the samba.

But a new Brazil is emerging on the world stage. Brazil today is one of the fastest growing players in the global economy, a bio-fuels pioneer on the fast track to energy self-sufficiency, a booming haven for foreign investment, and a test case for a new approach to governance in Latin America.

Can Brazil successfully chart a new path that overcomes the country's grinding poverty and its tide of violent crime, while still preserving the country's unique environment? David Brown, Simon Marks, Kristin McHugh, and Keith Porter will talk about "Brazil Rising," a new radio documentary that takes listeners on a personal journey across the country, exploring Brazil's view of itself, its neighbors, and the world.

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[ikelaw]

Brazil isn´t poor. Our HDI is high, our GDP is one of the largest of the planet.

The problem is that people in the North are so careless about the rest of the world that they can´t distinguish between Brazil and Belize...

[rafaelsanchezportal]

brazil gdp = 2.300 trilion

brazil per capita us dolar = 12.500 (2011)

reserves 350 billion dollars

industrial production value = same that england

[ikelaw]

@rogerpenna

HDI in India is 0.6. And your "rich countries" are nothing but little islands with 1% of the brazilian population (except USA and Canada).

[rogerpenna]

Yes, and India also has one of the largest GDP´s on the planet, so its rich... yeah right.

Forget pure GDP, concentrate on PER CAPITA and HDI... you say our HDI is high... but its NOT that high... its barely above 0.8... rich countries are all above 9.3

[aquario05]

They are not careless , they are kept ignorant about it, wand why do you think Carmen Miranda Banana head basket was created before, man wake up ... smell the flowers........... Who knows maybe some day we get free...........? Hope so....