Brazil's Sweet Revolution

April 2006
In developing a cost-effective alternative to petrol, Brazil has succeeded where much of the industrial world has failed. It now plans to export its ethanol revolution to other countries.

Faced with an escalating fuel bill, Brazil's leaders decided to break the country's reliance on oil. "How could we allow ourselves to become dependent on something that is going to finish some day?" questions agricultural minister Roberto Rodrigues. As well as funding research into ethanol production from sugar cane, they encouraged car manufacturers to develop 'flex cars.' These vehicles run on either petrol, ethanol, or a combination of the two. But for ethanol to become a globally accepted fuel, other nations need to produce it. The hope is other countries will soon join Brazil in its energy revolution.

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[rb7magnetico]

There is no doubt on ethanol as the 1st answer to renewable fuels. Brazil is in the right place at the right time with the right mind. Brazil has some nations in a hypothetical "headlock". What is very brazilian is the Flex Fuel...that in it self is a brazilian philosophy...freedom of choice...order===progress

[am4ur1c10]

Voce traduziu isso em algum tradutor...Isso é obvio.

Mas me recuso a acreditar que voce tentou traduzir "pagano pal"...

Meu Deus...

[merlecasey13]

This video went viral on Malaysia

[KadrunkoMaluco]

It is undeniable foreign interest in alternative sources of energy. It is up to the Brazilian authorities to maintain these valuable sources of energy, regulating prices and levels of efficiency throughout the supply chain.

Many desperately want access to these sources, but ... Now is our time!

[oregonmeds]

I thought brazil sounded impressive when I learned of their success with ethanol, but now that I've seen this and how workers harvesting the sugar cane work 10 hour days 6 days a week I'm not so impressed. You should cut their hours in half, do two shifts, and double their pay. Show the rest of the world that it's not only possible to be self sufficient and use renewable energy but to do it on a living wage and with good working conditions and then you'll actually have something to be proud of.

[am4ur1c10]

@LadyCaricata "Oi povo do youtube, eu sou um ateu querendo aparecer"

'Meu Deus' é uma força de expressão... Cresce vai ¬¬'.

[MrAlexdesousa]

Very good..

[jvarela965]

My grandfather ran his Packard in Cuba during WWII on Ethanol

[tochabio]

@riomarcos What do u think about going to the sugar cane fields and work over there then? from sun to sun, breathing sugar cane coal and have a wage of R$ 9,00 (U$ 4,00) per ton? Life expectancy of sugar cane workers are reduced to 35 years my friend. Isn´t this slavery ? so what is this ? Sorry, it´s not acceptable. No more lies to me.