Fiddling while the Amazon burns Keeping the world’s biggest forest standing depends on greens, Amerindians and enlightened farmers working together—if lawmakers let them DRIVE out of Porto Velho, the capital of the Amazonian state of Rondônia, and you see the trouble the world’s largest forest is in. Lorry after lorry trundles by laden with logs;Continue reading “Protecting Brazil’s forests”
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Latest stats on Brazilian millionaires
The Latin America Private Banking conference brought attention to the wealthier individuals in the region and Brazil is the beetle. Forbes highlighted that Brazil makes “19-millionaires-a-day” and the country is seen as a huge opportunity for private banks, although 70% of the country’s wealth is concentrated in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Statistic was measured by taking all ofContinue reading “Latest stats on Brazilian millionaires”
Politics in Brazil
Politics in Brazil Cleaning the Brasília pork factory In a never-ending telenovela of sleaze, Dilma Rousseff is tackling the excesses of patronage politics but not yet the underlying system Nov 26th 2011 | SÃO PAULO | from the print edition BY NOW Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff, must be finding the script wearily familiar. First comeContinue reading “Politics in Brazil”
Brazil’s Oil Boom
from The Economist, 5 November Filling up the future Its remarkable offshore oil bonanza could do Brazil a lot of good. But getting the most out of it will not be easy Nov 5th 2011 GEOLOGICAL structures of vast antiquity are more often called on to bolster the arguments of atheists than enlisted as tokensContinue reading “Brazil’s Oil Boom”
Brazilian’s luxury power
It is probably true that China is the luxury industry’s new El Dorado. But Brazilian millionaires and middle class are busting a market expected to grow 33% in sales in 2011. Traditional fashion icons such as Hermes and Rolls-Royce are setting foot in the tropics. So is Coach, the American shoe, handbag and accessories maker.Continue reading “Brazilian’s luxury power”
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