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Originally Posted by robh
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Don't know how "impressive" it is....could be taken the other way, as if Brazil is at the peak of a cycle. Very good article although. The last paragraph summed it up nicely...
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How Brazil looks depends on which countries it stands next to in the line-up. True, compared with parts of Latin America, let alone Asia, its economy still seems to be a machine for creating disappointment out of abundance. Its politics are frustrating: corruption is rife in public life, violence widespread, illiteracy normal, poverty stubborn. And yet compared with the Brazil of old, this has the feel of a golden age. That, surely, counts for a lot.
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