STANLEY
FOUNDATION VIDEO: "BRAZIL RISING," BY CAROLINE PATTON:
05/05/2008 (MaximsNews TV)
UNITED
NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / 05
May 2008 -- Brazil
has been called “the country of the future,” but to most people in the US
it is a vacation destination, not an international player. Yet, the former
evaluation may prove to be the more apt, at least according to “Brazil
Rising,” a multimedia presentation by the Stanley Foundation, together with
KQED public radio and KUT-Austin, that will debut in June via radio
and internet.
“Brazil Rising” argues that
despite the corruption and crime that have plagued the country and the hardship
of the lives of many of its citizens,
Brazil
is poised to redefine the international economy and our lives. That may sound
grandiose for a country with rich natural resources but many problems.
Yet, consider this: Brazil
is a leading exporter of staples of our daily lives like coffee and orange
juice. It
is also one of the top source of ethanol and among the world’s largest
builders of commercial aircraft.
If that is not
enough to convince you that
Brazil
deserves a second look, it has one of the world’s fastest growing economies.
Brazil
does have its lingering problems, including deep societal economic
inequalities, but as the world becomes more dependent on its wares and its
economy continues to grow in strength, it is a country with a plan to increase
its role in the international arena and the economic power to make that desire a
reality. It turns out that all that time people in North America have been watching China,
they may have been failing to see the emergence of a country much close to home.
“Brazil Rising”
looks in depth at the country’s challenges, its advantages, and its ambitions
over the course of the 1 hour program and will be launched this summer. In the
meantime, here is a preview for the full radio documentary.
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