Brazzil

it's a free-for-all, no one respects the laws, but then again, no one respects nearly any law in brazil!! So don't expect to receive respect as an individual!

Sad but true. Like the violent crime rate, the irresponsible driving and alarming moto-fatality rate could be drastically reduced in Brazil with more enforcement, and the better training, paying and arming of those charged with the task.

Brazilians drive like idiots for the same simple reason that criminals pillage, plunder and terrorize the middle class: BECAUSE THEY CAN. And no one will be around the stop them.

the big shame is I've been to 3 funerals here of brazilians that have been killed in auto crashes. All of them were in their 20's. Their mothers and fathers, family, crying and mourning helplessly, wishing they could have their family member back.

Then, when the funeral ends, everyone gets into their cars, and it's back to business as usual as far as driving. You see these very same people that just left the funeral of a family member/friend that was just killed in an accident and obviously they just can't seem to get it through their heads that it was a direct result of the very behaviors they have while driving.

I've never been quite able to understand how most brazilians are easy going when you meet them in person, but once you put one behind the wheel of a car it's as if his personality completely changes. No respect for anything, the law, others on the road, only on a mission to get where he's going in the least amount of time possible.

--only on a mission to get where he's going in the least amount of time possible.

The irony in this, is that they NEVER arrive on time, regerdless of the warp speeds and reckless behavior.

this is true, even more difficult to understand the behavior. It's not like punctuality is a concern here.

Boring.. Boring.. Boring!

Jim Smith has been many things... One of which IS NOT a writer.

Going back to sleep.....ZZZZZzzzzzzzz

Why don't you all go play BUG on the windshield of a 18 wheeler?

keol

How do you do?

First you find a topic where someone is doing good(Brazil and Alcohol.

Then you link that topic with a very bad topic about the country.

Did you ever drove in New York???

Did you ever had problems with poeple talking on the phone in the 405 and 10 freeway?

Did you ever wonder 50 thousand people died in acident in America???

Bellow you have some news about Amrerican senators going to Brazil to learn something about Alcohol ,production and selling.

Produção de etanol traz missão norte-americana ao Brasil


Os senadores vieram conhecer o programa brasileiro de produção e distribuição do produto a convite do ministro Luiz Fernando Furlan
Paulo R. Zulino




Veja também
¤ Etanol brasileiro é tema de reportagem do ´Financial Times´
¤ Demanda do Brasil leva açúcar a maior cotação em 25 anos

SÃO PAULO - Uma missão formada por senadores americanos inicia visita ao Brasil nesta sexta-feira. Além de conhecer o programa brasileiro de produção e distribuição de etanol, os parlamentares querem estreitar as relações comerciais entre os Estados Unidos e o Brasil.

Segundo a Agência Brasil, os senadores foram convidados pelo ministro do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior, Luiz Fernando Furlan. No ano passado, ele esteve na Califórnia, onde ressaltou a potencialidade brasileira para atender mercados que se interessam pelo uso do etanol. Na ocasião, Furlan destacou que esse combustível não concorre com a gasolina, mas, sim, a complementa.


Califórnia
Na Califórnia, atualmente, a mistura de álcool na gasolina é de 5,6%, o que gera um consumo de 900 milhões de galões por ano. É estudada a possibilidade de aumentar o percentual de álcool para 10%, o que aumentaria a demanda de etanol.

No ano passado, o Brasil exportou US$ 77,462 milhões de álcool para os Estados Unidos. Só nos dois primeiros meses deste ano, o valor registrado em vendas foi de US$ 25,747 milhões. Os parlamentares permanecerão no Brasil até o dia 15 deste mês.

what the f**k does that have to do with this topic??? LMAO! Just like a brazilian to try and get something that HE thinks is a POSITIVE in brazil and try and focus on that, rather than the TOPIC AT HAND!!

And to Keol, with here in Brazil it's not a matter of IF you're going to be the "bug" on the windshield, only WHEN!! So, naturally, your chances are great since you'll never leave this "tropical paradise" otherwise known as BRAZIL!! LOL!

He speaks but says nothing....hehehe


They ought give him a IQ Nobel Prize, that is, IQ = Ignorance Quoefficient....hehehe

Love U 2

your keollie

Ya old dawg! Howz it hanging. Dubya here, and I just thoughtz that I'd drop a line to see how that Bosla Familia is doing fer ya? I see you've been able to splurge at the local cybe cafe again, so I guess yer 12 youngins have had their fair share of rice and beans today. Good on ya. Now you keep up with that "down with America" commie crap you like to spew out like farts from cattle. Ya make me look edumacated.

If the Brazilian national character is to ignore authority at all levels, it should come as no surprise that obeying traffic laws is inconsistent with the society at large. If you want safe, respectful drivers and state-of-the-art roads, stay in the USA.

Hey, I can write articles like this too......! My car has four wheels. It is green. It can move forward and backward. I like my car. My friend has a car. It is red. It has four wheels....etc. etc. Thanks for the McArticle, and especially admired the way you were able to make it sound so juvenile! And you even threw in a few Portuguese words too, well it just adds a little bit more credibility don´t you think. Congrats or should I say parabens!

It's just and article guys, what`s the big deal? This site has plenty of other articles about plenty of other subjects if you don't like this one.
I thought he gave out good information about cars and driving in Brazil.
Just like anywhere else driving and living in Brazil has its pros and its cons.

Vitor- Recife/St.Louis

It BARELY passes for an article. The last poster was exactly right - it is nothing more than a super-simplified, block-style McArticle. Bland and very difficult to read to the end. Your curriculum vitae reads like a who's who of overachivers but writing is clearly not one of your fortes my good man. Stick with sailing. . . or at the very least stick with writing for sailing magazines because you have apparently brought your dry, technical style with you on this article where it clearly didn't belong . . .

Please seek another hobby. When looking to your CV, there must be something you're good in.

When I suggested that the article was childish I did not say that I did not enjoy it. In truth I found it quite amusing, if only for the wrong reasons. The fact that you found it useful doesn´t suprise me given the depth of your profund statement about driving/living in Brazil, that it "has its pros and cons". Thanks for stting on the fence, you´re not a weather forecaster are you?
Silas - SP/Hades

No, I'm not a weather forecaster Silas, I'm a plumbing supply salesman. And I'm sorry if my statement is not "profund" enough for you.
You know, I have been a reader of this site for a few years now, and have never written a comment before because I thought it wouldn't make a difference either way. Actually it would be better if I didn't so it wouldnt cause any controversy or make anybody mad.
Writing one and having such response from a fellow reader made me a 100% sure I shoudn't have done it.
Imagine if I had taken one side of the argument and not sat on the fence... what kind of response would I have had from you?
I think from now on I will just go back to reading and keep my comments to myself and to who really deserves to hear them.
Desculpe o incomodo.
Yours,

Vitor

I for one hope you don't stop posting Vitor. This site is very short on people with any humility or respect so please don't be put off by any of the comments. I made a comment about the article too and it wasn't flattering but I don't think either of us are advocating that you stop posting. This site often gets adversarial and some of us find it difficult to relax and discuss things with calm when a*****es and generally worthless humans like Keol come in here and just cast a bad vibe over everything. We all know that Keol is probably some kind of deeply disturbed, hateful and evil person so if we could all just pray for broken arms for the little scamp maybe we will see less of him if he is trying to type with his toes. . .

Vitor, as "a reader of this site for a few years now", surely you are aware of the rules of engagement?
Stand by your post Vitor, don´t be scared off if someone happens to disagree with you. Ironically, that´s what you did to me after I made my original comment entitled "Running on empty"! I said my piece and you responded. Fair play I say.
It still doesn´t change my feelings that the original article is nothing more than holiday postcard quality.
Finally, I agree with the last post in that I hope you do not stop contributing here, and if I ever have any plumbing work I´ll keep you in mind.
Cheerio!
Silas SP/Hades

Taking a taxi in Sao Paulo is NOT cheap compared with Buenos Aires. Better off taking the underground. And the country of pick ups and 4 by 4 is undoubtly Paraguay. Go to Ascuncion once and you will see soooo many nice cars, most of them taken inn from Chile

You guys have really nothing to do? This article is just en info.
Take it easy. I find it informative as I've never been to Brazil.
The writer is not pretending for the Nobel prize , though.
Cheers et bisous,

my mistake,should be " is just an info" , i guess :/

You guys have really nothing to do? This article is just en info.
Take it easy. I find it informative as I've never been to Brazil.
The writer is not pretending for the Nobel prize , though.
Cheers et bisous

Funy thing - what is your f**ky ass doing here then? Being CEO of your Fortune 500 company not keeping you busy enough. OH you just stumbled onto this site looking for BrazilianBunda.com - thought so.

Yeah you're a mistake, er I mean your mistake

overall have to agree with the writer about the roads and cars and the way MOST Brasilians drive. Not all. As for driving in the country though, I took a bus trip from Rio to Sao Laurenco whcih took about 5 hrs and the roads were quite nice and the trip was very comfortable.During my 2 week stay in Rio I only took cabs or buses,,,had I driven myself I would have been in a wreck in 5 minutes!

I agree with moaning and corr. It is written as info. Don't be so protective of your own areas. Like an alcoholic or junkie, the first step to fixing a problem is admitting you have one. Unfortunately you guys are doomed!!!
Basically it is pretty bad when compared with other places that are world cities. Even countries like India are getting the jump on you guys.

Ooops, looks like I got here a little bit late. This topic looks to be dead, not so many comments...I have started my blog a little bit after this post, but for whoever reads this comment, I have some comparisons between the prices of cars in the US and in Brazil, as well as some comments on why they are so much more expensive here in Brazil. I have texts both in portuguese and in English. I just hope it's not so confusing.

And well, I must agree with the above poster. We have a serious problem in Brazil and brazilians have to admit it.And I don't want only to admit it, but I want also to show the world that we have a serious problem here.

The address is: http://liberdadenet.blogspot.com

I'm baaaack! And I shall have my vengeance in this life or the next!

It's just a car
It goes from point A to B
OK, so they drive in Brazil
Just like we do
As crazy as can be.

It's not the car that we need to see
It's the culture
and the way the treated me

I have been to Brazil several times
I've met the people
And they seem just fine.

Be nice, have fun
realize your fate
But it's the people
that makes Brazil great.

I visited Brazil nearly two years ago and loved it. The people are wonderful, their lifestyles magnificent. I recently drove in Belgium, Europe and the roads are not much better...

OK you don't like the article. But you are a coward hiding behind the internet. It's pretty easy to be insulting, rude, and derisive when you know you will never have to back it up with your skin.

AS far as not being a writer, I have to my credit many technical manuals that require a lot more writing skill that you will ever possess, several books, countless magazine articles for which I get paid and they don't do that for non-writers.

I have a suggestion for you, never, ever read anyone my stuff again. If you are unable to resist, as I suspect, at least have the testicular fortitude to use your real name when you post a comment. Then I can invite you on an all-expense paid trip to Brazil; not that I think you will ever have the courage to do any of it.