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Brazil did not save hundreds of billions of US$ on oil imports with their ethanol industry.

Brazil is not that big in the aeronautical industry.
Embraer had 2005 revenues of around US$ 4 billions. Peanuts in this industry.

Fome zero costs far more than US$ 500 millions a year.

Why dont you stop smoking the carpet while providing numbers that come from nowhere ?

Too many ectasy pills, may be !

A thoroughly researched and highly accurate article. The criticisms above are invalid.

- if it's not worth 1 reais, why are you reading it? why don't you go out there and buy a newspaper or magazine that you have to PAY for? When a young man produces content for free to an audience, he should be respected, not criticised.

- "Brazil is not that big in the aeronautical industry" - an absurd statement if there ever was on, on the week that Brazil sees its first astronaut in space. It might not be "that big" compared to the USA or UK, but it's bigger than most third world countries

- "Brazil did not save hundreds of billions of US$ on oil imports with their ethanol industry" - the writer did not use the past tense: that could be the outcome in the future

I, for one, am appreciate of Mr Yawar's efforts and hope he will contribute more scintillating content to Brazzil.com

Nadeem http://www.azam.biz

All the figures used in this article are from The Economist, the BBC and rep**able NGOs.

If anyone has alternative figures, then maybe they could post them?

"Starting in the 1990s, Brazil has been one of the very few countries to forestall an AIDS epidemic by bypassing prohibitively expensive patent arrangements and manufacturing its own anti-HIV drugs."

Translation: Starting in the 1990's Brazil began bypassing prohibitively expensive patent arrangements by stealing recipes and reproducing the drugs without the consent of or regard for the pharmaceutical companies that actually spent billions bringing the drugs to market. Say what you will about big drugcos but that is still stealing!!! Nice euphemisms

"on the week that Brazil sees its first astronaut in space."

So what? Was he sent up in a brazilian spaceship?? No, he hitched a ride with the Ruskies, you know when the U.S. first sent a "live" subject in space they sent a monkey. It certainly had nothing to do with his "expertise" in space travel or experience in aeronautics!

"Supermodel Gisele Bundchen was one of Zero Hunger's most high-profile supporters."

LMAO! Well we all know that she's a socio-polital wiz-kid!

"according to the Brazilian Ministry of Justice, the country had over 40,000 assassinations in 2001. "

You need to get some updated statistics!! In 2004 brazil had over 50,000 murders.

"Translation: Starting in the 1990's Brazil began bypassing prohibitively expensive patent arrangements by stealing recipes and reproducing the drugs without the consent of or regard for the pharmaceutical companies that actually spent billions bringing the drugs to market. Say what you will about big drugcos but that is still stealing!!! Nice euphemisms."

So you would prefer to just sit there and watch millions of infected people die?

Well f**k it all then - let's just start disregarding every single international law that exists shalle we? Let's start stealing secrets from whomever we please because Brazil's own corrupt, innept government cannot provide for its own ill. Funny Brazil has no problem stealing and remanufacturing those drugs - don't you think it's about time bigtime beef and soy exporter (and now - SPACE SUPERPOWER - LOL!!) Brazil started picking up its share of the tab - but then again that would require your ministers and other political sycophants to stop stealing from their constituency and taking monthly payments for senate votes right slick? We couldn't actually call for an end to that or nepotism in Brazil now could we? s**t imagine how many lives could have been saved with the hundreds of thousands of dollars found down that one politcians pants in the airport! Hilarious.

Oh by the way, Brazilians have no problem pointing out how America broke international law by invading Iraq . . I am simply pointing out how Brazil is also breaking international law. Typical Brazilian behavior - when it serves us we will steal in violation of international law and when we feel like condemning others for breaking international law, we will be the greatest hypocrites on earth and tell the US to stop their illegal war in Iraw. Ever heard the expression "what's good for the goose is good for the gander"? LOSING ARGUMENT!

So what? Was he sent up in a brazilian spaceship??

Didn't you hear what happened the last time Brazil tried to launch an unmanned rocket? It exploded on the LAUNCH pad and killed 22 people. At least when Russian or American astronauts perish they are actually in orbit or on their way. It is almost insulting that Brazil has the nerve to call itself a space superpower. When one considers all the American astronauts who made the ultimate sacrifice to advance our program it is pretty ballsy to call yourself a space superpower. One astronaut hitching a ride on a Russian rocket and staying in the mostly American ISS reaches outerspace and that makes you a space superpower?

We heard your disgust with all things Brazilian before...Point well taken...Now, be a good boy and back to your cage...Or a bark collar will follow...

Oh does that make you mad little fella? did it hurt your national pride or are you just another piece of Eurotrash feeling insignificant again? I know how much you wanted to tell the world that big, tough Brazil was a real space superpower!

Hello, I am the author of this piece. I checked these messages and I am appalled by the level of vitriol here.

Whether you agree or disagree with the article, I really don't mind. But let's treat each other with respect. We only have one life in which to be nice to other people.

Peace out!

on Embraer 2005 results ??????
They sold LESS commercial airplanes than in 2004 ! Where is the growth ?
Their annual revenue was US$ 3.8 billions INCLUDING the non commercial planes.
As I said and repeat....this is PEANUTS in the aeronautic industry !

And if anyone believes that going to space for the first time ever in 2006 is something revolutionary, IT IS NOT.
I am quite happy that one forum member defending Brazil aerospace industry and your astronaut and Brazil in general made comparison with third world countries.
The problem is that Brazil is not classified as a third world country but as a developing country.
That is not the same at all.
Brazil is not as poor when GDP per capita is figured out, but there is no developing country with comparable GDP per capita WITH SUCH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF ABSOLUTE POVERTY.

And this explains why Brazil has one of the highest wealth inequality in the world.
SIMPLE !

Finally you should read a previous article on this same site for your astronaut. It said that
Brazil got a 50 % discount of the true space prices.
Another more recent article ecplained it took 7 years of training for your astronaut.

Yes....7 years ! Greeeat !!!!!

You should also read that Brazil had the worst 2005 growth of ALL Latin America and Caribean countries....after Haïti, not even a developing country.

Anyone can as wel dop the same comparisons since Lula is in power : The worst economic growth of ALL developiong countries.
You were simply growing when ALL other developing countries were BOOMING !

Therefore the economic miracle that you are swallowing from Lula's mouth was not a miracle...but only a mirage !!!
Brazil has a nickname : BOOM AND BUST ECONOMY !
This time you missed the boom but will not miss the BUST, just around the corner.

Please read again the article :
HAS BEEN an extraordinary success, saving the country hundreds of billions of dollars on oil imports.

It is not WILL BE.
Then HAS BEEN is either the past, or the past and the present....but not the future as you interpret it.

And hopefully everyone should realize that whatever the source of the writer was.....
hundreds of billions of $ is simply WRONG.

Do the maths of your choice.

...here is Embraer results for their last annouced quarter :

On Saturday, Embraer reported net fourth-quarter earnings of BRL205.2 million, down from BRL307.3 million during the same period a year earlier !!!!

Where is the growth ????

Also Embraer will invest US$ 290 million for the whole of 2006.

That is not even a quarter of a peanut, in the aerospace industry !

Just continue to swallow what your government wants you to swallow : lies, lies and lies !

Cheers !

Any americans out there in need of a spanking?

Come to your Big Dick Daddy from Cincinnatti...keollie

yet another brazilian that must think that if he's "sticking" it in some guys ass HE's not a fag!!!

Considering only 3 countries were able to send a man to space, I really dont care if our astronaut went there by Brazils own means or in hike with the Russians. European austronauts also either used the US or Russia´s rockets to reach outerspace.

I dont think Brazil is a space superpower. Far from it. But considering VERY FEW countries in the world do have its own rocket facilities, launch bases and space programs, we can consider that at least a good thing.

The astronaut in space doesnt means nothing to me. I much rather see a brazilian rocket in space carrying a satellite.

The fact is... it sucks to think our astronauts usually dont go further than ONLY 400km away from Earth. Come on! They only travel the distance between Rio and São Paulo, but upwards!!

The last time they travelled more was the reach the moon (+-300.000 km)... 30 years ago!

Mars is 50 million kilometers away... and Alpha Centauri is 45 trillion kilometers away...

But considering VERY FEW countries in the world do have its own rocket facilities, launch bases and space programs, we can consider that at least a good thing.

Meanwhile millions of children go to bed starving to death or literally die in the streets merely trying to exist from one day to the next by whatever means necessary whether it be by robbing people at gunpoin etc, etc, etc, Is it just me by what is a third-world doing wasting money in space programs when a large percenaget of its population is living in abject poverty? Talk about not having your priorities in the right order.

"Is it just me by what is a third-world doing wasting money in space programs when a large percenaget of its population is living in abject poverty? Talk about not having your priorities in the right order. "


You said a mouthful there jack! 30 million dollars brazil paid for that "astronaut" to hitch a ride with the Ruskies for a WEEK.....30 million dollars, thats approximately 70 million reais today. With 40 million of their own people threatened by hunger on a daily basis....what in the f**k are they thinking? It's not like THEY have a space program, nor will they EVER have one in OUR lifetimes, nor my daughters, I'm sure. Was a ridiculous waste of money. I guess so they could say to the other third-world countries, "hey, we have an astronaut ya know".

EGO - SAY IT WITH ME - EGO!!!! Nothing more - Brazil just wants to have its name attached to something bigger than Bossanova, beaches and bunda. It should stick with those 3.

IF HES NOT GONNA HELP. HE CAN SHUT THE f**k UP. EGO?? f**k U.. EAT DICK BITCH... U MOTHERf**kERS ARENT DOING s**t BUT TALKING TRASH.. BUT I BET IF ANY OF YOU WENT DOWN TO BRAZIL. IT WOULD BE ALL LOVE RIGHT? ALL U GUYS DO IS CRITICIZE AND TALK s**t. FIRST: YOUR COUNTRY PROBBALY SUCKS AT SOCCER AND YOUR ANGRY BECAUSE THEY LOST TO BRAZIL. BUT IM SURE YOU GLORIFY THE BRAZILIAN THATS PLAYING FOR YOUR FAVORITE TEAM RIGHT? I MEAN IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HELP. PLEASE KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. LET ME GET BACK TO MY JOB. HOPE YOU ENJOYED READIN THIS. I CANT SAY f**k YOU AND WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN TOO MANY SENTENCES CAN I?

You people see a decline in certain sells but keep in mind that Embraer jets are being sold left and right. They are doing better than Bombardier, the only companies in front are Boeing and Airbus.

Maybe, because Brazilian airlines can't afford airplanes made in your own country, you guys never see ERJs flying around. Here in the US, there are hundreds. Just about every regional airline has them here, and Jetblue just ordered a bunch of 190s. Air Canada also ordered a bunch of 170s. In Europe and Asia there are a bunch more flying.

Embraer also has their mil airplanes which are getting more popular. In addition, I expect their small biz jets to prove succesful as well.

I know it sounds bad, but don't look at statistics. If Airbus had losses in sell in one quarter, does it mean they suck? Of course not, just means they can do better. Look at it relatively.

I'm not a big fan of Brazil because all the crap in it, but to say all that's good about us is soccer, that's just absurd. So if we don't win the World Cup maybe we should just hand Brazil over to some other country.

I see the picture. He is broken, impotent, his friends deserted him. So, what is left? He could go to a mall and buy something (anything) but its so cold outside. f**king weather, says he. Besides, if he goes out the neighbor will call the police.
She will tell them that the guy who lives next door - who looks like a fag - is pissing in front of her porch.Last time she did it he got in real trouble. .
Well, then, whats left? Oh, the computer . Yes, the computer.
won´t repel him like everybody does.
Oh. You see? There it is, the f**king "Brazzil" site.
By George! What a good luck. Now he can " bulls**t " online.
Look, they saying something about Embraer. Let´s mess it up.
Oh. God, living in the States is sooo goood!, thinks he.