Brazzil

...go elsewhere !

Well known fact.

If Jordan had a racial breakdown similar to Brazil, you best believe that a majority of the population would be uneducated. Do you honestly believe that the leaders of Brazil do not realise the importance of education, the fact is that education or the lack of it is used as a weapon to keep the poor down. As for your praises of Jordan, the school you mentioned is probably attended by the elite in Jordanian society. Jordan is a backward arab country where acts like honor killing of women are carried out routinely. Yes, the sexual exploitation of children is wrong, but do you really want to start arresting women for prostituting themselves, what will you do next, stop them from wearing pants. I will pick Brazil over Jordan anyday.

The mare fact that prostitution is astromnomical in Brazil only shows that there is something terribly wrong with this old fashioned political machine

Centuries of inexplicable poverty and deprivation only add to make matters worse, and it is even more surprising that the priviledged elite have allowed this blessed country to descend into this embarrasing social disaster.

The points here raised above are indeed valid, but what does Brazil do now? Does in attempt to seriously address these issues with respect ASAP? Oppress those less fortunate in this cavalry manner? Or simply bury its head in the sand hoping that things will just disappear? Good Heavens?

Whilst the Rich Elite have indulged themselves in their wealth and lavish trappings. They haven't stopped to think that whilst governments come and go, the people still remain.

The Jordanian model may be one for serious consideration, but Brazil should be deeply ASHAMED that its wealth was NOT used more constructively.

"If Jordan was capable of doing this, why did Brazil not do it as well? Because it never decided to do so. Because education and children are relegated to a secondary place in Brazil."

Well of course it/they are. You would have changes that would definitely take place in the "power scheme" here in brazil in the next couple decades if brazil truly made education it's #1 priority!

One would see that MANY, if not ALL of these fundamental and tragic problems that brazil currently has would change for the better as if it were "magic" once the majority here in brazil were educated.

Unfortunately, those in POWER do not want this. Their interests are in the STATUS QUO, and doing everything possible that the masses don't "wise-up" and start taking matters into their own hands to better the situation of the common brazilian.

This article is no big secret, the SHAME of the matter is that brazilians, the educated ones, are well AWARE of this, yet they ACCEPT it.

Delusions of Adequacy...

These darlings of a people are useful as a mint-flavored suppository....OUCH!

keol

brazilians don't even have delusions...they just plain outright know they're inferior!!!!

I see Keol, zibbu zift, has once again opened his sphincter to share his s**t with us.

You need to get out and deal with real people, petzl punim.

Though most of our tourists are Argentine, we get a fair number of Americans, and I can tell you that the vast majority are pretty cool people who are gracious in transactions - unlike the Argentines, many of them also try to speak Portuguese which we appreciate (even when as often happens, we don't understand a word) more than a*****es who come here from Europe or Latin America and expect us to speak Spanish.

So Keol,
?) Did an American man sleep with your wife?
?) Did an American dyke sleep with your wife?
?) Are your daughters f**king married American men?
?) Are your daughters giving married American men their virginity?
?) Did your favorite girl give her virginity up to a Yank?
?) Have your mother and sisters gone to the USA to sell their xoxotas?
?) Did your Dad let some German-American businessman s******e your 11 year old ass for only 5 marks?

All the above? Let us know. And meet a few Americans before you speak out your biased, bigoted ass. Then meet some Australians and English and you will see that they are as a rule more civil and gracious than most people. . . if you can't appreciate Anglo-Saxons and their culture, you are the same sort of barbarian that couldn't have given any credit to the Romans or their civilization during the Pax Romana.

A guy with such a chip is entitled to whine about the planet's dominant culture, I imagine you probably hate the Chinese too.

We have German-Brazilian businessman who would s******e his (her?) ass for only 5 marks!

"Though most of our tourists are Argentine, we get a fair number of Americans"

Americans make up the largest part of foreign tourism in brazil, as well as spend the most while visiting. Why do you think the mayor of rio de janeiro has been on a mission to eliminate the identification procedures put in place only for americans...because they account for the largest portion of tourism revenue.

Down in SC, we don't see as many Americans - we are farther from them and share a land border with Argentina so they just drive over a lot.

ohh, thought you were talking about brazil, and not your particular state....makes sense you guys would see a large number of argentines. How are they treated down there?? Up here in the northeast most all brazilians I know really detest argentina, and argentines.

Keol - Magyar for c**ksucker.
Keol represents everything that is sad and despicable about Brazil, an otherwise great country with a lot to offer. Just kill off all the "Keols" of Brazil and watch things improve rapidly.

Keol, if you care to share your address with us I can promise you access to the Americans you hate so much. Whether you end up with a Colombian necktie is another story though.

Education sucks there but nobody is talking about going to Jordan.

keol should be left alone, he doesn't know better and needs to grow. Given a little more time, it will make him realise. Then with a bit of luck, you guys may even turn him around.

What a quaint little article, ironically written by someone who actually had the chance to make a difference but didn´t. Instead he prefers to point the finger elsewhere to cover his own failings. How Brazilian is that!
Anyway, why is there so much talk about "sex tourism"! It could be to hide the fact that there´s a bigger domestic problem re. sexual exploitation than that which is nutured by visiting foreigners. I don´t think I´ve ever met a Brasilian that hasn´t enjoyed the services of a GDP.

Brazil is full of smoke screen & spin.

If there was no smoke screen, Brazilians would have to be themselves. Spin, spin, spin....

i guess people right now are going to move to the fantastic place call jordan
LLLLOLLLLL


What a joke!!!!

Brazil's government has little authority or influence on its direction. The nation is a completely integrated part of the global economy, therefore it must respond to global forces, not domestic ones.

Unfortunately, Brazil is still a second or third tier player in directing the world economy. Yes, it has substantial GDP, but Brazil is NOT a global leader in services, financial markets, technology or innovation. Its economy is built around commodities - it exports raw materials and agricultural products, not high-end electronics, pharmaceuticals or even automobiles.

On top of that, Brazil is competing with every other nation for capital and investment from banks and multi-nationals. I'd invest in China, India or Eastern Europe before Brazil because of the corruption, bureaucracy and tax burdens.

Regarding national programs, the government's hands are tied to the currency markets. If Lula decided to take steps that did not appeal to the markets, huge portions of the nation's wealth would be destroyed and the country would attract even less foreign capital.

Brazil is screwed. Why? Because China can manufacture goods cheaper and India has a massive pool of cheaper, better educated, English-speaking people to address outsourced services. That's why Brazil is relegated to selling soya, meat, oranges, sugar, iron and other commodities.

It's a shame because it is a wonderful place filled with lovely people.

The Argentines are resented here more than hated - when their economy was good they were always buying out the stores and keeping prices up, now that they've been knocked down a peg (once they mostly flew here, now tens of thousands drive over) they tend to be somewhat more humble, but still they almost never bother to speak Portuguese (btw, very little English is spoken here, so almost all Europeans and Anglophones at least try to speak Portuguese, bless their furry little toes) because they for the most part still think that they are better than we are. Brazilians not being the sort to devote much energy to odium, those that don't resent the Argentines here tend more to a bemused contempt. May they prosper, spend their money, and go home.

One has to laugh when at every border crossing those pendejos have a sign that reads "Las Malvinas son Argentinas"!

They take it seriously though - English travelers often tell people in bars, etc. that they are Irish or Aussie.

Jordan is not a "backward Arab country." Compared to most countries with a majority Arab population, Jordan is about as forward as you can get. Jordan is like the Belgium of the middle east. You want a backward arab country, try Yemen or something.

I am an American college student, and I have read alot of the comments posted here. I would like to express that those of you who say Brazil has lots to offer I would agree. America is to large and clunky to make the types of fuel changes Brazil has, which makes Brazil ahead of the game. Brazil has alot of culture which I think is taken for granted. The US has little and only in small pockets in the northeast or southwest. Most Americans are too into themselves to even notice any other country and too arrogant to learn a different language. I think the sex problem in Brazil is a tragedy, but on the bright side your direction and ability to change is much better than the US.

"I am an American college student, and I have read alot of the comments posted here. I would like to express that those of you who say Brazil has lots to offer I would agree. America is to large and clunky to make the types of fuel changes Brazil has, which makes Brazil ahead of the game. Brazil has alot of culture which I think is taken for granted. The US has little and only in small pockets in the northeast or southwest. Most Americans are too into themselves to even notice any other country and too arrogant to learn a different language. I think the sex problem in Brazil is a tragedy, but on the bright side your direction and ability to change is much better than the US. "

Pathetic. Ignorant. Kid has no idea what he's talking about.

Thanks, you college student. At last we have somebody without a dirty mouth and an empty brain around.
It is good to read something sensible and clean.
This other guy seems to come from " Amerrrica "Uber Alles ".

I guess he dropped school and got lost in here.
Certainly he learned this big sounding word "pathetic" and now he is showing off.
The point is: He is messing things up. Nobody is interested on his good-for-nothing opinion. He cannot take things seriously and every word he writes demonstrates he is intelectually handicapped.
There are other people like him who will be happy to enjoy his company. Let´s wait for the best and see if he just disappears.

...At last we DON´T have ...

Firstly, yes this particular school is attended by the elite but for your information all private schools in Jordan which are attended mostly by from middle class, offer the same education and facilities as this one. Moreover public schools offer very good education. In many occasions public school student get even better results in national exams. Secondly, ‘Jordan is a backward Arab country’ comes only from the mouth of the same ignorant person who believes that women are not aloud to wear pants in Jordan. Regarding honor killing, an average of seven accidents a year can hardly be called routinely. Yes women face government-sponsored discriminations in Jordan but the community has been changing that. Women are very much respected in Jordan and are not treated as piece of meat like in some other countries. Why not compare 5 women dying WEEKLY in Spain from domestic violence while non in Jordan. Unfortunately I don’t have the exact figure for Brazil but what is curtain that Brazil is one of the main countries in the world where men beat women at home. Just look up the bit about Brazil in the WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women for 2005!
Finally, you are ok with women prostituting themselves! You do not care why they do it (According to studies poverty is the main reason) & you don’t care what are the short & long term psychological impacts of prostituting on theses women? Never mention the physical problems these women go through.
I rest my case and my heart goes out for women in Brazil especially if there were many of your likes there!

sex

Brazil became a gigantic whorehouse only because, WE Brazilian citizens, built things this way. It's in our culture to use the services of sex servants.Education and socio-economic development WON'T chance this fact of life, as long as we Brazilians are in demand for whores. Sex tourism is perhaps 1% of the game in this sex market. The largest customer base is guess what, made of Brazilians.