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One of the most depressing aspects of Brazilian politics is the way many - if not most - of issues being dealt with at official level have nothing to with unleashing the country's potential and ending its social inequality. For example, the business community has been warning for about a year that Brazil faces a realistic prospect of another energy blackout in 2009. However, instead of being treated as an emergency, this issue is being kicked around like a ball. 
"If, instead of one, Brazil had had five Montenegros, it would be an infinitely better country, more prepared for the future." The statement was made by journalist and writer Fernando Morais, regarding Brazilian military officer Casimiro Montenegro, founder of the Brazilian Aeronautics Technological Institute (ITA), one of the Brazil's most important aviation technology training centers.
Biofuels are in the news and Brazil is consequently taking center stage. As Lula flirts with both Bush and his fellow South American leaders the debate rages on as to the rights and wrongs of the position of this country in the market. 
Last month the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) marked its 85th birthday. The Republic was only 33 years old and Abolition, 34, when the party was created, conveying the certainty of the Communist utopia and a revolutionary strategy: taking power and nationalizing the means of production to construct an egalitarian society.
Amazonian fruits have been known for centuries. When the first colonizers arrived in Brazil, the Indians were already familiar with several species - such as abiu, biriba, peach palm, cocono, and umari. But since the Portuguese preferred to cultivate European and Asian fruits, the Brazilian native species were relegated to a secondary position.