Good Article on Brazil

[bignick33]

It details the horrific discrepancies between the rich and the poor in Brazil, in the context of the upcoming World Cup and Olympics which Rio will host.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/ ... 110510/Rio

[DavidGordonsFoot]

I also recommend the book/movie Cidade De Deus (City of God).

[bignick33]

I also recommend the book/movie Cidade De Deus (City of God).

I saw the movie a few years ago. I find Brazil to be a fascinating country (incidentally, the area of Massachusetts where I grew up has one of the largest concentrations of Brazilian-Americans in the US). As I mentioned, the disparity between rich and poor is staggering. It is both shocking and very sad that this could occur in what I believe is the fourth or fifth most populous democracy in the world. The country is very diverse, both ethnically and in terms of the geographic landscape, and the tourism industry is obviously very strong. I'll be interested to see whether they're able to turn the windfall of visitors, foreign $$, and publicity into a better/safer Brazil; however, I'm pretty pessimistic.