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Brazil's Rising Star

December 12, 2010 5:20 PM

As the U.S. and most of the world's countries limp along after the crippling recession, Brazil is off and running with jobs, industry, and resources. Steve Kroft reports.

Brazil's Rising Star
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by tadeu77 August 18, 2012 9:22 AM EDT
sorry Erikfull , what you said is not true as you forgot to say that Fernando Henrique was the president who dominated inflation an put Brazil in the way to economic boom . Also, was fernando henrique who launched the social programs Lula used to promote hinself as the Braziliam social saver .Also the economic basis adopted by Lula was defined , created and cemented by Fernando Henrique . So Lula got success just following the fundamentals of Fernando Henrique but wasn't better because of the high corruption in his government and the wrong association with decadent and backed in style political schools like Venezuela , Cuba and Iran .
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by furtado1949 February 26, 2012 4:02 PM EST
This report about Brazil makes me proud, because I was born in Brazil and raised there. At the same time I feel sad to know that we, Americans, are losing our leadership position only because of our poor vision on the world and countries like Brazil.
America should and could be in the same shape as Brazil is today or even better, if we had smart politicians who can understand our vulnerability in face of a fast changing world.
Yes, it is very sad, to see a public figure saying that we are the best and will ever be, when they can't get their act together. In 1980, I saw it coming. Speaking in a Rotary Club event in Bakersfield, Ca., I told a group of fellow Rotarians that America would need to wake up and see countries around her in need of help and invest on them making them our friends. To my surprise and amazement, people looked at me as if I was a lunatic saying nonsense words. I remember saying: If we help the poor countries around us we will make them rich and it would be only positive to us, Americans. Everybody knows that it's a lot better to have rich neighbors than poor ones.
Well, China saw it. Japan saw it. South Korea also saw it. America? Well, we were trying to find a war to fight somewhere, where we could make good money in armament, etc.
There is still time to wake up. Yes, a little late, but...?
Congratulation Brazil! Please, keep on teaching us good lessons.
Gerson R. Furtado
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by brasileiro43 September 28, 2011 11:53 PM EDT
Brazil and the best parents in the world! In Brazil poor people eat, drink, have their homes are in the favelas or not thanks and have health, something the United States has not!
We have the lungs of the world, farmland, iron ore, Amazon blue (sea) and a people loving, etc ... Currently we are all Americans wished to be.
Barack Obama is right to praise the acellular dermal 'He's the Man! "
It's our turn! Long live the Brazilian people!
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by millie37 August 1, 2011 1:01 PM EDT
If any American or Brazilian living in the US really believe this video and want to come to Brazil, I give my house to you for yours in the US. I go back to the USA ANYTIME (I have lived there for 10 years) as I am going crazy here since I came back (I have been back here in Rio de Janeiro for almost 3 years now). period.
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by skinss4ever February 13, 2011 4:30 PM EST
The video mentioned 90% of the roads being unpaved.That is dead wrong info. I would think it might be the case hhat 10% of the roads are unpaved, just liked here in the U.S, particularly in rural cities and states like West Virginia.
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by skinss4ever February 13, 2011 4:26 PM EST
As an American, who has traveled and lived many places in the world, I absolutely find Brazil the most enchanting nation I have ever visited. Brazilian people are unique, period. Unique at the way they walk, talk, dance, eat, party, do business. They are passionate about life, they are able to enjoy life, no matter the adversities they face. Brazil lives in my heart. I truly hope it continues growing and becomes the world's superpower, just so the world will be able to see how life should be lived. It should not be about work, work, work, material things and no fun. It should be about balance in life ,the way only Brazilians know how to do. BRAZIL ROCKS!
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by malucobeleza January 26, 2011 1:42 PM EST
US is a boring nation. 50 states, one look, one sauce, everything looks the same. Brazil, in the other hand, is the nation of the future because its the most diverse nation of the world. Brazil is the real "America" in the sense of a land of freedom and a land with a future we all believe in. This is history happening right now, and all our social problems that come precisely from the fact that we are a mixed exploration colony will also be precisely what makes us stronger and more attractive every day. OUR DIVERSITY. Two bordering brazilian states are more diverse than the entire anglo saxon world.
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by Erikfull January 13, 2011 11:58 AM EST
Fernando Henrique Cardoso abolished the federal technical schools and do not create any college or university extension, Lula created 14 federal universities, 126 campuses and 214 technical schools. federal (with a level of education that train students who are among the top ten students in the world) more than 750,000 scholarships for ProUni in 2010 were 180,000 bags (In 3 years ProUni graduated more poor and black Brazilians who in 500 years)
Lula created the "Path to School" which in 2010 provided 10,000 school buses (school boat amazonia) in schools which included millions of Brazilian children who live away from cities
Lula created the program "Light for All", which took electric power to 12 million families who live in the countryside and forests, and these families now produce and sell food production (government guaranteed) directly to rural schools (school lunches)
The "Bolsa Familia"is the "tip of the iceberg" there are hundreds of designs complementars.
The big problem is the Brazilian press that political parties are disguised press, only three families monopolize information in Brazil
Unfortunately, we know more about Brazil through the international press and internet.
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by Dricasagitario January 6, 2011 9:09 AM EST
Querido, vem viver aqui com esses americanos que logo, logo, voce vai mudar a sua opiniao. Esse pais aqui so tem infra-estrutura, mas qualidade de vida ate hoje e uma grande interrogacao no meu ponto de vista. Se o Brasil esta faltando engenheiros, aqui IT Profissionals. Eu posso falar do Brasil e dos Estados Unidos, pois conheco as duas realidades. Eu entendo que muitos brasileiros, tem a mentalidade colonialista de achar que tudo de bom vem de fora ou esta em outros paises. Ate hoje vivendo aqui eu nao me sinto confortavel, sempre serei uma estrangeira e tratada como uma. Americano e o povo mais chato da face da terra. Adoro falar dos outros como conhecesse bem a realidade dos outros paises.

Tenho uma maravilhosa dica para Obamaniac, deixa o Brasil em paz ja que Brasil e tudo que voce disse, procura uma senhora aqui mesmo. Eu nao vejo a hora de voltar para o Brasil.
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by Marcohtico January 4, 2011 6:00 PM EST
To Dricasagitario,
ObamaManiac was perfect in every word he wrote.
Of course the US has their own problems, but it's not by comparing the two countries that you gonna have a better Brasil.
Brasil sucks in a lot of aspects. Most of them.
We are aaaages behind the US. We still have to find engineers outside.
Well, hope we can improve in the next years where Lula failed, in the education.
Salute.
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