Editor's commentary: 1. Blogs are also great when used as a storeroom for personal research and archiving. 2. But if forced to comment I would say that Brazil's battle with dynamism v. stagnation - and the fact that we are starting to hear more "warts 'n' all" analysis of the country - is marginally positive. But only marginally. Don't let blinkered money men fool you again with silly acronyms like BRIC. Fast money has no place in meaningful cultural change. 3. It will be nothing short of a miracle if Brazil survives hosting the World Cup and then Olympic games without any (more !) major public relations disasters.
PS. Also I suppose I have more sympathy with the idea that Brazil was an "abused child", deeply brutalised by the slave trade and relentlessly exploited by the colonisers and the elites within the country. That is the country's DNA and changing it won't be easy.
where's the editor's commentary?
ReplyDeleteEditor's commentary: 1. Blogs are also great when used as a storeroom for personal research and archiving. 2. But if forced to comment I would say that Brazil's battle with dynamism v. stagnation - and the fact that we are starting to hear more "warts 'n' all" analysis of the country - is marginally positive. But only marginally. Don't let blinkered money men fool you again with silly acronyms like BRIC. Fast money has no place in meaningful cultural change. 3. It will be nothing short of a miracle if Brazil survives hosting the World Cup and then Olympic games without any (more !) major public relations disasters.
DeletePS. Also I suppose I have more sympathy with the idea that Brazil was an "abused child", deeply brutalised by the slave trade and relentlessly exploited by the colonisers and the elites within the country. That is the country's DNA and changing it won't be easy.
Deletegreat articles - explains why 'quem te indica' is so central to getting jobs
ReplyDeleteYes, or as we say in English "It's not what you know but who you know."
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