What do you know about BRAZIL ?

@eletroguru,

Thanx . I would love to read people´s views on this.

it depends on where you go and who you are,  Brazil is a "dormant" racist country, you probably already know that the blacks in Brazil are not always well seen. Brazil being the last country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery and it can still be felt talking with people in and about. it's funny because sometime i feel like they embrass their african roots so much and yet other time it's the opposite.
There are deep disparities in income, education and employment between lighter and "darker-skinned" people and the government has implemented affirmative action programs in education and employment for "darker-skinned" people,
most people living in the favelas are black therefore being black can be seen as being poor.
Blacks make up almost half of the total population — but nearly two-thirds of the nation’s poor. Illiteracy among black Brazilians is twice as high as among whites.
i have visited San Paolo/ Rio/Florianopolis many times and, due to my line of work, i don't really FEEL the racism. I remember once i met a girl who told me that if i wasn't "doing what i was doing"(my job), she would have never dated me OR a lady who told me she would never date a black person because, chances are, they come from the favelas.
You have to always prove that you are from a higher social status than people living in favelas but yet, you can have a favela right next to a very posh/upscale area!
Funny enough, you go to the carnival or the beautiful beaches and you would never know that there is such differences.
crime is very high in Brazil due to the poverty factor and the nightlife is wonderful. it is one of the most expensive city in South America so watch out!