Santos Occupation

Brazil's future

Brazil is a country on the rise: A thriving economy. A wealth of natural resources. A new, robust middle class. Declining poverty rates. And a future that includes hosting the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. This is Brazil of 2010, going into 2011. It’s no wonder why so many people have suddenly found South America’s largest country as the hot, new global fixation.

But most of what is said or written about "the future of Brazil" in the international arena originates from the perspective of the political and economic elite - the World Economic Forum/Economist magazine crowd.

But what do everyday Brazilians think is the future of their country?