Future of Brasil

When one thinks of Brazil many things come to find. Such as beaches, Rio de Janiero, Amazon, Carnival, and some even think of things such as corruption that exist in the government.

In this blog I am going to try to explain, from my viewpoint, some of the problems that exist within Brazil, but also things that make Brazil a country to look to in the future.

In the past 10 years Brasil has become a country to talk about. Becoming a BRIC country (along with Russia, India, and China), which classifies it as a developing country. And when you look around compared to some of the neighboring countries one can tell that there are improvements that have come to this country. Also with many of the families that were below the poverty line have started to become middle class families, and the government has created many programs to help the lower end families have a chance of living a better life, the country has indeed developed. Also the Brazilian economy has become one of the strongest countries in the world. The problem is though where that money goes to it is easy to see that the money is not distributed evenly. And while the country continues to grow, so do the favelas continue to become bigger.

One of the main problems that exist here is in regards to education. Yes the public universities here are free for the residences, but in order to attend one of these schools one must take a test and get a certain level, and in order to do really well on these tests one must go to a school to help focus on passing this exam, and in order to go to a nice school one must make a good amount of money, as these schools are private and cost a lot. If one does not pass the test they have an option of attending a private university, but of course those cost the same as attending some American colleges. At the public high schools unfortunately because of lack of funding students are not able to obtain the knowledge they need, and the teachers are under paid and can not help with funding with the classes. Another major problem that exist is the people who run the government here make 10 times for then the teachers. They are also exempt from many laws that exist, or they can easily pay someone off if they want something done.

Problems like these are why at the end of June this year there were many protests to fight against the corruption and injustice.  Personally to me this country has so much potential and there are many great things happening here, but I agree with the citizens that are fighting against the injustice. It is actually moving to see the people, who take much pride in being Brazilian, try to stop the problems and make the country a better place. I believe that the country really stands a chance and has much to offer the world in the future.