Some time ago I watched a Simpson´s episode that took place in Brazil.
It told the story of a little poor boy from here asking for help so he could remodel his orphanage. Lisa Simpson sent some money to help him and after some time she received a videotape made by the boy inviting her to visit our country. This videotape had shown that with the money sent by Lisa the orphanage had bought a door and therefore, due to Lisa´s help the monkeys wouldn´t get to enter in their rooms anymore.
The Simpsons then decide to come down here and during the whole episode they show Brazil as the "samba, carnival and bikini" country.
I have never been to United States or Europe, but I think this is the view of the majority of north american and european people. A tropical world with monkeys walking down the streets, snakes under beds, giant spiders in the shoes, violence, all sorts of crimes, indians all over the place, samba and carnival all year long as they are used to teaching at their conventional schools: all kinds of foolish things that make Brazil the first country when we talk about stupid things.
But for real, we are a country without denomination. Brazil? Just a south american country where people are experts in soccer, enjoy the carnival and walk almost naked around the streets.
Yes, we have monkeys entering the houses, walking on the streets.
The truth is that we have a have a monkey as a president, we have monkey senators, monkey lawyers and monkey parlamentaries. Just like in the United States or Europe. The difference is the level of poverty and the grades of corruption.
We do have crime and violence. But which place doesn´t have it? Our violence and poverty is fruit of American and European domination. While we keep being the workforce of these dominator countries nobody will respect us.
The world can´t see our real wonders, except from Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Gisele or Pelé. And when they take a closer look at it they suddenly seem to continue what the Portuguese settlement started: the exploration of the colony.
A great example of that is the huge number of brazilian scientists who leave their home to go to U.S. or Europe. Our natural wealth is the target of several food and pharmacy industries around the world. Poison and medicine made by the indians are stolen by researchers from all over, walking into our forests undercovering themselves under the flags of ONGs.
Our "monkeys" are leaders in the production and research of renewable fuel(sugar-cane alcohol, biodiesel, etc.), soy bean production and research, the number one country in paper technology and so many other things the world is ok to use but refuses to give us credit for.
A big part of the world´s life is made in Brazil.
This overwhelming piece was written by Leandro Azevedo Thereza, PET 1 student.
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