As a brazilian guy I must tell the truth for the foreigners that thinks Brazil it is only the country of carnival, samba and soccer. My country is flooded with corruption, being the first position in the rank by Transparancy International. The government of the labour party, which stayed in the power for 13 years, just raised the keynesianism policy that lasts since the Brazil was a monarchy (yes, you read right), in XIX century. Our GDP had shrunk by 6,5% in two years and we submerged in a economic depression, that last until today. The states of the federation is collapsing with debts and, on the state that I live, Rio Grande do Sul, the government does not have money to pay the police, which have raised the violence exponentially, at the point that the good news this morning were that nobody was killed at last night because it was raining too much. For the ones who have courage to visit my country, especially Rio de Janeiro, be very careful to walk on streets and do not draw attention to you, because you will be the easiest target to robbers.
