Comments on: Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Rio’s Slum Solution http://www.coha.org/out-of-sight-out-of-mind/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=out-of-sight-out-of-mind COHA is an NGO specialized in monitoring Latin American and Canadian Relations for more than 30 years... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:38:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lloyd Cata http://www.coha.org/out-of-sight-out-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-32308 Lloyd Cata Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:13:00 +0000 http://www.coha.org/?p=6351#comment-32308 Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Rio’s Slum Solution Certainly an interesting article given Brazils recent ascent into global recognition as a rising economic force. The issue of the walls will come back to all involved and all interested parties for many years if not decades. The issue of income disparity is not primarily a Brazilian problem as it appears all over the world. The US income disparity could be said to be worse than Brazil, given the wealth of both nations. It will be interesting to see in the coming years how this Brazilian version of the "war on poverty" plays out with respect to the US version of the 1960's and 1970's. Considering how Brazil responded to the oil crisis of the 1970's and its energy independence today, there are cautious signs for optimism that Brazil will face this situation as it did the energy crisis. The optimism for Brazilian success in this area may come from 2 sources; 1)Brazils economy will outpace global economic growth with increased state revenues from oil and other commodities, and 2)Brazils social identity as "one society". Though many problems remain, the past colonial aspects of Brazilian culture and society are being diminished at a greater rate than any other colonized group in the western hemisphere. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Rio’s Slum Solution

Certainly an interesting article given Brazils recent ascent into global recognition as a rising economic force.
The issue of the walls will come back to all involved and all interested parties for many years if not decades. The issue of income disparity is not primarily a Brazilian problem as it appears all over the world. The US income disparity could be said to be worse than Brazil, given the wealth of both nations. It will be interesting to see in the coming years how this Brazilian version of the “war on poverty” plays out with respect to the US version of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Considering how Brazil responded to the oil crisis of the 1970’s and its energy independence today, there are cautious signs for optimism that Brazil will face this situation as it did the energy crisis. The optimism for Brazilian success in this area may come from 2 sources; 1)Brazils economy will outpace global economic growth with increased state revenues from oil and other commodities, and 2)Brazils social identity as “one society”. Though many problems remain, the past colonial aspects of Brazilian culture and society are being diminished at a greater rate than any other colonized group in the western hemisphere.

]]> By: Adrian Hearn http://www.coha.org/out-of-sight-out-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-32290 Adrian Hearn Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:25:04 +0000 http://www.coha.org/?p=6351#comment-32290 Dear Lisa, just a quick note to say that I found your article illuminating and stimulating to read. My mother's family is from Rio, and when I visited for the first time this June (for LASA), I came away wanting to know more about the city. I anticipate expanding my current work on Chinese infrastructure and technology transfer projects in Cuba to the case of Brazil. Thank you for the time you clearly put into perfecting this piece. Adrian Dear Lisa, just a quick note to say that I found your article illuminating and stimulating to read. My mother’s family is from Rio, and when I visited for the first time this June (for LASA), I came away wanting to know more about the city. I anticipate expanding my current work on Chinese infrastructure and technology transfer projects in Cuba to the case of Brazil. Thank you for the time you clearly put into perfecting this piece.

Adrian

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