Space and Brazil
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/23/mars.lander/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/04/30/space.tour/
http://www.latinamericamonitor.com/file/7258/countryriskratingbrazilhomepage.html
Brazilian rice producers seem to have succeeded in preventing authorities from extending a suspension on rice exports to the private sector. The government's proposed plans came on the back of global rice prices hitting new record highs, appreciating by over 80% since the beginning of the year. Brazilian rice producers export about 10% of their output to maintain a profit margin amid a regulated domestic market. The government has recently announced that it may begin selling its 1.6mn tonnes of rice reserves on the open market to ensure steady supply to consumers and prevent sudden price fluctuations.
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
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