[Eric in the Ozarks]

Brazil has always been on the edge of being a great democratic country, but this goal has always been just out of reach. They have a functioning middle class, good manufacturing and make good beer.

[hinckley buzzard]

Brazil has always been on the edge of being a great democratic country, but this goal has always been just out of reach

"Brazil--Sleeping Giant on our Doorstep." Reader's Digest, circa 1959.

[Rakkasan1]

You can't be a Real Country unless you have a BEER and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a BEER.
-Frank Zappa