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[Drew Crawford @drewcrawford_]

Things Americans believe about Brazil that are completely wrong:

"Brazil is dangerous."

São Paulo's murder rate is approximately 6 per 100,000. St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans, and Detroit all exceed 40. Latin America's largest city (the place most Americans picture when they think "dangerous Brazil") is safer per capita than St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans, Detroit, Memphis, and Cleveland.

"Brazil is poor."

8th largest economy on earth. 7th by purchasing power. GDP larger than Italy's. Unemployment at 5.3% (the lowest since 2012). 108.2 million tonnes of soybeans exported in 2025 ($43.5 billion). $18 billion in beef exports. $86 billion in revenue from a single meat company (JBS). $7.6 billion from a single airplane manufacturer (Embraer).

"Brazil only exports raw materials."

Embraer is the third-largest aircraft manufacturer on earth. Half the regional jets in America are Brazilian. WEG is a $40 billion industrial manufacturer that exports to 135+ countries. Nubank serves 110 million customers and is worth $85 billion. The Manaus Free Trade Zone assembles Samsung phones, Honda motorcycles, and LG electronics inside the Amazon.

"Brazil's financial system is backwards."

Pix processes 6-7 billion transactions per month. 170 million users. 93% of the adult population. The Fed launched FedNow nearly three years after Pix. Adoption: minimal. Brazil has Open Finance with 60+ million active consents. The US does not. Brazil has an active CBDC pilot (Drex). The US does not.

"The currency is unstable."

Brazil's Central Bank raised rates to 13.75% before the Fed started hiking. It fought inflation faster and harder than most major central banks in the 2021-2023 cycle. BCB independence was formalized by law in 2021 with fixed four-year terms. The dollar touched R$5.00 for the first time in two years. The Ibovespa hit 16 all-time records in 2026 and is up 22% YTD.

"Nobody invests in Brazil."

Chinese FDI grew 113% in 2024. The US committed $565 million to critical minerals. The EU just signed its largest trade deal ever (720 million consumers, 90%+ tariffs eliminated). BTG Pactual reported "enormous increase in interest from large pension funds and sovereign funds." The Ibovespa gained 30%+ in dollar terms in 2025.

"The Amazon is being destroyed."

Brazil still holds 60% of the Amazon rainforest. It has a higher share of renewable electricity than any major economy on earth (87%). The EU-Mercosul deal requires deforestation-free certification for all agricultural exports starting late 2026. Brazil powers itself with water while exporting oil. Very few countries on earth can say the same.

The gap between what Americans think they know about Brazil and what is actually true is wider than any valuation gap in financial markets.

That gap is the opportunity.

Next time someone tells you Brazil is "risky," ask them what they actually know about it.

Most of the time, the answer is nothing.

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[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@DMunicipality Please, take any actions. We can not sleep, it's our mental health and I can not work well on the next day. Carolina Stoffella Guimaraes [phone]

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@emaardubai My phone is 971558441468 . Where's the respect with us ? We need to sleep, again one more night it's almost 3am and I'm here complaining again

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@emaardubai It's not first time I complained and I did not receive any contact from Emaar

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@DxbDevAuthority We need a solution now, we can not sleep, we can not take a rest, any night. It's our mental health too. We are turning crazy with these trucks making loud noises ALL THE NIGHTS!!!

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@DxbDevAuthority Hello, I live in Dubai marina in front of one EMMAR construction, me and my neighbors are trying to sleep. And ALL NIGHT the trucks in Emaar construction are WORKING loudly making their cement. It's crazy, with these trucks making a lot of noise, much more than during the day.

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@DMunicipality We can not handle with these noise EVERY NIGHT!!! we sent many email and calla to Dubai municipality who gave them the license to work during the night !!! We deserve to rest and have a calm night to sleep ! I need to sleep, I need to rest without any noise !

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@emaardubai One more night, all these week again and again with these crazy noise !!!

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@emaardubai It's VERY DISRESPECTFUL!!!! EVERY SINGLE BIGHT, FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 7AM OR 8AM, these crazy and insane noise and we can not even sleep because of Emaar construction!!! My mental health, my sleep... Me and my neighbors every single day are complaining!!! We really can not anymore

[Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis @DrLoupis__]

They are really like this.

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@emaardubai Today again is insane this noise, I can't sleep !!!!

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She was only 6 years old.

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@emaardubai I can not sleep.... This need to stop after midnight please !!!

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@emaardubai Please this need to stop after midnight!!! I need to sleep (the construction in Dubai marina, side of the mesquite)

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@emaardubai Nothing change!!! Still the same and worst noise today I CAN NOT SLEEP !!! With this construction in front of my tower. It's weird...I need to sleep , it's every day this crazy noiseeee

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@emaardubai I did not sleep all night, one more night without sleep because of EMAAR CONSTRUCTION EXTREMELY NOISES

[CΛROL STOFFΞLLΛ @CarolStoffella]

@emaardubai I shared already my WhatsApp here. But this need to have a solution now. We can not pay our nights and sleep EVERY DAY with these EXTREMELY NOISE. EMAAR is just to make money and don't care for anyone that lives around ?