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*** NOW AVAILABLE *** ***See David Brown's Promotional YouTube Video*** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmPcW5s00nY This is not the story of Brazil as you know it. It?s a fundamental shift. A potential game-changer. A new Brazil is emerging on the world stage. Brazil today is one of the fastest growing players in the global economy, a bio-fuels pioneer on the fast track to energy self-sufficiency, a booming haven for foreign investment, and a test case for a new approach to governance in Latin America. Can Brazil successfully chart a new path that overcomes the country's grinding poverty and its tide of violent crime, while still preserving the country's unique environment? Will the new Brazil continue as a strategic partner for the United States or could it become a formidable competitor? How will the rest of the world accommodate Brazil's seemingly unstoppable growth? In "Brazil Rising," veteran public radio journalist David Brown takes listeners on a personal journey across the country, exploring Brazil's view of itself, its neighbors, and the world. "Brazil Rising," produced by Simon Marks, Kristin McHugh, and Keith Porter, is a Stanley Foundation production in association with KQED Public Radio and KUT Austin.