A view of the container port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According the the Development Ministry, as of mid-February 2009, Brazil has a trade surplus of 172 Million Dollars. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)
Members of the Landless Workers Movement (MST) attend a meeting in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, Aug. 17, 2009, where they demanded 100% nationalization of brazil's oil industry, among other things. Founded in 1985, the Landless Workers Movement is the largest social movement in Latin America and one of the most successful grassroots movements in the world. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle) (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)