I arrived in Brazil a few days ago, so I would like to describe some of the impressions I have of the city of Porto Alegre, where I returned to live after 13 months in Europe.
Entries Tagged as 'Rio Grande do Sul'
Back to Porto Alegre
September 16th, 2009 5 Comments
Tags: Brazil · Civilization · Consumerism · Culture · Porto Alegre · Rio Grande do Sul
The car and the tax
August 9th, 2009 1 Comment
A comment to the last post challenged me with a question. Could a sustainable tax shift work in Brazil? The author referred to an example cited in Lester Brown’s Plan B: a cut in labor taxes followed by an increase in energy-related tariffs. Genius, said the commentator.
I respond stating that sustainable taxation is a powerful [...]
Tags: Banks · Brazil · Cars · Europe · Government · Lester Brown · Rio Grande do Sul
