The re-emergence of ethanol fuel in Brazil

Journal article

The development of the ethanol agro-industry generated complex relationships within Brazilian society, an understanding of which requires analyses from a political, economic, anthropological and especially historical perspective. ProAlcool (National Ethanol Programme) induced changes in labour relationships and rural migration, while reinforcing technological development and economic and political capacities. It is important to mention, moreover, that the cultivation of sugarcane is closely related to the formation of the Brazilian economy and society since colonial times (i.e. since the beginning of the sixteenth century), having been the first economic activity developed by the Portuguese colonists.

Authors: Correia, E

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
• Journal: Oxford Energy Forum
• Volume: February 2007
• Issue: 68
• Pages: 17-19
• Publication date: 2007-02-01
• Edition: Publisher's version
• ISSN: 0959-7727
• Language: English
• Keywords: OIES