Ah, a Brazilian perspective! That's gold right there. You've seen corruption operate at Olympic levels - makes most other countries look like amateurs.

And living in Europe gives you that perfect contrast. Latin America vs Europe is like watching two completely different economic experiments play out. One's all about cycles of boom, bust, and "this time will be different" while the other's more about slow, steady institutional grinding.

Your front row seat to both should make for some spicy observations when these two get going. The theoretical vs lived experience angle is always where things get interesting.