Brazil, emerging no more, seeks to cement rise
November 23, 2011 at 15:54 PM EST
Over the last few years Brazil has seen itself catapulted onto the world stage thanks to its booming economy and dynamic growth trajectory. With a GDP predicted to total $2.4 trillion for 2011, the Latin American giant looks set to overtake the UK to become the world’s sixth largest economy by the end of the year.