Dilma Is A Cover Girl

Dilma, looking confident and self-assured, is on the cover of the September 10, 2012 issue of "Forbes" magazine. The headline "The 100 Most Powerful Women" is superimposed over her photo.  

The article is available online.  

Forbes ranks Dilma as the third most powerful woman, after Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  

Some quotes from the article that I thought were interesting:

"No other BRIC balances democracy and widespread wealth nearly as well. Half of Brazil’s population now occupies the middle class---their output alone surpasses the entire economy of neighboring Argentina."

"Physical infrastructure is the most obvious need: As Garrabrant discovered, only 14% of the roads in the world’s fifth-largest country are paved. Of 142 countries surveyed, the World Economic Forum ranks Brazil’s quality of physical infrastructure 104th–behind fellow BRICs China, India and Russia."

In a separate profile on the "Forbes" site, Dilma says: "What I want my legacy to be is this country to be increasing middle class, to be highly competitive and highly educated." 

Dilma has received international news coverage lately, with stories about her visit to the 2012 London Olympics and her pro-active policies to keep Brazil's economy moving forward.

(By the way, I'm a big fan of Dilma's and I meant no disrespect with the term "cover girl." I would have said "cover woman," but it sounds wrong).