Almost two-million people crammed into Sao Paulo on Sunday for the world’s biggest LGBT Pride celebration. [365Gay.com]

—This, in the nation which the National Intelligence Council says,

is a pivotal state with a vibrant democracy, a diversified economy and an entrepreneurial population, a large national patrimony, and solid economic institutions. Brazil’s success or failure in balancing pro-growth economic measures with an ambitious social agenda that reduces poverty and income inequality will have a profound impact on region-wide economic performance and governance during the next 15 years.