With 2014 right around the corner and with all my talk about the future plans for Brazil, I decided to speak directly with some of my friends in Brazil. I made a Facebook post asking the following question: If you could use one word, phrase, sentence to sum up the year 2013 for Brazil, what would you say? Here were some of the most popular responses:

Image from New York Times The Signs of the Brazilian Protests

Т Se você tivesse que resumiro año de 2013 para o Brasil em uma frase, o que você diria?

Vem pra RuaТ Т Т  Come to the streets!

O gigante acordou!Т Т Т  The giant awakes!

Que seja só o começo.Т Т  It is only just beginning.

Daqui pra frente tudo vai ser differente.Т Т Т Т Т  Here and in the future, everything is going to be different.

Trabalhar e lutar sempre pelo que se sonha. Т  Т Т  Always fight for what you believe in.