Originally Posted by Robbie

Petrol?

I thought that Brazil had changed their cars over to run off ethanol produced by sugar cane and had plenty of cheap fuel to run their cars...it's always hailed as a major success story for alternative fuels.

Originally Posted by DWB

I don't know what the percentage is here for the locals, but in government hospitals here the people pay very little. Some don't pay at all, but I'm not sure what status they fall under to not have to pay anything. That said, you do NOT want to end up in a government hospital here unless you simply have no choice. Private hospitals are the way to go if you can afford them, and they are pretty cheap by western standards.