party for the rich in Sao Paulo
From O Buteco:
basically, an MTV Brasil Host ventures into a ritzy Sao Paulo night club to investigate how the rich are using their money. Keep in mind, in Brasil the minimum (monthly) wage is R$465, or about US$256 at the current exchange rate.
Before entering, he asks the hostess if poor people are allowed in, and she shakes her head and says no and giggles. Once inside, he asks random people how much they typically spend during a night out, and many say about R$150 while another says R$350. The reporter also asks how much people compensate their maids, and they either pretend not to hear or just flat out refuse to answer. Then when he asks how much people spent on their drinks, with one guy saying he spent R$10 (again, keeping in mind the minimum wage), and the reporter asks him if spending that much on a beer is something an idiot or a rich guy would do. The man responds, “An idiot.” Countering his response, the reporter asks the man if he thinks he’s an idiot, and the man replies, “well, no.” Another guy admits to paying over R$300 on a bottle of vodka. At the end, one of the people shreds R$150 and tosses its bits into the air.
Regardless of what country you’re in, it’s terrible that people are literally throwing away so much money when there is hunger and poverty in your own backyard.
