Biofuels: the Brazilian revolution tonight on Arte

[Christophe]

22:20 tonight on Arte

For thirty years, Brazil has been running on ethanol. Ethanol produced from sugar cane, a traditional plant grown today on a large scale. Much cheaper than gasoline, ethanol is also less polluting. It is nothing other than a strong alcohol besides the sugar cane is also used to make cachaça, the national alcohol. In the state of São Paulo, José has always cultivated cane to make sugar. Thirty years ago he started delivering part of his harvest to the refinery. José is one of the last small producers in the region. Because the sector is today largely industrialized. Monitored by satellite, the fields line up as far as the eye can see, dotted with ultramodern refineries.

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