larry rohter, "brazil on the rise." we'll be right back. >> hey, welcome back, everybody. thanks so much. folks, in just a few minutes, we will have more on the supreme court declaring the end of racism. but the other bit of juicy justice i've got my eye on is the trial of george zimmerman. hold your applause. the festivities kicked off yesterday in florida. now, we all remember how zimmerman shot unarmed teenager trayvon martin in what was either a senseless tragedy or a sensible response to aggravated hoodie. this story, folks, has torn this nation apart but luckily zimmerman's lawyer don west in his opening remarks started the healing with humor. >> sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying. so let me, at considerable risk, let me say, i'd like to tell you a little joke. i know how that may sound a bit weird in this context under these circumstances. but i think you're the perfect audience for it. as long as you... if you don't like it or you don't think it's funny or it's inappropriate that you don't hold it against mr. zimmerman. you can hold it against me if yo

joining me now is larry rohter, a former rio de janeiro bureau chief of the "new york times" and also author of "brazil on the ride." ruchir sharma, author of "breakout nations" head of emerging markets and global macro and paulo sotero joins us from washington, d.c., he is the director of the brazil institute of the woodrow wilson international institute for scholars. i'm pleased to have them talk what about is going on in brazil. larry, what is happening? >> everything. as you indicated, the list of grievances is long and varied. but if you want to boil it down, simplify it, you can say it's really about respect. the country's been through an enormous period of growth. it has seen a lifting of 50 million people into the middle-class. and now that they're there, you know, the government i think thought that people would be grateful. instead of what the people are saying is "this this is a middle-class country we want middle-class services, we want middle-class values which include honesty, probity in public affairs. show us the real thing. don't just talk about it." >> rose: was it b