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That is quite unfortunate. Hopefully, most of the important stuff was stored in such a way that it doesn't burn up. I guess we'll know more over the coming days. Luckily though, most information these days is not stored in a single location. So, while the items themselves may be destroyed, much of their value remains.

I'm not sure why you muddied the waters of this thread with your complaints about less-bad fiscal policy in Brazil though. Your country is broke (as are most others). The only option is austerity, and a whole lot more of it than just about any country has implemented. I can only hope that the USA will get to some of that, before were just as broke as everyone else. I won't be holding my breath though. Governments (and the people that put them in place) seem to lack the ability to think long term, and think only about what is good in the moment. People whine about a need for this or that, and governments try to provide it, doing so very inefficiently. This takes money that countries do not have, so they borrow it. Then the bills come due, and the people whine about the budget cuts that are necessary to service and repay the debt that was incurred because of their previous whining.