Brazil’s stock market, as measured by the inflation-corrected Bovespa index, has more than quadrupled in value since President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva’s first election victory in October 2002, and is now at almost twice the peak achieved in 2000. In comparison, the inflation-corrected Shanghai Composite only doubled during this period, while the American stock market, as measured by the inflation-corrected Standard and Poor’s 500, increased only 50%.
自从路易斯•伊纳西奥•卢拉•达席尔瓦（Luis Inácio Lula da Silva）总统2002年10月首度当选以来，巴西的圣保罗证交所指数（Bovespa index）在扣除通胀因素后的价值增长已经超过四倍，而且目前所处的点位是2000年高点的两倍。相比之下，扣除通胀因素后的上证综指仅仅上涨了两倍，而美国股市如果用扣除通胀因素的标准普尔500来衡量，增长率只有50%。事实上，美国股价还从未在不到五年的时间内经历过四倍的增长，即便在20世纪90年代后期的股市泡沫中也不例外。