Green Planet: For the first time in Brazil’s history, in 2008 sales of ethanol as fuel for motor vehicles surpassed those of petrol – according to the National Fuel Authority (Agência Nacional de Petróleo ANP). In Brazil ecofuels’ exchanges have increased in one year by 45%, reaching 16 billion liters sold in gas pumps. Ethanol is cheaper than petrol, it is derived from sugar canes through an alcoholic fermentation process of the plant’s sugars. Brazil is the second largest producer …