摘要：The number of automobiles in the world has been growing fast and today requires one
quarter of the global petroleum consumption. This problem requires adequate solutions,
one of which Brazil has achieved with the Sugarcane Ethanol Program. This paper presents
the history of this program, from its launch in the 1970s to the today's condition of full
competitiveness in a free market. It also shows how it can be replicated to other
countries, in order to replace 10 per cent of the world's gasoline consumption.
