Scientology Around the Web: Scientology Volunteer Ministers Celebrating Carnival in Brazil

It's February and people from all over the world will soon be traveling to Brazil for Carnival, the unique 4-day celebration leading up to Ash Wednesday, and starting this year on Saturday, February 17th.

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour of Brazil is dedicated to bringing joy to every day of the year by putting effective tools for living in the hands of everyone who wants a better life.

Brazil is a land of extremes. Although it has the fourth largest city and the largest metropolitan area in the world, some of its citizens still live in the most primitive of villages. It has the ninth largest economy in the world but the discrepancy between the rich and the poor and the distribution of its wealth is one of the worst on Earth. Brazil has the largest Japanese population of any nation outside of Japan; twice as many Italians live in the City of São Paulo as in Rome; a third as many Spanish as in Madrid and a third as many Portuguese as in all of Portugal. Ethnicities ranging from native Amerindians, to former African slaves and immigrants from all parts of the world coexist, and their customs and peculiarities form a culture like none other on Earth.

Yet as different as the various cultures are that comprise this surprising country, every one of its people has dreams and aspirations, and each has to overcome barriers, problems and difficulties to accomplish them. Some are more effective at doing this than others, but all would benefit from an effective technology of life. And the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour is in Brazil to see that the people of this beautiful land have access to the technology of L. Ron Hubbard to enable them to truly live up to their full potential.

Begun in 1978, the Scientology Volunteer Ministers movement has experienced more growth in the past five years than in any previous time period.

The VMs use the Scientology Handbook and courses based on its chapters to give people skill in such diverse subjects as improving relationships, setting and attaining goals and helping addicts come off drugs. The book contains a remarkably effective technology of study and simple drills anyone can learn to improve his or her communication. These tools for better living derive from Mr. Hubbard's research into the basic nature of Man, and are a very practical application of technology he developed to help the individual attain personal spiritual freedom.

The VMs are dedicated to bringing joy to living every day of the year by putting effective tools for living in the hands of everyone who wants a better life.

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