The World Changed. Brazil Hasn't Noticed Yet.

Our parents and grandparents grew up believing in a linear path: study, graduate, get a stable job. It made sense in a world where information was scarce and opportunities were concentrated.

But that world no longer exists.

Today any young person with internet access can learn to code, launch a product, reach a global market — without asking anyone's permission. Access to building tools has never been more democratic. And yet, Brazil doesn't seem to have noticed.

The Environment That Kills Before Letting Things Grow

How many Brazilian startups actually take off? How many young people have access to mentorship, investment, and an environment that encourages them to build?

How many companies born inside Brazilian public universities survive beyond 5 years?

In the United States, the UK, Israel — young entrepreneurship is treated as a strategic asset. There are acceleration programs, a culture of risk-taking, and a society that respects those who try. In Brazil, the system seems structured to discourage: excessive bureaucracy, absurd tax burden, and a culture that still values the diploma more than what you built with it.

College has become social validation. The young person who wants to take risks, to build something from scratch, finds themselves trapped in an environment that rewards conformity.

A Contradiction That Bothers Me

How can a country so rich in natural resources, with a young and creative population and enormous market potential, afford not to incentivize its people to build the future?

It's not a lack of talent. It's not a lack of will. It's a lack of environment.

Technology could be the great engine of social mobility in Brazil — but everything conspires against it: taxes that make it unviable, bureaucracy that wears you down, and a cultural narrative that still looks at the entrepreneur with suspicion.

Why I Started Building

It wasn't romanticism. It was the conviction that there's no other path for those who want to generate real impact.

You can't depend on a dysfunctional system to build something that matters. So you learn to operate within the constraints, to be creative with what you have, and to find people who think the same way.

That's how Junto and Solitus were born — not despite the difficult environment, but in response to it.

What Each of Us Can Do

There's no point in just criticizing the government or the system. That's easy and changes nothing.

What changes is when more people decide to build — even without incentive, even without guarantees, even without approval. And when those who are already building help those who are just starting: with mentorship, with connections, with a word that says "it's worth taking the risk."

If you're reading this and want to build something — don't wait for the perfect environment. It's not coming. Start with what you have, find people who share your vision, and go.