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The growing need to expand the use of renewable energy sources in a sustainable way for purposes of providing greater energy security and reducing the environmental impacts associated with fossil fuels makes sugarcane bioethanol an economically viable alternative with significant potential for expansion. Bioethanol has been regularly produced and used as a motor vehicle fuel since 1931, especially so during the last few decades, and has now become a mature and standardized product, which uses a production model that can be adapted and implemented in similar contexts. In the form of bioethanol and bioelectricity, sugarcane currently represents the second most important primary source and the foremost renewable energy source in the Brazilian energy matrix. From a variety of perspectives, this work presents the characteristics of this biofuel and the agribusiness that surrounds it; particular emphasis is made on the Brazilian experience and, in some cases, comparisons are made with other bioenergy technologies. The work is aimed at Brazilians and readers from other countries who are interested in bioethanol and bioenergy.

Added on 25 October 2009
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