The communicative intention of Text I is to...

classify all the economic risks Brazil will certainly run if it insists on extracting oil at great depth.

suggest that Brazil could soon be ranked as one of the four main oil producers in the whole world.

argue that Brazil should try to avoid potential dangers associated to its recent deepwater oil discoveries.

report on the rising tensions between China and Brazil over the manufacturing sector of the world economy.

announce the expected growth of the oil industry in Brazil, Nigeria and Venezuela in the coming decades.