If you were given the choice, what would you rather do: (1) Start a business in São Paulo, Brazil’s economic capital, or (2) Wait in a thirty day line at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Washington DC? Although number 2 sounds tempting, I would suspect that most everyone would opt to start a business in São Paulo. But don’t make up your mind just yet; there is reason to believe that waiting in line at the DMV is actually the better choice. According to a report released by the World Bank on Wednesday, it takes a staggering 152 days to start a business in São Paulo. That is, to get the proper authorization from local, state, and federal authorities, you need upwards of five months and a whole lot of patience. In São Paulo, bureaucracy is thick—in fact, it’s so thick that it makes the DMV look like the essence of efficiency.