But thousands of people will continue to lose their jobs, and the elusive "feel-good factor" eagerly sought by politicians may take much longer to return.

I think it's more of a psychological feel-good factor - Since you are up before 99.99% of the world, you want to maintain the lead, so that spurs you on to work fast.

Meanwhile, with the economy growing strongly, Brazilians are enjoying life: "feel-good factor" has entered the Portuguese language.