Brazil is a renderer only. Personally I'd go for Vray if I was looking at a nice 3rd party rendering solution. But regardless it's not going to help you with modeling or scene setup. Most of the renderers that come with applications like Maya, C4D, XSI, etc. are going to be fine for general needs anyway. No need to purchase a separate dedicated renderer until you at least have the basic modeling and scene editing tools in place.
- Oshyan