Roughly 18.57% of Brazil's population is living below the poverty line. This poverty is largely located in certain areas of the country, namely the north and northeast regions. In these regions, most poverty is contained in urban slums, or favelas. The south and southeast regions of Brazil, however, are typically much more developed and enjoy a standard of living comparable to that of other first world countries. This drastic inequality in levels of income has led Brazil to rank among the top countries on the Gini Index, a measure of economic inequality. The government has taken an active role in addressing this poverty, mostly through the Fome Zero program started by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Private organizations have also taken a role in attempting to eradicate poverty in Brazil, but there is still much to be done in order to solve the problems of social inequality that still exist.
Wlad grew up in Recife, Brazil and shares many of the things he saw and experienced growing up.
General Websites
1. Global Poverty Facts and Stats: http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Facts.asp
2. Poverty Resource - Brazil: http://earthtrends.wri.org/povlinks/country/brazil.php (also available for other regions)
3. Rural Poverty Portal - Brazil: http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/english/regions/americas/bra/index.htm (also available for other regions)
4. Defeating Global Poverty: http://defeatpoverty.com/ - Six Parts talking about myths of global povery, why so much aid has had little impact, practical steps to end it, etc.)
5. Poverty in Brazil - Brazilian Poor Don't Have Equal Access: http://poverty.suite101.com/article.cfm/poverty_in_brazil
1. Poverty and Violence in Slums of Brazil: http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~t656_web/peace/Articles_Spring_2004/Pfannl_Emilia_Poverty_violence_Brazil_slums.htm
1. 2 Brothers Foundation- http://www.2bros.org/ -Nonprofit organization aiming to improve education in favelas surrounding Rio de Janeiro
2. Bolsa Familia- Bolsa Familia -Government-operated social and economic reform program that provides families with monetary assistance
3. International Labour Organization- http://www.ilo.org/wow/Newsbriefs/lang--en/WCMS_081558/index.htm - Proposes that new jobs must be created if poverty is to be reduced
4. Champion Against Hunger- Initiative aimed at mobilizing all sectors of Brazilian society to act against poverty and unemployment- http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/bra-ch.htm
5. Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analyses (IBASE)- http://www.ibase.org.br/modules.php?name=Conteudo&pid=122- Federal nonprofit, non-partisan, and non-religious charitable organization dedicated to democratizing information on the economic, political and social reality in Brazil.
6. Fome Zero- http://www.fomezero.gov.br/-Hunger eradication program implemented by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2003 aimed at ending extreme poverty in rural areas.
7. Ford Foundation- www.fordfound.org- New York-based organization that began helping to democratize Brazil in 1962. Goals are mainly political in nature, and focus on women's rights, anti-discrimination efforts, and the environment.
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Comments (2)
block said
at 11:20 am on Apr 9, 2008
hey brazil group. I like your work. I just wanted to let you all know i went to sao paulo last year during spring break and have a couple pretty good pictures of the slums. if you all want me to email them to you then just shoot me an email and i'll write back with some pictures attached. see-ya,
Jim Stevens
jas2da@virginia.ed
Shelina said
at 10:16 pm on Apr 13, 2008
Hey group 2,
Just wanted to say I really like your Brazil brochure. It's very professionally organized (one of the few that I've seen that looks like a real tri-fold brochure). Also, I really like how you have additional information about Brazil on your wiki page (other than what we actually have to do for the project). The news articles, videos, and personal experience sections really give a better idea of what's going on in Brazil. It also makes it a lot easier to see new additions to your page because you highlight the stuff under "recent updates". Keep up the good work! :)
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block said
at 11:20 am on Apr 9, 2008
hey brazil group. I like your work. I just wanted to let you all know i went to sao paulo last year during spring break and have a couple pretty good pictures of the slums. if you all want me to email them to you then just shoot me an email and i'll write back with some pictures attached. see-ya,
Jim Stevens
jas2da@virginia.ed
Shelina said
at 10:16 pm on Apr 13, 2008
Hey group 2,
Just wanted to say I really like your Brazil brochure. It's very professionally organized (one of the few that I've seen that looks like a real tri-fold brochure). Also, I really like how you have additional information about Brazil on your wiki page (other than what we actually have to do for the project). The news articles, videos, and personal experience sections really give a better idea of what's going on in Brazil. It also makes it a lot easier to see new additions to your page because you highlight the stuff under "recent updates". Keep up the good work! :)
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