Tag: poverty
Brazil: The Shame of Being the World’s 7th Largest Economy
In the 19th century, Victor Hugo refused to shake hands with Pedro II, the ...
Brazil Has Become a Land of Private Affluence and Public Penury
Years ago, retired Brazilians who were poor began to count upon a rural pension ...
President Dilma Can Get a Place in History by Having Rich and Poor Kids in the Best Schools
In her first post-election speech, President-elect Dilma Rousseff made a commitment to eradicating misery. ...
Discovering what Lies in the Swamps of Northeastern Brazil on a Sweltering Carnaval Night
So there I sat. Garbage, beer cans, and confetti littered the streets of Recife ...
Brazil Believes It Can Have Social Indicators of Rich Country in 6 Years
Brazil may achieve social indicators similar to those of developed countries by 2016 if ...
Faced with São Paulo, Brazil’s Poverty and Loneliness I Cry Myself to Sleep
Last week I decided to write a list of top ten “best” things about ...
Christmas Boom for Brazil’s Beggars
A few years I wrote an article about a woman selling sweets on the ...
Enough of Good News, Brazil! Time to Build a Fairer Society Now
A number of events has projected Brazil into the headlines of international news, besides ...
A Lesson Brazil Is Learning: We Are the Wealth
Recently, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) held a meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to ...
Brazil Hosts International Meeting to Fight Poverty and Spread Wealth
Brazil will be hosting from Wednesday, August 5, to Friday, August 7, the International ...