Tag: rich
The Slums Kept Brazil’s Economy Going When World Was Falling Apart
OK, it was not really a rocket blastoff like The Economist showed on its ...
In 6 Years, 3 Million Brazilians Left Poverty Behind
In Brazil, three million people crossed the poverty threshold over the last six years ...
Luxury Has Become a US$ 5 Billion Industry in Brazil
Brazilian companies prevail in the country's luxury products market. A survey conducted by consultancy ...
Brazil, I’m Tired of Your Rich’s Insensibility and Your Poor’s Passivity
“I’m also tired of people who only want to take advantage, of the traffickers’ ...
Will Brazil Give Its Grandchildren the Chance for All It Denied Its Children?
Last month the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) marked its 85th birthday. The Republic ...
Brazil’s Poor Are Too Peaceful While Their Kids Starve do Death Amid Plenty
Recent studies show that a Brazilian prisoner is twice as likely to have come ...
Brazil’s Rich-Poor Gap Shrinks and So Does Everyone’s Income
The latest numbers from the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) show that ...
Brazil Celebrates Slow Progress While the World Zooms Fast Ahead
Throughout the 19th century Brazil evolved more slowly than the countries that, thanks to ...
The Brazilian Rich Won’t Be Out of Prison Before Misery Is Abolished
At the end of the 19th century, Brazil abolished the slave-ocratic system. As this ...
Lula Was Never the Leader He Should Have Been. And Brazil Is Much Poorer for That.
Thanks to his life story and the history of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da ...