Tag: poverty

Brazil Lula’s Choice Words for His Critics: ‘Idiots, Ignorant’

Once again this Saturday, August 1st, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president of ...

A Proposal to End Brazilian Poverty: Sterilizing Irresponsible Parents

Let me tell you a little story about a guy in São Paulo, Brazil, ...

Two Visions of Brazil: A Shantyless or Shantyful Country

More than any other Brazilian city, São Paulo can serve as a witness of ...

Over Half of Brazilians Get Middle-Class Status. In the US They Would Be Dirt Poor

The middle class in Brazil reached 51.89% of the country's population in April 2008. ...

A Booming Brazil? Just Another Myth Created by the Press

The international media is infatuated with the Brazilian economy. Almost every week there is ...

Better Wages Make Gap Between Rich and Poor a Little Less Wide in Brazil

There was a decline of 7% in income disparity among employed persons in Brazil ...

Brazil Shares Know-How of Fighting Rural Poverty

The experience of a poor Brazilian state can inspire Morocco, an Arab country located ...

Brazil Is Bridging the Gap Between the Rich and the Poorest

Brazil’s economy has grown, on average, 4.5% over the last for years. Per capita ...

Brazil’s Human Scavengers Finally Get a Break

For the fifth successive Christmas, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited an association ...

There’s a Cure for Brazil’s Slums. It’s Called Napalm

The Lefts are amusing. They’ve always stood up for banditism, claiming that criminality is ...