Over 43 million Brazilians escape poverty with help from social assistance program
More than 43 million Brazilians, comprising 18.52 million families, have risen above the poverty line in June due to an...
July 13, 2023Topic
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Brazil: Families in extreme poverty in São Paulo grow 10%, says City Hall
The number of families living in extreme poverty in São Paulo City grew by 10.3% between January and July this...
September 27, 2022
The misery of São Paulo becomes a portrait of growing inequality
Brazil's wealthiest city has seen the multiplication of poverty in its landscape.
September 26, 2022
Brazil: São Paulo City has 3,700 street children and adolescents
The capital city of São Paulo has 3,759 children and adolescents (a group of zero to 17 years old) living...
August 2, 2022
Brazil Aid’s impact reaches 34% of the municipalities’ GDP
The impact of the Brazil Aid (Auxílio Brasil) can exceed 30% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the municipalities.
June 29, 2022
More than 33 million Brazilians go hungry
A survey released on Wednesday, June 8, says that about 33 million people go hungry in Brazil. The number corresponds...
June 8, 2022
Impact of war in Ukraine will raise poverty in Latin America to 33.7%, says ECLAC
The impact of the war in Ukraine, especially the rise in energy and food prices due to sanctions against Russia,...
June 7, 2022
Will the Bolsonaro administration use its majority on the Petrobras board to stabilize diesel prices in Brazil?
The federal government wants to keep Petrobras' diesel oil prices stable in the future. This would be done through the...
May 12, 2022
Brazil’s Bolsonaro fires Minister Bento Albuquerque over high diesel prices
After challenging the Brazilian president with another diesel price hike, the bosses of state-owned Petrobras are now getting a short...
May 11, 2022