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Venezuela | Brazil | Bolivia | Kenya | Tanzania

Brazil

From Venezuela, we traveled to Brazil. The 9th largest economy in the world, a country with abundant natural resources, modern industries, internationally recognized culture and the widest gap between rich and poor: the richest 10% of Brazilians receive 50% of the nation's income, while the poorest 10% receive less than 1%.

Agrarian Reform and Land Issues:

MST: Moviememto Sem Terra – Brazil's Landless Workers Movement

INCRA – Brazil's National Institute of Colonization and Land Reform

More about Latifundia's

People living in favelas in Recife: Communities of Coelhos and Brasilia Teimosa

Modern Industry: Sugar Cane Cutters & Slavery:

Rede Social, Social Network of Justice and Human Rights - sugar cane cutters and slavery

President Lula Da Silva's anti-poverty initiative, FOME ZERO

History of Gold Mines: Ouro Preto and Minas De Passegem