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Brazil has one of the world's greatest income gaps. For those on either side of this wealth divide, daily life, and the long-term outlook, is very different...Key facts
- Brazil has one of the biggest wealth divides in the world.
- The richest 10% of Brazil's population earn up to 20 times what the poorest 40% earn combined.
- Brazil's poorer population reside in homes they have built themselves, often in favelas - temporary, low-cost housing complexes.
- Inequalities in housing, employment, healthcare and access to education compound Brazil's wealth divide and worsen the problems for the next generation.
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Brazil's population of nearly 200 million people is divided into the 'haves' and the 'have-nots.'
The country has one of the biggest wealth divides in the world.
The richest 10% of the country's population earn up to 20 times what the poorest 40% earn combined.
21.5% of Brazilians live below the …
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