Brazil |
Quick facts
- Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world with a large population and economy.
- The inequality in Brazil is the biggest problem. Many children in Brazil are extremely poor and live in the favelas while 7 million children work and live on the streets of major cities
- Brazilian society is made up of people from all over the world this has created a rich mix of different cultures seen at Carnival time
- Capioera, second only to football as a popular sport in Brazil was the slaves way of resisting. Today there is still some slavery of indigenous Indians in the Amazon
- The government lead by President Lula has introduced national campaigns to raise public awareness of the MDGs, as well as introducing programmes to tackle poverty, hunger and helping all children to go to school
- The government lead by President Lula won a second term of office in October 2006
- Brazil is on target to achieve the MDGs and has the resources to do so
| Brazil |
UK | |
| Population |
186 million |
60 million |
| Life expectancy |
69 years |
79 years |
| Adult Literacy |
87% |
99% |
| HDI ranking (out of 177) | 63 |
17 |
Brasilia
