The Economist (US), April 14th, 2007
Too many Rocinhas
Efforts to reduce poverty and inequality are bearing some fruit
BACABEIRA--a low-slung settlement where the main street is a federal highway and most of the rest are dirt tracks--is not a rich place. More than half its population lives below the official poverty line of 120 reais a month per person. The main source of jobs is local government. But lately this district with 12,000 inhabitants, about 50km from the port city of Sao Luis, the capital of Maranhao, has been experiencing a boom of sorts. Four furniture stores and a DVD shop have opened, and women no longer have ...
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