Brazil Slide Series: Collection Favela, Slide No. 0023.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Selling lottery tickets and advertising for photos at the Praça da Sé in São Paulo. The informal sector provides numerous forms of employment as well as such services as money lending. Some people manage to develop creative means of survival in cities short of jobs in industry and the service sector; one third of the population earns 2 or less minimum monthly wages; the minimum monthly wage is set by the government and its value varies from $75 -$90, depending on inflation adjustments.Vendendo bilhetes de loteria e fazendo propaganda para fotos na Praça da Sé em São Paulo. O setor informal provê numerosas formas de emprego e serviços como o de empréstimo de dinheiro. Algumas pessoas conseguem desenvolver meios criativos de sobrevivência em cidades desprovidas de empregos nos setores de indústria e serviços. Um terço da população recebe dois salários mínimos ou menos. O salário mínimo é estabelecido pelo governo e seu valor varia de $75.00 a $90.00 dólares (1993), dependendo do ajustamento da inflação

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

Rights

Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1994