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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
Parents with three children standing in doorway of their simple mud house. The naked boy has a bloated belly which is a common sign of malnutrition or worm infestation. According to official figures, over 86 % of the children in the Northeast, especially the sertão, suffer some form of malnutrition. The Northeast also has the highest average of number of children per household, in some poorer areas as high as 7.3, while the national average is around 3.5 children.Pais e filhos à porta de suas casas simples de barro. O garoto nu tem uma barriga inchada, sinal comum de desnutrição ou verminose. De acordo com estatísticas oficiais, mais de 86% das crianças do Nordeste, especialmente do sertão, sofrem de alguma forma de desnutrição. O Nordeste também tem a mais alta média de número de crianças por família, chegando a 7.3 em algumas áreas mais pobres, enquanto que a média nacional é por volta de 3.5 de crianças.
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 1993
Keywords
Brazil: Sertao
