Brazil Slide Series: Collection Sertao, Slide No. 0036.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

A small cross marks a child's grave, one of many that die every year in the sertão. Infant mortality is 120 per 1,000 births compared to 87 for the national average.Uma pequena cruz marca a cova de uma criança, uma das muitas que morrem acada dia no sertão. A mortalidade infantil é de 120 por 1.000 nascimentos comparada a 87 para a média nacional.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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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