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Publication Date
March 2009
Description
A young girl standing in front of the National Congress in Brasília. Brazil is a young nation, and around 37% (1985) of its population is under the age of fifteen. After the twenty-one years of military dictatorship, most Brazilians had never voted for president until the 1990 election. Illiteracy remains around 34% (1987) and "vote buying" is still common.Uma j ovem garota de pé em frente ao Congresso Nacional em Brasília. O Brasil é uma nação jovem, e cerca de 37% de sua população está abaixo da idade de 15 anos. Após vinte e um anos de ditadura militar, a maioria dos brasileiros nunca tinha votado para presidente, até a eleição de 1990. O analfabetismo ainda permanece por volta dos 34% (1987) e a "compra do voto" ainda é comum.
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: Brasilia
