Brazil Slide Series: Collection Brasilia, Slide No. 0038.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

March 2009

Description

A favela below an avenue leading to upper class apartments in Salvador (Bahia). Because of explosive growth, largely from rural migration, city officials throughout Brazil have been unable to provide such basic facilities as water, electricity, sewage, and most especially, housing. Access to health care and education are other services needing attention.Uma favela abaixo de uma avenida que leva a apartamentos da classe alta (Bahia) . Por causa da explosão de crescimento populacional, advinda largamente da imigração rural, o governo das cidades em todo o Brasil tem sido incapaz de prover servoços básicos como água, eletricidade, esgoto, e principalmente moradia. Acesso a cuidados médicos e educação são outros serviços de atenção.

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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