Brazil Slide Series: Collection Ethnicity And Population, Slide No. 0017.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

4-6-2009

Description

Favela (slum or shantytown) of Alagados in Salvador (BA). Because of explosive growth, largely from rural migration, city officials throughout Brazil have often been unable to provide such basic facilities as water, electricity, sewage and most especially housing.Favela de Alagados em Salvador (BA). Como consequência do explosivo crescimento populacional, grande parte por causa da migração urbana, as prefeituras municipais em todo o Brasil têm sido muito vezes incapazes de proporcionar à população recursos básicos como água, eletricidade, esgoto e especialmente moradia.

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 1989