Brazil Slide Series: Collection Favela, Slide No. 0061.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Children in a wooden house at one of the favelas on the outskirts of Salvador. The naked baby has a bloated belly, typical of victims of intestinal parasites. Malnourishment, high infant mortality and poor health care abound in most Brazilian favelas, especially those of the Northeast.Crianças numa casa de madeira em uma das favelas nas cercanias de Salvador. O bebê não tem barriga inchada, vítima típica de parasitas intestinais. Má nutrição, alta mortalidade infantil e cuidados médicos pobres abundam na maioria das favelas especialmente nas do Nordeste.

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 1994