Despite Rousseff, extreme poverty grows for the first time in a decade

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The number of Brazilians living in extreme poverty grew for the first time in a decade, according to government figures. The Institute of Economic Research reported that the number of people in households with incomes below the poverty threshold of 30 dollars rose from 10.1 to 10.5 million people, which means a 3.7% increase. Read full article

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Brasileiro
Beautiful girls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJHfbt1Z3ZU&list=FLmXPTu1f8AdGlizWNiASx2A&index=2
Nov 08th, 2014 - 12:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
DISTRACTION !!
Nothing to do with the issue.

I predict business growth in prostitution, though.

Beautiful girls living in poverty and low employment, are easy victims for exploitation.
Nov 08th, 2014 - 12:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
Brasileiro is operated by a group of high school students. That is probably the most realistic post ever.
Nov 08th, 2014 - 12:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brasileiro
If my daughters are distracting I kill you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axmsleE9enA&index=48&list=FLmXPTu1f8AdGlizWNiASx2A
Nov 08th, 2014 - 12:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
Unlikely.

Guess we'll have to wait for the student with the fluent English to log on.
Nov 08th, 2014 - 04:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
4 off-topic

but if you like to talk about it... I'm not surprised, you might be one of those Brazilians that sell their children to men for sex.

You brought it up.

Meanwhile,
Your President and her ideologues are holding back the economy.
Maybe they should distance themselves from the likes of populist ARGENTINA and Venezuela?
Nov 08th, 2014 - 05:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
I blame those pesky 'economic terrorists' I do! arf, arf!

The Lat Am Left's latest bogey-man du jour with which to frighten the delibrately infantalised and dependent population.
Nov 08th, 2014 - 08:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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313toBioBio
They are poor because of Rousseff, not in spite of her.
Nov 11th, 2014 - 01:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
Or they will be, after the Olympic funds she plundered...
Nov 11th, 2014 - 03:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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