Brazil’s middle class is half the population, but destitute remain at 40%

Monday, February 8th 2010 - 02:04 UTC

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The Brazilian middle class has grown sustainedly since 2003, when President Lula da Silva first took office and now represents almost half of the country’s population according to a report from the Getulio Vargas foundation released over the weekend. Read full article

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This article stub doesn't make any sense. If 49.22% of the Brazilian population is middle class and 10.42% of the Brazilian population is upper class, then how can “ the least favoured of the population remains as a majority representing 40% of total population.” How is that a majority? Sounds to me like they're a minority, mathematically speaking. The Economist published an article last year saying that 52% of Brazilians are middle class, and 26% are upper class, these numbers are much more accurate.
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