Did You Know?

Brazil is one of the largest economies in the world, but presents a colossal gap in the distribution of wealth among its people.

Did you know that:

  • 53% of the Brazilian population lives below the poverty line?

  • Brazil has a 17% illiteracy rate among adults?

  • Brazil, a country with 170 million inhabitants, currently has only 2.5 million university students

  • Brazil invests 4.6% of its GDP towards education while developed nations such as England and Sweden invest between 5-7%

  • Brazil's GDP per capita is c. US$ 3,500, while England’s GDP per capita is US$ 24,700.

 

  • At the same time, São Paulo, Brazil's largest city, has the second largest private helicopter fleet in the world.

  • Such a sharp contrast in investment and level of education is a reflection of the social contrasts with which Brazilians live.