Nearly 100 million people throughout Brazil lack access to sanitation, which means «constant exposure to raw sewage is
a problem in favelas.»
Not exact matches
Articles explore: the idea that violence should be thought of as a public health
problem analogous to infectious disease; examine from a scientific perspective the impacts on children's social, emotional, and cognitive development of growing up
in a violent community; share first - hand insights from children and caregivers; and explore various interventions, from the
favelas of Recife, Brazil, to the inner cities of Chicago, Illinois, United States (US), and Glasgow, Scotland, which are offering a tangible sense of hope.
Includes climate and intro to Brazilian weather, human geography (
in population), physical geography, the
problems and the management of
favelas, some mapping and sketch work, natural resources, inequality and development.
Corporate philanthropic initiatives — such as providing World Cup tickets to Brazilian boys from the
favelas of Rio de Janeiro — allows Coca - Cola to market their products to children and families
in the
favelas, even as obesity is becoming a major
problem in Brazil, linked with high consumption of soft drinks.