"Measured by the Gini coefficient, income inequality in Brazil rose from 0.57 in 1981 to 0.63 in 1989, before falling … back to 0.56 in 2004. This latest figure would lower Brazil's world inequality rank from 2nd (in 1989) to 10th (in 2004 …). Poverty incidence also followed an inverted U-curve over the past quarter century, rising from 0.30 in 1981 to 0.33 in 1993 …

explore empirically these issues using household data covering nine episodes from four Latin American countries (Brazil …

In 2020, Brazil was about to face socioeconomic disruptions of historical proportions. The onset of the COVID-19 … third quarter of 2020. The economic crisis induced by the pandemic is the second in Brazil's recent economic history … what was already one of the most unequal countries in the world. The Brazil Poverty and Equity Assessment takes an …

facts, is that Brazil occupies a position o f very high inequality in the international community. Therefore, this report … tries to explain what makes Brazil so unequal and to what extent the interaction o f labor market forces and public policies … mobility, and for economic and political efficiency. The second section asks why Brazil is so unequal. It seeks a deeper …