Poverty+in+Brazil

**  The vast majority of** **Brazil****’s citizens are very poor. The people there lived in the slums called favela’s. Favela’s are very close and cramped together, it is very small and many people live in that small area. The shacks are so close together that there is no breeze and there is very little sunlight. In all the favela’s the gangs control them.** **Citation: book on** **Brazil****, modern nations of the world,** **Corona****,** **Laurel****,** **San Diego **
 * Poverty in **** Brazil **
 * In order for the favela children to survive they had to steal from the downtown shoppers, which were the wealthy people. The children’s mothers were housekeepers for the downtown shoppers, so when they left the house the favela child would steal a necklace or something while the mother looked away. They did that because that meant more food for the family. Most favela children slept on the city’s sidewalks. **
 * The favela houses were so close together, they were made of variety of materials. They were ranged from brick to garbage. They are plagued from crime, sewage and hygiene problems. The shacks go up the hillside, and as they go higher the level of poverty increases. **