Two families of low income and on the same budget can lead a different life living in a city like São Paulo.
CEM na Mídia
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A book by CEBRAP (Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning) shows that living in wealthier areas increases the access of the lower income population to public services
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Residents of the neighborhood Itaim Paulista in São Paulo celebrate an achievement: opening a collection of one thousand books in a samba school room.