A study by CEBRAP scales the populational growth in peripherical areas of São Paulo; consolidated city decreases.

Three million people live in São Paulo's "urban border."

The majority of young people live in high risk areas

In Rio de Janeiro the embattled city is taken as an expression of the urban crisis and, in São Paulo, as a problem of politics and prisons.

Research shows the difference between public schools in the downtown area and on the outskirts.

For decades, Brazilian governments have expressed determination to conquer poverty and inequality, and some have spent a lot of money in the attempt