111 Cultural Post 2

[Oliver Cho]

A current issue Brazil is faced with is the gap in social class. Brazil's wealthiest 10% has access to over 40% of Brazil's income. On the other hand the poorest 10% have access to only 1% of Brazil's income. This can is quite apparent when one visits Brazil, as poor, and wealthy often live alongside each other, showing the large difference in social class. As a result Brazil has quite a high crime rate. Crimes such as kidnapping, and mugging are not uncommon. Another issue related to this, is that law enforcement is often corrupted. This discourages people, from reporting crimes, as the people feel the police are of no use. Brazil has taken some initiative to fix this, such as free education, but as a whole, Brazil still has more work to do. Also Brazil has secured its qualification for the World Cup. This has gotten Brazil as a nation very excited, as they will be attending the World Cup in Russia this summer.