Tuesday, April 5, 2011

How unequal is Brazil?

A lot. The table bellow shows monthly family income per capita by percentile. (Yes, it includes Bolsa Família, the cash based transfer program that reaches 11 million families).

Percentile R$ US$
5 53 33
10 100 62
50 375 233
90 1300 807
95 2000 1242
99 4650 2888
Source: PNAD (IBGE, 2009)

1,61 BRL=1 USD (the current exchange rate).

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