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São Francisco do Conde

PUBLISHED IN 03/08/2011

Antônio Serra, 75, lives in a mud house in Porto de Brotas, a community of São Francisco do Conde, in BahiaTo take a bath or drink water, he has to walk to a nearby streamTo take a bath or drink water, he has to walk to a nearby streamSão Francisco do Conde is the city with the highest per capita GDP in the country due to a refinery located in the city; yet 10% of its population lives in povertyAntônio Serra has been waiting for 40 years for the city to fulfill its promise to build him a plastered houseChildren living in Porto de Brotas, a community of São Francisco do Conde in Bahia, walk about 3km (2 miles) to schoolRomenilson dos Santos, 21, drinks water from a spout in a stream; Romenilson dropped out before completing high school, because of the difficulties of access in the communityLuiz Cláudio Silva da Anunciação, 34, in the mangroves in Porto de BrotasLuiz Cláudio Silva da Anunciação, 34, shows what he caught in the mangroves in Porto de BrotasCarlos Alberto dos Santos, 53, a fisherman in Porto de Brotas, says that when there are no crabs to catch, his income is less than R$80 per weekSão Francisco do Conde is the city with the highest per capita GDP in the country due to a refinery located in the city; yet 10% of its population lives in povertyAloísio dos Santos, 49, is a cowboy on a ranch near Porto de BrotasAloísio dos Santos complains of the abandonment of the dirt road, which is virtually impassable when it rainsMaria Belinha Paciência, 47, former resident of Porto de Brotas; she is unemployed and says that to work in the city, you need political connections

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Antônio Serra, 75, lives in a mud house in Porto de Brotas, a community of São Francisco do Conde, in Bahia

Antônio Serra, 75, lives in a mud house in Porto de Brotas, a community of São Francisco do Conde, in Bahia

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