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Maranhão state and the Port of Itaqui work to combat poverty and inequity

The north east Brazilian state of Maranhão has some of the most extreme levels of poverty in the country, affecting 20% of the population (in comparison to the 6% national average). In 2014, the state took a dramatic change in direction with the election of lawyer and former congressman, Flávio Dino Castro, Read more…

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