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...city has utilized the participatory budget process since 1989, and there have been clearly progressive social effects: The number of schools has quadrupled since 1986; Porto Alegre??s health and education budget increased from 13 percent in 1985 to almost 40 percent in 1996; sewer and water connections in the city of Porto Alegre went up from 75 percent of total households in 1988 to 98 percent in 1997. The number of participants in the budget process grew from less than 1,000 per year in 1990 to more than 16000 in 1998 and is presently around...

Author: By Thomas Ponniah | Title: The Democratic Imagination | 5/26/2010 | See Source »

...that happenedin Brazil a few years ago, in whichit was revealed that a drug company soldbirth control pills made out of flour.His films are firmly grounded in hissense of place. Much of “Houve ” is set inMarch, when Chico and Juca spend timeon Porto Alegre??s beach. It’s the off-season,and the only time their fathers canafford to send their sons on vacation.The beach is a lonely place then, andcontrasts sharply with the final beachscene in February, where there are lots ofpeople and color...

Author: By Meredith S. Steuer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brazillian Filmmaker Discusses Craft | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

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