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Portuguese king established ownership of land by tiny group.(World)(Briefing/The Americas)(Q&A)
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Marcelo Hoffman is a master's degree candidate in peace and conflict resolution at American University and has spent time in Brazil working with social movements and parties. He spoke with reporter Paige Bowers by phone about the country's inequalities of landownership and wealth.
Question: Is it true that Brazil has one of the world's most unequal distributions of wealth and land? Why? What makes it different from other countries in Latin America?
Answer: It is true that Brazil has one of the most unequal distributions of land. It's even worse than India, which is ...
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