“…To answer this question, the reality of the metropolis is discussed in two main aspects: a first, concerning the understanding of the metropolitan space as a socio-historical product, the result of the conception of the creators of the project for the construction of a new capital for Brazil and of the spatial practice - of them and of those who appropriate this space, also acting in its production - which resulted in what we now know as Brasília and its metropolitan space; and a second, concerning the passage from the analysis of the discursive plan to the fully lived one, that is, from the demonstration, through ideas, concepts, information and findings, of which metropolitan space it is concerned, one seeks to enter this space at scale of everyday life in order to try to show the lived space: that which the inhabitants of a distant and supposedly less integrated periphery take over who are, in fact, a constituent part of the metropolis…”

“…Its chapters cover tropical cyclones in East Asia, study of a fossil in Brazil’s Araripe Basin and the fractal nature of band-thickness in an iron formation of Canada’s Northwest Territories. …”

“…The Better Life Index was introduced by the OECD as a tool to chart the multi-dimensional well-being of OECD member countries, Brazil and the Russian Federation. However, the Better Life Index relies only on aggregate country-level indicators, and hence is insensitive to how multi-dimensional well-being outcomes are distributed within countries. …”

“…It benefitted from peer review from the United States Reshoring Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil."--Page 4 of cover…”

“…The indices are calculated for 40 countries, the 34 OECD members and Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa. …”

“…The report initially provides an overview of the CETP's objectives, then presents highlights of activities and achievements for each priority country (Brazil, the People's Republic of China. India, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa), each priority region (Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia), and globally…”

“…This paper describes the relationship between pension protection and labour informality in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Mexico by income level, using several rounds of national household surveys. …”

“…In a globetrotting tour taking you from the Baltic coast to Brazil, Mobius reveals his own experience-tested guidelines for investing abroad. …”

“…The factors examined relate to changes in demand in the large emerging countries of the BRICs (comprising Brazil, the Russian Federation, India and China), as a result of continuing economic growth and development and the effect of a lower levels of global wheat stocks in recent years. …”