BRASILIA ECONOMY |
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| As a city of government bureaucrats, Brasília is totally dependent on
the federal government. There are few industries and most of the large-scale
agriculture is located in the state of Goiás. Almost everything consumed
has to be brought in from outside, although there are some truck farms
in a green belt around the city producing fresh fruits and vegetables.
Many of these farms are worked by Japanese immigrants. |
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| Brasília and the Federal District have the highest per capita income in
Brazil, US$6,393 in 1999 (in 2004 this would be equal to 18,557 reais)
and more than double the national average. Because of the rapid
population growth, due to migration from rural areas in the Northeast,
Goiás, and Minas Gerais, there is great social inequality with poor
workers living in bad conditions in "satellite cities" far from the main
center and having to travel great distances by bus to come to work. Some
of these satellite towns--Taguatinga for example--have become large
enough to sustain their own economic life and attract middle class
families. |
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