Even before the COVID-19 crisis, the social and economic development which Brazil achieved over recent decades had stalled and gone into reverse. Against that background, the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the economic recession, and has hit hardest those least able to cope with the downturn, exacerbating inequalities that still place Brazil among the more unequal countries globally. Education, the topic of this report, has played a big part in Brazil’s progress, and has the potential to support the country’s recovery.
OECD. Education in Brazil: an international perspective, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/60a667f7-en. 238 pgs. with adaptations.
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