11. Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo is home to around 20 million people, making it the biggest city in the whole of Brazil. It is also the richest city in the country, boasting a vibrant center and plenty of affluent housing and amenities. Unfortunately, it is also suffering from an epidemic of homelessness, with an estimated 16,000 of the city’s population living without any sort of home or shelter.
Many of the homeless have lost homes as a direct result of the devastated Brazilian economy that has seen millions of people forced to live in slums and favelas. The pandemic is made all the worse by measures taken by politicians to try and clean up the image of public spaces by clearing out the personal belongings of those living on the street, including mattresses and blankets. This has led to several people dying when the weather gets particularly cold in the winter months.
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