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Almost half of the children of the poorest 25% are unable to leave this condition in adult life

Published by Folha de Pernambuco in 31/07/2026
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Among those who were born into families that belong to the poorest 25% of the country, 48% remain in this same income range when they reach adulthood. And, within this group of 48%, 23.97% are in the group of even the poorest, in the 10% of the lowest-income households.

The data are part of the new version of the Atlas of Social Mobility, a public and interactive platform developed by the Institute for Mobility and Social Development (IMDS) in partnership with Prospera Lab

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