São Paulo, the most populous city in Brazil, the Americas and the entire Southern Hemisphere, the most influential Brazilian city in the world, whether from a cultural, economic or political point of view. It has numerous monuments, museums and major events.
It is the 23rd largest GDP in the world among cities, 11% of the entire Brazilian GDP, 34% of the state's GDP, 36% of the production of goods and services, headquarters to 63% of multinationals established in Brazil, responsible for 28% of scientific production and for more than 40% of patents in Brazil. Headquarters of the fifth largest stock exchange in the world.
Despite all these “qualities”, according to surveys 46% of residents see the city as unequal, 42% as violent, these perceptions surpasses the feeling of living in a diverse and constantly changing metropolis (29%) or one that offers opportunities for everyone ( 24%). Another part of the population sees São Paulo as a discriminatory city (23%), insensitive to people and favoring business (21%).
The concepts of an innovative city (19%) and one that is an example for Brazil (12%) were also low in the perception of residents of the capital of São Paulo.
The impression of living in an unequal city was more noticeable in the central region of São Paulo (53%). Residents of the east zone emphasized violence (45%) as the most striking aspect of the capital. A portion of the residents of the West Zone believe that they live in a diverse metropolis that is always changing (36%).
Rogério Baptistini, PhD in sociology, explains that the current reality is the result of industrialization and urbanization in São Paulo. "A fast and uneven process, which created a metropolis marked by contrasts, a synthesis of the best and the worst of the country. For no other reason, even today the expression created in the 1980s by economist Edmar Barcha seems so current: we are a Belíndia. Something like a Belgium surrounded by a huge India of poverty and helplessness", he evaluates.
"São Paulo and Brazil have faced difficulties in integrating people around a project of common destiny. The contrasts between the lives of the various social segments, the numbers of poverty, the prison situation, the housing problem, denounce the challenge that is posed . The violence accused by those surveyed is one more detail of this soup", he adds.
After this information, the reflection remains with so much wealth and resources, which would be enough to at least reduce inequality in São Paulo, why doesn't this happen?
This is an English exercise, thank you for reading this far. I leave you with this reflection, if you have any clues on how to solve this problem, leave it in the comments. See you soon!
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