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In the Cities that Are Champions in Oil Royalties, a Lot Is Spent, but Poverty Persists

Proponents of oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon River insist that fossil fuels, the primary contributor to global warming, are synonymous with development in the regions where they are installed. An analysis of socioeconomic indicators of Brazilian municipalities that have received the most oil revenue per capita in recent years, however, reveals a much less promising scenario. Several of these "petro-rent-driven" municipalities rank am…
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Proponents of oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon River insist that fossil fuels, the primary contributor to global warming, are synonymous with development in the regions where they are installed. An analysis of socioeconomic indicators of Brazilian municipalities that have received the most oil revenue per capita in recent years, however, reveals a much less promising scenario. Several of these "petro-rent-driven" municipalities rank am…

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Agência Pública broke the news in on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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