Situated in the central region of Minas Gerais, São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo, a small town with only 12,000 inhabitants, has Brazil’s highest revenue per capita. Despite the high tax revenue, the town’s financial prosperity doesn’t always align with the lived experience of its residents, many of whom remain unaware of their hometown’s economic status. […]
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