On Tuesday, a study evaluated Brazil’s 26 state capitals on 40 social aspects like education, health, and environment. The Sustainable Cities Institute (ICS) released “The Inequality Map of Brazil’s Capitals,” inspired by the São Paulo Inequality Map. This assessment gave each capital a score between 1 and 26, where 26 indicates the best performance. Curitiba […]
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