The following table illustrates the differences between these classes on an educational level, the occupation and the income.
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Classes A + B
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Class C
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Class D
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Class E
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Educational Level
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Usually completed higher education
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The younger generations of these classes tend to
be fluent in several languages
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Finished at high school
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Some completed higher education or at least have a
technical level degree
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NO high school degree
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Have not finished elementary school, or illiterate
people
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Occupation
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A
mostly bankers, investors, business owners, major landowners and people with extraordinary skills for the industry they operate in
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B
Directors and managers, politicians, judges, justices, prosecutors, well graduated professors, doctors, well qualified engineers lawyers, etc. |
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Provide services directly to the wealthier
groups, such as teachers, managers, mechanics, electricians, nurses, etc.
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Provide services to Class C, such as housemaids,
bartenders, bricklayers, people who work for the civil construction companies,
small stores sellers, low-paid drivers, etc.
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Earn minimum salaries, such as cleaners,
street sweepers, and also by unemployed people.
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Monthly income
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A1 > $3.197
A2 = $1.948 - 3.197
B1 = $ 1.171 - 1.948
B2 = $ 704 - 1.171
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C = $ 238 - 704
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D = $ 108 - 238
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E < $ 108
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http://emerging-markets-research.hktdc.com/business-news/vp-article/en/1/1X07G7VK.htm
According to our Brazilian Specialist the incomes in Sao Paolo are way higher, especially for class A, B and C. Due to the fact that their is no statistics available, we estimate a minimum income of $870 for class B (thus the maximum income for C) and a maximum of 2900$ (thus the minimum income of class ).
Concerning the economic wealth distribution, there is no distinction into the five-fold regional division . There is a division between the wealthy south and the poor north, often referred to as the "two Brazils". Brazilians identify themselves particularly strongly to their place of birth, the divergence between regional and urban territory is also crucial, because the urban people consider themselves as "sophisticated" like the citizens of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo who are known for their derogatory talk about the poorer classes referring to them "uneducated hicks". [http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Brazil.html]
Brazil is in a whirl of change, in the last decade 40 million Brazilian pushed out of the poverty line and around half of the population is part of the so called "middle class" which is the class C. The 94.9 million middle class Brazilians represent just over half of the population at 50.5%. They hold significant power in elections and as a result draw larger political coverage as their votes theoretically decide election campaigns. Economically they are also influential with their purchasing power larger than that of the classes A and B put together. They predominantly boost consumption and as a result are beginning to demand more rights and awareness as consumers and as citizens from the politicians and government. It's important to realize is that there are very little similarities and comparisons that can be made between the European middle class and the Brazilian middle class. Brazil's middle class are just starting to growth and are often still suffering from their financial circumstances. Compared to the D and E classes, only the C-Class (remembering that monthly income is between $US 238 - 704), can really live with their income and can also afford household additions like televisions, a dishwasher or a phone.
Sources:
[http://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/social-classes-in-brazil
[http://www.wwu.edu/culture/DennenTorres.htm]
http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Brazil.html http://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/social-classes-in-brazil http://emerging-markets-research.hktdc.com/business-news/vp-article/en/1/1X07G7VK.htm
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