1____Even before the COVID-19 crisis, the social andeconomic...
1____Even before the COVID-19 crisis, the social and
economic development which Brazil achieved over recent
decades had stalled and gone into reverse. Against that
4 background, the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the
economic recession, and has hit hardest those least able to
cope with the downturn, exacerbating inequalities that still
7 place Brazil among the more unequal countries globally.
Education, the topic of this report, has played a big part in
Brazil’s progress, and has the potential to support the
10 country’s recovery.
OECD. Education in Brazil: an international perspective, OECD
Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/60a667f7-en. 238 pgs. with
adaptations.
After reading the text, choose which one of the following items is correct.