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Older Brazilians Learning How to Live Alone |
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Written by Aline Beckestein
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Monday, 28 November 2005 |
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One in every ten Brazilians lived alone last year. This is one of the findings contained in the National Household Sample Survey, 2004 (PNAD-2004), released last Friday, November 25, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
In the opinion of anthropologist Mirian Goldenberg, the "graying" of the population, especially the greater life expectancy of women in relation to men, may be one of the reasons for this significant statistic.
"Women live longer, and, when they become widows, they end up living alone, since their children have, in general, formed new families," she explained.
According to Goldenberg, another important factor at the root of this phenomenon is the "growing individualization of Brazilian society."
In her view, this phenomenon began to manifest itself considerably later than in the so-called First World countries.
"People want to have their own home, their independence. This is a notion that is gradually gaining favor in the country. The tendency is, as the Brazilian economy continues to develop, for the population to want to live alone more and more, as is already common in the United States and Europe," she remarked.
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Is there anthing else to be said?
With this Zarnei or whatever the "name" and his gang of motherf**kers friends and other unknown politcial animals roaming you country , WHAT THE f**k an elderly can expect?
With appropriate health care system this s**t wouldn't be on the news.
I heard real hairy things going on in Brazil but this one is really a killer.
My condolences oldies, you for sure don't deserve what youu are going thru.