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Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s second most populous city with approximately 6.7 million people with an area of 1,221 km2 (486.5 square miles). It is located in the southeast of Brazil and has the second-largest gross domestic product (GDP) of any Brazilian city, corresponding to 8,4% of the country’s GDP. The gross domestic country (PPP) is of US$ 105 billion dollars and the per capita (PPP) is of US$ 10.162,53.
For being a city with multiple forms of inequalities, Rio de Janeiro faces several challenges. The PUC-Rio’s Modern Slavery Research Center focus its research areas to understand the new outcomes of the labour market, including the new and emerging forms of urban exploitation; the prevention of labour abuses linked to informal employment practices and the need for greater legal clarification on child labour and sexual exploitation.
To better understand commonalities, differences between public policies implementation, civil society initiatives and factors that underpin resilience against modern slavery in different contexts.
BRICS Policy Center / University of Denver
BRICS Policy Center / Pontifical Catholic University of Rio
BRICS Policy Center / Pontifical Catholic University of Rio
BRICS Policy Center / Pontifical Catholic University of Rio
