In Brazil, increased access to education, information and contraception have combined to lower the birth rate by two thirds over the last five decades.
Meet Fred de Sam Lazaro
Published September 22, 2011
Journalist Fred de Sam Lazaro explains the source of declining birth rate in Brazil and how it could enhance women’s role in the society—a topic of his project “Brazil: Girl Power.”
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Fred de Sam Lazaro is director of the Project for Under-Told Stories at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, a program that combines international journalism and teaching. He has served with The...