ABSTRACT

TABLES 1.1 Science and Technology Indicators: Brazil, Cuba, and the United States 1.2 Information and Technology Indicators: Brazil, Cuba, and the United States 1.3 Economic Indicators: Brazil and Cuba 1.4 Indicators of Income Inequality: Brazil, Cuba, and the United States 1.5 Public Health Indicators: Brazil, Cuba, and the United States 1.6 Adult, Child, and Infant Health Indicators: Brazil, Cuba, and the United States 1.7 Indicators of Education and Literacy: Brazil, Cuba, and the United States 10.1 Situation of Children in Círculos Infantiles Mixtos: Cuba 10.2 Homes for Children without Family Protection: Cuba 21.1 Characteristics of Educational Programs for Homeless and Street Children

FIGURES 1.1 Map of the Americas 1.2 Guarani Indian family 3.1 Cuban children in parade 4.1 A Child’s Place children in transitional classroom 5.1 Street child cleaning car window in Rio 5.2 Street child selling plants in São Paulo 10.1 Estado de Cambodia children eating lunch 10.2 Estado de Cambodia teachers and children watching dance performance 11.1 A homeless student at A Child’s Place discussing her drawing 12.1 Axé band 13.1 Students at Brownstone 14.1 Semear on July 4 14.2 Semear girls sewing 16.1 Vista of a Curumim building 16.2 A Curumim classroom 19.1 Berkeley homeless youth 20.1 Death squad murder victim in Rio 21.1 Youth holds globe