Natalia and her classmate Michelly eat guavas after class at Sao Jose school in Morro Do Veridiano
Natalia (L), 10, and her classmate Michelly eat guavas after class at Sao Jose school in Morro Do Veridiano, Belagua Municipality in Maranhao state, Brazil, October 11, 2018. Picture taken October 11, 2018. According to the 2015 National Household Sample Survey (Pnad), 2.8 million children and adolescents aged 4 to 17 are out of school. More than half (53 percent) come from households whose income per capita does not exceed half the minimum wage, a value of 477 reais (~$123 USD). While Brazil is in the top ten economies in the world, there are still millions of people in the northeast of the country who are in extreme poverty. REUTERS/Nacho Doce