A view shows a boardwalk which keeps residents dry during rainy seasons in the Terra Firme slum
A view shows a boardwalk which keeps residents dry during rainy seasons in the Terra Firme slum, one of the poorest and most violent areas in the state of Para, in Belem city at the mouth of the Amazon River June 1, 2011. Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on June 2 launched the Brasil Sem Miseria (Brazil Without Poverty) scheme, aimed at lifting millions out of extreme poverty, saying that chronic poverty is the "most permanent crisis" that is ravaging the country. Picture taken June 1, 2011. REUTERS/Paulo Santos (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)