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CONCLUSION
Street children are growing in numbers in Brazil and while they may look and seem undesirable to those of a higher class, the people of Brazil cannot just expect the street children to disappear or be killed off. The street is not a home for anybody, especially a child, yet this is a growing problem in Brazil. In order to have a strong society and a strong country, one must realize that a growing economy is not an indicator of that. Economic prosperity means nothing to the people living on the streets, and while I realize that no country will ever be free of people living on the streets or people committing crimes, that is no reason to just give up on everyone as a whole. Everyone deserves a chance to prosper, and when a country is doing well on a market level, it should not just be satisfied with that. Help is always needed, and only when the weakest members of the society are taken care of, only then should a country feel truly satisfied. Luckily there are many organizations trying to improve the living conditions of street children, however, there are just as many (if not more) people that oppose street children because of prejudices that they have about them. When everyone starts realizing that most of these children are a product of their basic needs not being met (poverty), they can start working towards helping their weakest members (children). Preexisting bad thoughts of the street children must be eliminated first, and then people can come together to start helping their less privileged members.
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