Youth in Brazil

However, birthrates among Brazilians are dropping and youth as a percent of total population is decreasing.

The family provides youth with socialization and allows them to develop and shape their personalities.

[4] Brazilian youth work in sectors such as manufacturing, trade, construction, hotel, and restaurant industries.

[4] Industrialization and service sectors provide work opportunities in the cities for young people.

[4] Brazil has instituted policies specifically to help youth make more smooth and successful transitions from school to work.

In 2003 the first national program was created to assist young people in obtaining their first job.

[3] Unemployment Insurance (UI) stated in Brazil in 1986 and has existed in its present form since 1994.

The insurance covers individuals in the private sector who lose their work through unjustified dismissal, including being laid-off.

[4] UNESCO calculates that there are 54.5 homicides for every 100,000 young men living in cities such as Recife, Brazil.

[8] In the Brazilian favelas it is common for children around the age of ten to join a gang.

This is especially dangerous because, at this stage in a child's life they have not developed the ability to control their actions, especially with weapons.

There are also pressures from gangs and drugs influences that increase youth crime and homicide.

[9] In 2010, the Constitution of Brazil was amended to specifically include and protect youth.

A new chapter in the constitution entitled, "Family, Child, Adolescent, Youth, and Elderly" was created.

[6] In June 2013, a student-led protest movement began in São Paulo, Brazil.

The protests was led by the Free Fare Movement (Movimento Passe Livre).

As the youth protests went on, the movement grew to address other issues, including excessive amounts of money being used for the World Cup, government corruption, and social inequalities.