Doing the right thing /

Doing the right thing / A Hilary Sandison production for TVE ; series editor, Jenny Richards ; series producer, Luke Gawin ; written and directed by Hilary Sandison.

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Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, was once a run-of-the-mill, dirty, Brazilian port city. But an amazing transformation has taken place: unemployment has fallen, public transportation is now excellent, and poor neighborhoods have improved dramatically. T...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Alexander Street)
Corporate Authors: Television Trust for the Environment, Bullfrog Films, BBC Worldwide Ltd
Other Authors: Sandison, Hilary (Screenwriter), Atkins, Rachel (Narrator)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2017]
Series:City life (Bullfrog Films) ; 7.
Subjects:
Poor > Brazil > Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul)
Budget > Brazil > Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul) > Citizen participation.
Urban renewal > Brazil > Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul) > Citizen participation.
Political participation > Brazil > Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul)
Democracy > Brazil > Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul)
Direct democracy > Brazil > Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul)
Globalization > Economic aspects.
Globalization > Social aspects.
City and town life > Brazil > Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul)
Budget > Citizen participation.
City and town life.
Democracy.
Direct democracy.
Economic history.
Political participation.
Poor.
Social conditions.
Urban renewal > Citizen participation.
Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) > Social conditions.
Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) > Economic conditions.
Brazil > Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul)
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, was once a run-of-the-mill, dirty, Brazilian port city. But an amazing transformation has taken place: unemployment has fallen, public transportation is now excellent, and poor neighborhoods have improved dramatically. These changes are thanks to a process of direct democracy known as the 'Participatory Budget' scheme that's giving all Porte Alegre's citizens a say in how their city is run. The scheme devotes the bulk of the city's financial resources to renewing the infrastructure of the town's slum areas and improving living standards for its neediest residents. As a result, exceptional neighborhood leaders have sprung up. This program from the City Life series traces the experiences of two such women, both born in poor slum areas, who have risen to make a difference in the community.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: TVE ©2001; previously released in 2002.
Originally produced for broadcast on BBC Worldwide.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (27 min.)
Audience:7 and up.
Production Credits:Editors, Federico La Rosa, Damien Rea ; music, The Definitive Break, SONUS-Mambo.

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