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Past Newsletters
Maricá Basic Income Evaluation Update No. 1 (July 2021)
Download our fact sheet in English
With many more details about Maricá’s demographics and the study design.
Faça o download da nossa ficha técnica em português
Com muito mais detalhes sobre a demografia de Maricá e o desenho do estudo.
From the team
By Fernando Freitas / April 27, 2022
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New York Times: Prioritizing People to Build Back the Economy
By Rashida Tlaib and Eduardo Suplicy / June 30, 2021
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Nexo Jornal: O que Maricá tem a ensinar para o governo federal
By Fernando Freitas and Roberta Costa / October 27, 2020
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Boston Review: What a Solidarity Economy Looks Like
By Paul Katz & Leandro Ferreira / April 9, 2020
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Global Americans: Renda Básica da Cidadania: What lessons could Latin America’s largest basic income program bring to research on Universal Basic Income?
By Paul Katz, Stephen Nunez, & Fábio Waltenberg / December 12, 2019
Events
Universal Basic Income Workshop: Experiments, Policies, and Strategies
A two-day virtual workshop / June 24 and 25, 2021
Find more information and recordings of all eight sessions here.
News Coverage
Der Spiegel: A City in Brazil Experiments with the Unconditional Basic Income
By Jens Glüsing / May 20, 2021
Syre: Här har basinkomst införts permanent:”Intressantast i världen” / Mumbuca-kortet räddar liv / Lokal valuta ger merhållbara köp
By Anna Langseth / December 14, 2020
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Carta Capital: Real? Não, mumbuca: candidatos prometem copiar moeda única de Maricá
By Victor Calcagno / November 9, 2020
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Estadão: Maricá é o maior laboratório de renda básica na América Latina
By Caio Sartori / November 1, 2020
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Folha de São Paulo: Município rico em petróleo amplia programa social, mas expõe limites
By Artur Búrigo and Gustavo Soares / September 27, 2020
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Expansión: Maricá, la ciudad brasileña que sirve de laboratorio para el Ingreso Universal
By Gustavo Stok / August 7, 2020
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BBC Brasil: Nascida há mais de 500 anos, ideia de renda básica para todos ganha força na pandemia
By Leonardo Neiva / July 27, 2020
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Rest of World: Your money’s no good here
By Meaghan Tobin & Márvio dos Anjos / July 23, 2020
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El País Brasil: Maricá, no Rio, preserva empregos e negócios na pandemia e coloca a renda básica no centro do debate
By Felipe Betim / July 19, 2020
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Estadão: Renda Mínima - Os casos de Alasca, Irã e Maricá
By Celso Ming / June 26, 2020
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AméricaEconomia: Cuando la pandemia llega a Utopía: el experimento de renta básica universal en Maricá
By Sol Park / June 23, 2020
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Americas Quarterly: The Brazilian Town (Quietly) Experimenting with Basic Income
By Cecilia Tornaghi & Mariana Reina / May 21, 2020
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Trouw: Dankzij basisinkomen kunnen Brazilianen een stuk makkelijker rondkomen
By Wies Ubags / March 2, 2020
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BBC Brasil: Cidade do RJ repassa R$ 130 mensais para 25% da população e vira laboratório da renda básica
By Mariana Schreiber / January 15, 2020
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El País: El mundo ensaya la renta básica
By Luis Doncel / November 25, 2019
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Business Insider: A Brazilian city is giving a third of its residents $33 per month — part of one of the largest basic-income programs in the world
By Aria Bendix / November 6, 2019
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Vox: More than 50,000 people are set to get a basic income in a Brazilian city
By Dylan Matthews / October 30, 2019
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