Abstract:I visited Brazil for the first time in 2006, and was struck by three things. First, I was welcomed with so much warmth and enthusiasm that my affection for the country was immediately assured. Second, the sheer size of the country seemed overwhelming, to a native of the comparatively tiny British isles. Third, perhaps reflecting this vastness, the extent of health inequalities was both more immediate and more apparent than any I have encountered before, despite the familiarity of this problem. This led me to r… Show more
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