Article: Brazil: Improved Living Conditions and Employment Generation for over 40,000 Poor Urban Families in So Lus; Project to promote city competitiveness and upgrade housing and sanitation in one of the Brazil's poorest states.

M2 PRESSWIRE-18 July 2008-The World Bank Group: Brazil: Improved Living Conditions and Employment Generation for over 40,000 Poor Urban Families in So Lus; Project to promote city competitiveness and upgrade housing and sanitation in one of the Brazil's poorest states(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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WASHINGTON -- The World Bank approved yesterday a loan of US$ 35.6 million for the So Luis Enhancing Municipal Governance and Quality of Life Project. The project will directly promote better living conditions for the 230,000 inhabitants of So Lus' Bacanga River Basin - one of the poorest and least-served areas of the city.

"So Lus has a unique ...

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