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jficommunications@jainfamilyinstitute.org for inquiries in English; basicincome.uff@gmail.com for inquiries in Portuguese.
We can provide imagery and in-depth information, and can put you in touch with researchers and basic income experts in the US and Brazil.
View our first working paper, published on NBER on October 28, 2024. View the press release.
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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
Nexo Jornal: A experiência da renda básica no exterior e no Brasil
By Marcelo Roubicek / March 2024
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Valor Econômico: Pesquisador propõe moeda social para o Bolsa Família
By Caio Sartori / November 2023
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Der Spiegel: A City in Brazil Experiments with the Unconditional Basic Income
By Jens Glüsing / May 20, 2021
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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
Press Releases
Projeto da UFF fortalece políticas públicas para redução da desigualdade
May 7, 2024
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April 26, 2023
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January 15, 2020
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Announcing Research on a New Large-Scale Basic Income Policy in Brazil
October 30, 2019
