‘Where’s the Money Going?’: Why Brazilian Towns Awash With Royalties From Oil Are Still Among the Poorest

This report is a partnership between Agência Pública and the Guardian . Read it in Portuguese here .

Though 60 miles (100km) apart, the Brazilian municipalities of Presidente Kennedy in Espírito Santo state and Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro state have one big thing in common: oil. Since late in the last century, their public funds have been bolstered by billions in royalties from oil finds in the offshore Campos Basin .

Yet despite having significantly more resources than other towns and cities in Brazil , both still face problems such as poor sanitation and healthcare, inadequate social housing and state education as well as corruption scandals.

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