Brazil has hosted several events to discuss poverty eradication and sustainable development from the perspective of different social groups, occasionally antagonistic, such as Rio +20, the People's Summit and the World Social Forum. Due to the fact that nature does not recognize national borders, scientists see both issues from a global perspective.
Brazil imekuwa mwenyeji wa matukio kadhaa ya kujadili kuondoa umaskini na maendeleo endelevu kutoka katika mtazamo wa makundi mbalimbali ya kijamii, mara kwa mara maadui, kama vile Rio +20, na mkutano wa watu na Kongamano la Kijamii Duniani