Brazil's long-standing education inequality is reaching crisis levels as the pandemic forces schools to close – and low-income students are paying the highest price. With 73% of Brazilian schools still shuttered, experts warn the shift to online learning has become a luxury many can't afford. 💻🚫
\"Imagine studying math on a cracked phone screen while sharing data with three siblings,\" says Rio de Janeiro teacher Ana Souza. While wealthier students Zoom through private tutors, millions lack stable internet, devices, or quiet spaces to learn. 📱⚡
The numbers sting: Only 18% of public school students regularly access online classes vs. 76% in private institutions. This \"educational apartheid\" could erase decades of progress in Latin America's largest economy. 📉
Activists are pushing for emergency broadband access and printed lesson kits. But as one student tweeted: \"How do you Zoom when your favela's power gets cut daily?\" ⚡🏚️ The race is on to prevent a lost generation.
