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Read the text and answer questions 25, 26 and 27.

Economic crisis increases consumption of rice and beans in Brazil

1 The economic crisis is making the Brazilian consumer

exchange meat for the traditional dish of rice and beans. High

unemployment and falling incomes, together with the low

prices of these products, caused by good harvest, are

5 responsible for the increase in demand, __________ will be

15% to 20% this month, compared to the prediction for the

year. The average consumption per capita is around 3, 5 kilos

of rice and 1, 5 kilo of beans.

Fonte: Folha de São Paulo – Internacional -10/05/2017

GLOSSARY

harvest = colheita

average consumption = consumo médio