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Fig. 6 A downtown street in Canaã dos Carajás (Pará, Brazil) that needs asphalt construction.
Source The author (2020)
6.5%
15%
29%
19.5%
30%
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Access to quality educaƟon has
improved in town
8.5%
22.5%
16.5%
20.5%
32%
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Quality of the urban infrastructure
has improved in town
30%
6%
32%
12%
20%
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
SanitaƟon has improved in town
19.5%
13%
30%
13%
24.5%
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Access to health and medical
faciliƟes has improved in town
Fig. 7 Results from the questionnaire survey conducted in Canaã dos Carajás (Pará, Brazil) with 200
participants from different social groups. The graphs indicate the percentage of respondents in each
scale. It measured social perceptions on improvements in quality education; urban infrastructure
and sanitation in the municipality