More than 50% of people around the world now use the internet but in Brazil’s largest city, the digital haves and have-nots sometimes live just metres apartUniversal internet access unlikely until at least 2050, experts sayFor some people, getting into university is all about the grades. For Luana Nunes, it was about finding a reliable internet connection.Nunes nearly missed out altogether on registering for the all-important high school leaving exam because she did not have web access at home, and had to go to the nearest internet cafe, 40 minutes away. “When I got there, I realised that I’d left a document at home,” she says. Continue reading…

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