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About the Author
Amaury de Souza is a senior partner of Techne and MCM Associated Consultants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has been a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. His books include A Classe Média Brasileira: Ambições, Valores e Projetos de Sociedade (coauthored with Bolívar Lamounier, 2010).