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The review links these “ifs” to development outcomes by using the Human Capital Index (HCI) at the municipal level. It estimates expected productivity for children by age 18 under unchanged education and health conditions, emphasizing mortality, stunting, schooling, learning, and adult survival.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nExecutive Summary Investing in People  \nJoão has lived on the streets for as long as he can recall. Throughout his childhood, he never went to school, never had a proper roof over his head, nor anyone to call family:“Streets are my classroom, my shelter, and my comfort.”The generosity of strangers sometimes brings relief to his hunger, but only sometimes. The rest ofthe time, João uses his talent as a means to survive. Using half-broken materials in his usual strategic spot, he needs to be perfect: the portrait must be ready precisely when his unwitting model is walking past; a few seconds too late and all is lost. Alert, curious, and resilient, João never misses a detail.“This looks exactly like me!” says an old pedestrian beholding his new portrait. “But where does all this skill come from?” Joãois constantly asked. “From an empty belly,” is his typical answer. “Imagine if you had the opportunity to develop this talent, child…”  \nNotfaraway, Bela leaves her fourth job interview with a disappointing response. Once again,  \nHow much talent is lost in Brazil?  \nshe is left with the same feeling: “I could have contributed so much!” The first of her family to go to college, the last to leave the study room, Bela was the most talented student of her cohort. She had excellent grades, glowing references, and even learned a foreign language on her own. “It seems so easy for others.” At home, she is the role model for her two little brothers. At school, she proved to her classmates that a Black woman can be an engineer. But when looking for jobs, she hears, “You do not have the profile we are looking for.” Flexible, Bela does not mind working long hours or travelling if necessary, but still she finds nothing. Sometimes she wonders if she should be listening to advice of others, “Maybe this is not for you, Bela.” But she has difficulty accepting this, “What if you are all wrong?”  \nThe Brazil Human Capital Review (BHCR) is a story about lost talent in Brazil. It discusses the anecdotal “ifs” in the lives of João and Bela by analyzing the circumstances in which children are unable to realize their full potential. It poses the question: what would happen to labor productivity if Brazil were to offer quality education and health to every child, in every part of the country? It also asks: how can the gap between ideal circumstances and what is actually achieved be reconciled?  \nThe BHCR was undertaken as a part of the Human Capital Project, a global initiative of the World Bank Group that aims to alert governments to the importance of investing in people. Evidence justifies this approach. For example, shocks in human capital a century ago due to settlement policies continue to have significant impacts on current development in Brazil. Analyzing trends in human capital accumulation also helps to explain why income inequality is historically high and points to why the average Brazilian  \nremains in poverty over multiple generations.1  \nThe HCI estimates the future productivity of the next generation of workers.  \nMeasurement as a first step of action. 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