Fertility rate plummets in Brazil - The Washington Post:
By Juan Forero, Published: December 29
BATAN, Brazil — Priscila da Silva once asked her grandmother why she had 12 children, and the answer was simple: “Because I wanted to.”
These days, Silva, like many women in Brazil and the rest of Latin America, has other plans. At 24, she thinks about having one child, if that.
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(Juan Forero/ The Washington Post ) - At their new restaurant, Saborearte in the Rio de Janeiro suburb of Batan, Priscila da Silva, left, and Jaqueline Ramos, both 24, are focused on making their business a success. If she ever has children, Silva wants one. And Ramos said, for now, she's happy raising her dog.
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Fertility rates plunging across Latin America
“The situation today is different, and raising a child is difficult,” said Silva, slicing tomatoes at a restaurant that she founded with four other women, only one of whom has planned a family of any size. “This is another time, and it’s not the same.”
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