other rich people have followed Bill Gates’ example as a philanthropist.

it’s been less than a decade since Bill Gates decided to become a philanthropist.

“politics” (l.29) refers to people.

“livelihoods” (l.22) is equivalent to sustento, meio de vida in Portuguese.

“OCHA” (l.13) stands for a name which the author considers to be impressive.

“starkly” (l.10) can be translated as timidamente in Portuguese.

“swarmed” (l.6) expresses a positive idea.

Something which initially required $ 9 million became over ten times more expensive due to delays in funding.

The incident described in the first paragraph may have taken a few months.

In Lula’s opinion, “Bolsa Família” can be a transition from poverty to a decent life.