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The growing list of problems in Brazil, the state of the sharing economy, Pershing square design winner
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May 12, 2016
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The growing list of problems in Brazil, the state of the sharing economy, Pershing square design winner

Ongoing turmoil in Brazil continues and the Olympics get closer, the micro economy surrounding the sharing economy, winner of Pershing square competition announced.

A print postcard (circa 1930 - 45) of Pershing Square with the Biltmore Hotel to the left, Los Angeles, California.
A print postcard (circa 1930 - 45) of Pershing Square with the Biltmore Hotel to the left, Los Angeles, California.
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Courtesy of The Tichnor Brothers Collection / Boston Public Library, Print Department
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Ongoing turmoil in Brazil continues and the Olympics get closer, the micro economy surrounding the sharing economy, winner of Pershing square competition announced.

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