According to Barros and Mendonga (2010), Brazil’s child labour rate is in the bottom quartile of developing and emerging economies, and it is approximately 25% lower than in countries with similar levels of GDP per capita. However, with 4.2% of children aged 6 to 15 still working in 2012, child labour remains an issue of concern. There is a strong link between poverty and child labour, as well as intergenerational persistence (Emerson and Souza, 2005).