YOU may never have heard of the Brazilian town of Ouro Prêto, but in the 18th century, its population was three times larger than was that of New York City, and its revenues once provided the funds to rebuild the earthquake - leveled city of Lisbon in Portugal.
ANDA mungkin belum pernah mendengar yang namanya kota Ouro Prêto di Brasil, tetapi pada abad ke - 18, populasinya tiga kali lebih besar daripada New York City, dan pendapatannya pernah mendanai pembangunan kembali kota Lisbon di Portugal yang diporakporandakan gempa bumi.