Based on the documentary Camelô, which visualizes causes and problems of the informality by accompanying four street hawkers on a typical working day, the website does not only aim to present this movie, but also wants to discuss and address the issue of informal labour more in detail.

Although Camelô refers to the problems in Brazil and in particular to the city of Rio de Janeiro, we are treating a global erroneous trend. The informal sectors do not grow only in third-world or threshold countries as a consequence of globalization, but also in economic powers like the USA. Even in Germany about 17% of the GDP is gained through informal activities. This represents more than 350 billion Euros, which is notably more than the German state budget in 2006 with 261.7 billion.

The website of Camelô wants to give additional facts about the Brazilian economy concerning informality, which are in usual statistics rarely mentioned or not referenced at all. An interactive city map of Rio de Janeiro makes the strategic choice of ware purchase and sales locations of the street hawkers more comprehensible. Other persons who are also interested in using the film as media for visualizing social problems can exchange their experiences here to better the formal quality of their works.

The interested visitor is invited to participate and increase that way the consistence and quality of the website using the thematic weblogs or by entering directly in contact with me.