Population: 150,750,232 (July 1989), growth rate 2.0% (1989)

Birth rate: 27 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 67 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 64 years male, 69 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 3.2 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Brazilian(s); adjective--Brazilian

Ethnic divisions: Portuguese, Italian, German, Japanese, black, Amerindian; 55% white, 38% mixed, 6% black, 1% other

Religion: 90% Roman Catholic (nominal)

Language: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

Literacy: 76%

Labor force: 57,000,000 (1988 est.); 40% services, 35% agriculture, 25% industry

Organized labor: 25,000,000 (1988 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Brazil on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Brazil People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brazil People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.