Brazil Population, Population of Brazil

Brazil Population is consisted of many ethnic groups, decedents of European colonizers and also Black slaves. People of various races also inhabit the place.
people are Italians and Spaniards. 95% of the population are white. The indigenous Indian population have almost perished with the European arrival.

Brazil Population is around 176,029,560. 80% of the people are Roman Catholic but people also follow other religions.

Brazil Population is mainly consisted of the major groups the Portuguese colonizers, the African slaves, various Europeans, Middle Eastern and Asian immigrants and indigenous people of Tupi and Guarani language stock. Intermarriage between indigenous people, Portuguese and slaves was not uncommon. This makes the cultural and ethnic heritage diverse.

The Brazil Population includes White 55%, Mixed White and Black 38%, Black 6%, and other races are1%. Many people have emigrated from Europe such as Germans, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, and Polish. Portuguese is the official language but Spanish, English and French are also spoken.

The Population Growth Rate of Brazil is 0.87%. Birth rate is 18.08 births/1,000 populations while death rate is 9.32 deaths/ 1,000 populations.

Population in Brazil can be classified according to this age structure

0-14 years		28%
15-64 years		66.4%
65 years and over		5.6%

83.3% of the Brazil population is educated. People of 15 years old and above can read and write. 83.3% male and 83.2% female are literate.

During the 1980s the Brazilians began to immigrate to other countries in search of better economic opportunities. Brazil government was failed to recover the loss.

The diverse population of Brazil gets same facilities and racism is a crime according to the 1988 Constitution.