Population In Brazil Essay

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Population
The current population of the Federative Republic of Brazil is estimated to be about 199.321 million people. The population has increase of about 1.3% from the last record of the population. The population of Brazil has a greater population than Mexico, but has a less population than the United States of America. Based on the land area and the total population of the country, Brazil population density is about 60.63 people per square mile (World Population Statistics 2014).

Ethnic
Brazils largest ethnic group identifies themselves as white, 55% of the population is white. The next largest ethnic groups are identified as mulatto , which makes up about 38% of the population. The rest of Brazils population is made up of Asian, Amerindian, and Black, which is 10% of the population. Brazil’s official language is Portuguese, which majority of the population speaks, but with Brazil being the only country in the Americas that speaks Portuguese, this language is an important aspect of the culture and society (World Population Statistics 2014).

GDP
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Brazil has expanded to 0.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 over the previous quarter (Trending Economics 2014). GDP Growth Rate in Brazil is reported by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). GDP Growth Rate in Brazil averaged to 0.74 Percent from 1996 until 2013, which is reaching an all time high of 4.50 Percent in the third quarter of 1996 and a record low of -4.20 Percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 (Trending Economics 2014).

Age and Gender
The average age of the Brazilian population has increased because of the decrease in mortality and fertility. The proportional share of children from birth to fourteen ...

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Although these two religions co exist there are many other religions as well that Brazilians practice like: Jehovah's Witnesses, Muslims, Pentecostals, Neo-Pentecostals, Methodists, Hinduism, Judaists and a lot more.

Reference

World Population Statistics 2014 http://www.worldpopulationstatistics.com/brazil-population-2013/ Index Mundi 2013 Brazil Demographics Profile 2013 http://www.indexmundi.com/brazil/demographics_profile.html Trading Economics 2014 http://www.tradingeconomics.com/brazil/gdp-growth CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of December 6, 2013 http://www.indexmundi.com/brazil/age_structure.html COHA Research Associate Sonja Salzburger Posted 16 Nov 2010 http://stopchildlabor.org/?p=2204 CelebrateBrazil 2010
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