Brazil

Women

Brazil ranks 95 out of 162 countries in the Gender Inequality Index, where a high rank equals high equality. Women should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

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Children

Brazil has a Workplace Index score of 3.7, a Marketplace Index score of 3.0 and a Community and Environment Index score of 3.0 in the Children’s Rights and Business Atlas, where countries receive scores between 0 and 10. A score closer to 0 reflects a need for basic children’s rights due diligence, while a higher score reflects a need for enhanced or heightened due diligence. Children should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though. 

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Persons with Disabilities

Due to differences in data collection and definitions it is difficult to compare countries on disability prevalence rates. Persons with disabilities should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

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Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

According to the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, the Tikúna, Guarani Kaiowá, Kaingang, Makuxí, Terena, Yanomámi, Potiguara, Xavante, Pataxó, Sateré-Mawé, Mundurukú, Múra, Xucuru and Baré are present in Brazil. There are as many as 274 distinct indigenous languages. The majority (63.8 %) of the indigenous population live in rural areas, including around 57.7 % in indigenous territories. Nevertheless, the rural majority are often vulnerable to the effects of urbanization, particularly when Brazil’s cities develop against a backdrop of unregulated or illegal land encroachment and resource exploitation. Minorities include Afro-Brazilians. pardo or mixed ethnicity, preta or black) and Asian (including Japanese, Chinese and Korean).

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Migrant Workers​

According to the ILO Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers, migrant workers as a proportion of all workers is 1.9 % in the subregion Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Persons in Armed Conflict

Brazil ranks 70 out of 179 countries in the Fragile States Index, where a high rank equals high fragility. For monthly crisis updates, check out CrisisWatch.