People (Brazil)
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     Population:
         158,202,019 (July 1992), growth rate 1.8% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         25 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         7 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         67 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         62 years male, 69 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         3.0 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Brazilian(s); adjective - Brazilian
     Ethnic divisions:
         Portuguese, Italian, German, Japanese, black, Amerindian; white 55%, mixed
         38%, black 6%, other 1%
     Religions:
         Roman Catholic (nominal) 90%
     Languages:
         Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
     Literacy:
         81% (male 82%, female 80%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         57,000,000 (1989 est.); services 42%, agriculture 31%, industry 27%
     Organized labor:
         13,000,000 dues paying members (1989 est.)