)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 97 (2020 est. ), production: 13.993 million metric tons (2020 est. ), municipal solid waste generated annually: 79,889,010 tons (2015 est. The exaggerated expansion also ended up overloading the Military Police, an institution that, according to Rodrigues, a former Military Police Colonel, already needed (and still needs) structural reforms. The gangs in Brazil are very territorial, and focused on their illegal business. The most remembered among them is the torture and death of the bricklayer Amarildo de Souza. Safety and security Crime There are high levels of crime, particularly robberies, within Brazil's cities and the murder rate can be very high. )wind: 9.2% of total installed capacity (2020 est. Although it has a murder rate nearly on par with New York City, Toronto remains one of the safest cities in North America, with much of its crime being gang-related. Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate : Homicides per 100'000 residents. note: data are in current year dollars, China 21%, United States 18%, Germany 6%, Argentina 6% (2019), refined petroleum, vehicle parts, crude petroleum, integrated circuits, pesticides (2019), $362.21 billion (31 December 2021 est. The "baby boomer" generation saw high crime rates, rates that dropped significantly with millennials, those born between 1985 and the mid-1990's. According to Spelman, analyzing possible . )5.155 (2020 est. The overall UK crime rate saw a 1.18% increase from 2020. Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.). )permanent pasture: 23.5% (2018 est. ), fresh water lake(s): Lagoa dos Patos - 10,140 sq kmsalt water lake(s): Lagoa Mirim (shared with Uruguay) - 2,970 sq km, Amazon river mouth (shared with Peru [s]) - 6,400 km; Rio de la Plata/Parana river source (shared with Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay [m]) - 4,880 km; Tocantins - 3,650 km; Sao Francisco - 3,180 km; Paraguay river source (shared with Argentina and Paraguay [m]) - 2,549 km; Rio Negro river mouth (shared with Colombia [s] and Venezuela) - 2,250 km; Uruguay river source (shared with Argentina and Uruguay [m]) - 1,610 kmnote [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth, Atlantic Ocean drainage: Amazon (6,145,186 sq km), Orinoco (953,675 sq km), Paran (2,582,704 sq km), So Francisco (617,814 sq km), Tocantins (764,213 sq km), Amazon Basin, Guarani Aquifer System, Maranhao Basin, the vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of So Paolo, Braslia, and Rio de Janeiro, recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south, note 1: largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Iguau Falls (Iguaz Falls), the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentinanote 2: cassava (manioc) the sixth most important food crop in the world - after maize, rice, wheat, potatoes, and soybeans - seems to have originated in the west-central part of Brazil; pineapples are probably indigenous to the southern Brazil-Paraguay regionnote 3: Rocas Atoll, located off the northeast coast of Brazil, is the only atoll in the South Atlantic, White 47.7%, mixed 43.1%, Black 7.6%, Asian 1.1%, Indigenous 0.4% (2010 est.). )$356.886 billion (31 December 2019 est. )percent of population: 81% (2020 est. Embezzlement and corruption have influenced Brazilian elections for decades; however, the electorate continues to vote, whether out of preference or lack of choice, for candidates who have been accused, and in some instances convicted, on charges of corruption. Meanwhile, the rate of Brazilians in extreme poverty increased from 6.1 percent of the population in 2019 to 9.6 percent in 2021. UPP personnel are well-educated and trained in both human rights and modern police techniques; their aim is to supplant the community presence of gangs as central community figures. )imports of goods and services: -11.6% (2017 est. ), general assessment: Brazil is one of the largest mobile and broadband markets in Latin America with healthy competition and pricing; the development of 5G, was scheduled for March 2020 but was delayed due to interference issues with satellite TV broadcasts and the pandemic; the auction was completed November 2021; the licenses are obliged to provide 5G services to all capital cities by July 2022, as well as about 35,500km of the national highway network; the country also has one of the largest fixed line broadband markets in Latin America, though broadband subscriptions is only slightly above the regional average, trailing behind Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay; amendments to the licensing regime adopted in October 2019 also require that ISPs which have switched to authorizations invest money saved from lighter regulations in the expansion of broadband services; the fixed line broadband market has seen rapid growth for a number of years, with a growing focus on fiber broadband; in 2019 the number of fiber accesses overtook DSL connections; the country is a key landing point for a number of important submarine cables connecting to the US, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa; several new cable systems are due to come into service through to 2022, which will increase bandwidth and push down broadband prices for end-users; investments have also been made into terrestrial fiber cables between Brazil, Argentina, and Chile (2021)domestic: fixed-line connections stand at roughly 14 per 100 persons; less-expensive mobile-cellular technology has been a major impetus broadening telephone service to the lower-income segments of the population with mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 97 per 100 persons (2020)international: country code - 55; landing points for a number of submarine cables, including Malbec, ARBR, Tamnat, SAC, SAm-1, Atlantis -2, Seabras-1, Monet, EllaLink, BRUSA, GlobeNet, AMX-1, Brazilian Festoon, Bicentenario, Unisur, Junior, Americas -II,SAE x1, SAIL, SACSandSABR that provide direct connectivity to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe;satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station; satellitesis amajor communication platform, as it is almost impossible to lay fiber optic cable in the thick vegetation (2019)note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services, state-run Radiobras operates a radio and a TV network; more than 1,000 radio stations and more than 100 TV channels operating - mostly privately owned; private media ownership highly concentrated (2022), total: 172,173,121 (2020 est. As of 2013, 34 UPP units are operational in 226 different communities, with a reach of 1.5 million citizens. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 22:35. Crime Index 2023 Sydney, Australia Tokyo, Japan Berlin, Germany Delhi, India New York, NY, United States Prague, Czech Republic London, United Kingdom Beijing, China Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 0 20 40 60 80 Other rankings by Numbeo: Quality of Life Index 2023 Cost of Living Index 2023 Health Care Index 2023 Pollution Index 2023 [14], List of the Brazilian state capitals by homicide rate (homicides per 100,000):[15]. The numbers for those killed by police were similar, with 78.9% Black and most of them also young men. In 2021, the violent crime rate increased 5%, while the property crime rate decreased 1%. Gangs have also attacked official buildings and set alight public buses. However, in some areas the homicide rate was already dropping prior to the implementation of the program. Well-funded public pensions have nearly wiped out poverty among the elderly, and Bolsa Familia and other social programs have lifted tens of millions out of poverty. [27], Primeiro Comando da CapitalGuardies do EstadoTerceiro Comando PuroAmigos dos Amigos, Comando VermelhoPrimeiro Grupo CatarinenseParaguayan crime groupsComando da PazBala na CaraSindicato do Crime do Rio Grande do Norte, OkaidoComando Revolucionrio Brasileiro da Criminalidade, Brazil has started a crime fighting program specifically meant to combat gangs and gang centered violence. Backlinks from other websites and blogs are the lifeblood of our site and are our primary source of new traffic. ), municipal: 16.74 billion cubic meters (2017 est. Access unmatched financial data, news and content in a highly-customised workflow experience on desktop, web and mobile. [39][40], Jacarezinho, where there is strong influence from drug trafficking, and Muzema, controlled by the militia, are expected to be the first to receive the program, with its launch scheduled for late November or early December. A total of 27% of all incarcerations in Brazil are the result of drug trafficking charges. The most common drug was marijuana, followed by cocaine and crack. You have every right to be sitting there wondering, "Ok, so is Brazil even safe to visit then?" Homicide is the death of a person purposefully inflicted by another person (it excludes suicides) outside of a state of war. Bucking this trend are the two largest cities. [1] Brazil possesses high rates of violent crimes, such as murders and robberies. ), 456.67 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est. But Thursday's report shows that some of those gains have been erased, as a sharp rise in gun ownership, a measure pushed by Bolsonaro, has coincided with a rise in killings. )proven reserves: 363.984 billion cubic meters (2021 est. Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, total: 8,515,770 sq kmland: 8,358,140 sq kmwater: 157,630 sq kmnote: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo, total: 16,145 kmborder countries (10): Argentina 1,263 km; Bolivia 3,403 km; Colombia 1,790 km; French Guiana 649 km; Guyana 1,308 km; Paraguay 1,371 km; Peru 2,659 km; Suriname 515 km; Uruguay 1,050 km; Venezuela 2,137 km, territorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin, mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt, highest point: Pico da Neblina 2,994 mlowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 mmean elevation: 320 m, alumina, bauxite, beryllium, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, niobium, phosphates, platinum, tantalum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber, agricultural land: 32.9% (2018 est.
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