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The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands 30 m (98 ft) tall and has outstretched arms spanning 28 m (92 ft). It was constructed between 1922 and 1931 on Mount Corcovado, in celebration of the centenary of Brazilian independence. The largest Art Deco-style statue in the world, it is made from reinforced concrete and covered with thousands of triangular soapstone tiles. The statue became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1973 and was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 6

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
slightly smaller than the US

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Brazil. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 101

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 138

Birth rate

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Death rate

comparison ranking: 119

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 103

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 83

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 107

Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 101

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 103

Labor force

comparison ranking: 6

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 131

Public debt

comparison ranking: 34

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 98

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 192

Exports

comparison ranking: 25

Imports

comparison ranking: 24

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 5

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 2

Heliports

comparison ranking: 3

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 26

Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues

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