Brazil
Brasil
Waiting for the first voice
تا مرد سخن نگفته باشد / عیب و هنرش نهفته باشد
Until a man has spoken, his faults and his gifts both stay hidden.
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 11.5%
- people aged 65 or older
- 24.4M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 22.5%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 21.9 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 14.6%
- women 17.5%, men 10.9%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 0.8%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2010; UN, 2010 census
Languages
184 languages, 164 of them endangered
- AkuntsuCritically endangered
- AruáCritically endangered
- ArutaniCritically endangered
- AtoradaCritically endangered
- CafundóCritically endangered
- CocamaCritically endangered
- CumanaCritically endangered
- GuatóCritically endangered
- JúmaCritically endangered
- Ka'apor Sign LanguageCritically endangered
- KanoêCritically endangered
- KaskiháCritically endangered
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- MapidianCritically endangered
- Oro WinCritically endangered
- PuruboraCritically endangered
- SabanêsCritically endangered
- SakirabiáCritically endangered
- ShanenawaCritically endangered
- TarianaCritically endangered
- TarumaCritically endangered
- TrumaiCritically endangered
- WayoróCritically endangered
- YawalapitiCritically endangered
- Avá-CanoeiroSeverely endangered
- BorumSeverely endangered
- IrantxeSeverely endangered
- JabutíSeverely endangered
- KaripunaSeverely endangered
- KashuyanaSeverely endangered
- KoruboSeverely endangered
- KulinoSeverely endangered
- KwazaSeverely endangered
- MakurapSeverely endangered
- Nüpode HuitotoSeverely endangered
- OfayéSeverely endangered
- TeneteharaSeverely endangered
- AmahuacaDefinitely endangered
- AmonapDefinitely endangered
- ApalaíDefinitely endangered
- ApinayéDefinitely endangered
- ApurinãDefinitely endangered
- ArawetéDefinitely endangered
- Ava GuaraniDefinitely endangered
- AwetïDefinitely endangered
- BakairiDefinitely endangered
- BaniwaDefinitely endangered
- Barasana-EduriaDefinitely endangered
- BésɨroDefinitely endangered
- BororoDefinitely endangered
- CanelaDefinitely endangered
- CarapanaDefinitely endangered
- CaribDefinitely endangered
- CashinahuaDefinitely endangered
- ChamacocoDefinitely endangered
- Cinta LargaDefinitely endangered
- CubeoDefinitely endangered
- CulinaDefinitely endangered
- DâwDefinitely endangered
- DeniDefinitely endangered
- DesanoDefinitely endangered
- Enawene NaweDefinitely endangered
- FulniôDefinitely endangered
- Gavião of JiparanáDefinitely endangered
- GuajáDefinitely endangered
- HixkaryanaDefinitely endangered
- HunsrikDefinitely endangered
- IkpengDefinitely endangered
- JamamadíDefinitely endangered
- JurúnaDefinitely endangered
- KadiweuDefinitely endangered
- KamayuráDefinitely endangered
- KanamaríDefinitely endangered
- KarajáDefinitely endangered
- KaritiânaDefinitely endangered
- KaxararíDefinitely endangered
- KayabiDefinitely endangered
- MachinereDefinitely endangered
- MacunaDefinitely endangered
- MacushiDefinitely endangered
- MamaindêDefinitely endangered
- MarúboDefinitely endangered
- MaskoyDefinitely endangered
- MatipuhyDefinitely endangered
- MatisDefinitely endangered
- MatsésDefinitely endangered
- MawéDefinitely endangered
- MaxakalíDefinitely endangered
- MẽbêngôkreDefinitely endangered
- MehinakuDefinitely endangered
- MundurukuDefinitely endangered
- NadëbDefinitely endangered
- NambikwaraDefinitely endangered
- NheengatuDefinitely endangered
- PalikúrDefinitely endangered
- PanaraDefinitely endangered
- Pará GaviãoDefinitely endangered
- ParakanãDefinitely endangered
- ParesíDefinitely endangered
- PaumaríDefinitely endangered
- PiratapuyoDefinitely endangered
- RamaramaDefinitely endangered
- RikbaktsaDefinitely endangered
- SanumáDefinitely endangered
- SirianoDefinitely endangered
- SuruíDefinitely endangered
- Suruí do ParáDefinitely endangered
- SuyáDefinitely endangered
- TapirapéDefinitely endangered
- Tenharim-Parintintin-DiahoiDefinitely endangered
- TiriyóDefinitely endangered
- Tocantins AsuriniDefinitely endangered
- TuparíDefinitely endangered
- TuyucaDefinitely endangered
- Ucayali–Yurúa AshéninkaDefinitely endangered
- Uru-eu-wau-wauDefinitely endangered
- Urubú-KaaporDefinitely endangered
- WaikáDefinitely endangered
- WaimahãDefinitely endangered
- Waimiri-AtroaríDefinitely endangered
- WaiwaiDefinitely endangered
- WananoDefinitely endangered
- WaninnawaDefinitely endangered
- WarekenaDefinitely endangered
- Wari’Definitely endangered
- WauráDefinitely endangered
- WayampiDefinitely endangered
- WayanaDefinitely endangered
- XerénteDefinitely endangered
- Xingú AsuriníDefinitely endangered
- XoklengDefinitely endangered
- Ye'kuanaDefinitely endangered
- YucunaDefinitely endangered
- Zo'éDefinitely endangered
- ZuruaháDefinitely endangered
- AikanãVulnerable
- AkawaioVulnerable
- AmundavaVulnerable
- AsháninkaVulnerable
- BoraVulnerable
- CurripacoVulnerable
- KaingangVulnerable
- KaiwáVulnerable
- Karipúna Creole FrenchVulnerable
- LakondêVulnerable
- LatundêVulnerable
- Mbyá GuaraníVulnerable
- NinamVulnerable
- Pai TavyteraVulnerable
- Pará AráraVulnerable
- PatamonaVulnerable
- PemonVulnerable
- PirahãVulnerable
- SharanahuaVulnerable
- TawandêVulnerable
- Terena-Kinikinao-ChaneVulnerable
- TicunaVulnerable
- TucanoVulnerable
- VenetianVulnerable
- WapishanaVulnerable
- XavanteVulnerable
- YãnomaVulnerable
- YanomamöVulnerable
- YawanawaVulnerable
- YuhupVulnerable
- Brazilian Sign Language
- Cena
- Dutch
- English
- Guianan Creole
- Hup
- Língua de sinais de Caiçara
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Uru-Pa-In
- Wajiara
- Yaminawa
- Yaroamë
- Língua de sinais do Uiramutã
- Língua de sinais Fortalezinha
- Macushi Sign Language
- Marajo sign language
- Maxakali Sign Language
- Papiu Yanomama Sign Language
- Terena Sign Language
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Traditional ways of making Artisan Minas Cheese in Minas Gerais2024
- Cultural Complex of Bumba-meu-boi from Maranhão2019
- Capoeira circle2014
- Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará2013
- Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of Recife2012
- Fandango's Living Museum2011
- Call for projects of the National Programme of Intangible Heritage2011
- Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order2011
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List and years: ich.unesco.org
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