<< Back to Home < Back to Brazil in Graphs Brazil in a nutshell Brazilian households Total number of household is growing, in pace with the population There is still migration towards urban areas A majority of Brazilians live in houses, as opposed to apartments Sewage is not universal Data for Brazil and regions: North, Northeast, Southeast, South and MidWest. Yellow bars: sewage system; Cyan bars: other means of discharge; Purple bars: No sewage at all The Southeast has the most comprehensive system. More than half of households in MidWest are not served by the sewage system. In Northeast, more than 20% of households have no sewage service at all. Access to basic utility services is slowly growing Percentage of households with access to: Water suply; Sewage system; Wasting collection; Electricity; Telephones Acquisition of household appliances is not growing Percentage of households which own: Cooker, Water Filter (tap water is not drinkable in Brazil), Refrigerator, Freezer, Washing Machine, Radio and Television Back to Top