Social indicators in Brazil in the 1990s point, on the one hand, to a picture of poverty and marked social and regional inequality and, on the other hand, to the expanding coverage of the various social services that are important in modern, complex societies, including health, basic sanitation, education, social security and welfare.
Le modèle de développement économique des années 60 et 80 a contribué à une forte concentration des revenus dans le pays.