Brazil
Universal access to top-of-the-line medication in Brazil
Bringing up HIV and his status no longer upsets Welber. He said he speaks openly about it to his friends and at work
Young influencers debate HIV and discrimination in Brazil
YouTubers and virtual activists took part in inspirational conversations about HIV and discrimination in São Paulo, Brazil. More than 300 000 online viewers reached.
UNAIDS AWARDED THE 2016 LGBTI CITIZENSHIP ALLIES AWARD IN BRAZIL
UNAIDS has received the LGBTI Citizenship Allies Award in recognition of its human rights-based approach to responding to the AIDS epidemic among gay men and other men who have sex with men. Created by Grupo Dignidade (Dignity Group), one of Brazil’s most respected nongovernmental organizations working on issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and on HIV prevention among gay men and other men who have sex with men, the award is given to people and...
HIV and AIDS estimates (2015)
- Number of people living with HIV
- 830 000 [610 000 - 1 100 000]
- Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate
- 0.6% [0.4% - 0.8%]
- Adults aged 15 and over living with HIV
- 820 000 [600 000 - 1 100 000]
- Women aged 15 and over living with HIV
- 290 000 [220 000 - 390 000]
- Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV
- 7500 [6000 - 11 000]
- Deaths due to AIDS
- 15 000 [11 000 - 21 000]
- Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17
- 100 000 [73 000 - 140 000]
Brazil Contacts
Georgiana Braga-OrillardUNAIDS Country Director
Telephone: +(55) 6130389223
Fax: +(55) 6130389229
Email: bragag@unaids.org