Am I rich in Brazil?
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National median
R$ 18.500
Top 10% threshold
R$ 68.000
Top 1% threshold
R$ 240.000
Income distribution in Brazil
Each bar is a slice of Brazil households. The dashed lines mark the median and the top 10%.
What the numbers actually say
To join the top 10%, earn about 3.7× the median.
About 3.7× the typical household in Brazil.
60% of Brazil lives between R$ 8.100 and R$ 43.500.
If you're in this band, you're 'normal' — by the data.
The top 1% earn 13.0× the typical household.
It's a gulf, not a gap.
Cross R$ 100.000 and you've outearned 95% of Brazil.
The top 5% starts here.
The average (R$ 31.200) sits well above the median.
A few very high earners pull the mean up — the median is the truer middle.
A top-10% household earns 14.2× the bottom 10%.
The full spread of Brazil, in one number.
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