Country Report

Brazil

Americas, South America

Internet adoption in Brazil is relatively high with over 80% of the population online. Our Internet Resilience score for Brazil is relatively high and Brazil is ranked most resilient amongst it’s neighbouring countries. Brazil is notable for having a very diverse and competitive market in retail Internet service providers. Brazil has a very high number of Internet Exchange points and a thriving peering ecosystem. IPv6 adoption is also relatively high approaching 50%. DNSSEC adoption by in the .br domain is only 17% however this is much higher than the 3% average for the Americas as a whole.

Open Internet Environment

The open Internet allows people and organizations to mix and match technologies without permission and with minimal barriers. Sustaining and growing an open Internet helps to spur innovation and keep it fit for future applications. An open Internet is an accessible Internet – it is easy to connect to the open Internet and use its services.

Internet Use

Individuals using the Internet as a percentage of the total population

81%

Regional Rank: 19

75%

Americas avg.

Internet Resilience Score

Top 5

A resilient Internet connection is one that maintains an acceptable level of service in the face of faults and challenges to normal operation

56%

Regional Rank: 4

45%

Americas avg.

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Internet Freedom

Freedom on the Net measures Internet freedom in 70 countries

Partly Free

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Transit Provider Diversity

More diversity in routes to the global Internet improves connection resilience

Fair

Retail ISP Diversity

Diversity of retail Internet providers improves resilience and user choice

Excellent

IXP Operator Market

A measure of the diversity and concentration of the local market for Internet Exchange Point operations

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Globally Connected Infrastructure

The globally connected Internet is inclusive. It allows networks and users to interconnect without geographical restrictions. Increasing the connectivity of the Internet makes it more valuable to every participant, as a tool for communications, learning, commerce.

Networks Assigned

A measure of how many Internet networks are active here

9,000

1,026

Regional Rank: 2

Americas avg.

Addresses Assigned IPv6

A measure of how many Internet addresses are assigned here

546.2M

226.7M

Regional Rank: 2

Americas avg.

IPv6 Adoption

Top 5

Enabling the Internet to support more users and more uses

48%

20%

Regional Rank: 5

Americas avg.

Internet Exchange Points

IXPs help strengthen local Internet connectivity, develop local Internet industry, improve competitiveness, and serve as a hub for technical activity

Regional Rank: 2

Americas avg.

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Addresses Assigned IPv4

A measure of how many legacy addresses are assigned here

87.1M

40.7M

Regional Rank: 2

Americas avg.

Peering Networks

Peering networks help to keep Internet traffic local, provide faster connections, and improve the experience of the people relying on them

2,416

207

Regional Rank: 2

Americas avg.

Secure and Trustworthy Internet

A secure Internet is resistant to attacks on its infrastructure, delivering a robust service to its user community. A trustworthy Internet meets the expectations of its users by offering a resilient and reliable base for applications and services.

Naming Security Status

Adopting DNSSEC improves trustworthiness of Internet communications

.br

Active

Naming Security Coverage

Top 5

A measure of how much local web content supports DNSSEC for improved trustworthiness

19%

Regional Rank: 1

Americas avg.

Naming Security Adoption

A measure of how much local Internet users are protected by DNSSEC

53%

Regional Rank: 13

39%

Americas avg.

Routing Security Adoption

A measure of how much local Internet providers are checking validity of connectivity information they receive from other networks

Regional Rank: 37

22%

Americas avg.

Routing Security Coverage IPv4

One measure of how much local Internet network providers are securing their infrastructure

32%

Regional Rank: 38

59%

Americas avg.

Routing Security Coverage IPv6

One measure of how much local Internet network providers are securing their infrastructure

37%

Regional Rank: 42

62%

Americas avg.

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The geographic boundaries and country names shown do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Internet Society concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities. Regions and Sub-Regions are taken from the UN Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49).