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This article can help you answer the following questions:
Where is Brazil?
How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Brazil?
There are an estimated 7,014,400 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Brazil.
This percentage is a rough estimation: 3.3% of the general population. Lack of research make estimating these numbers difficult. The World Health Organization estimates 5% of the world population has significant hearing loss. Keep in mind that developing nations typically have a much higher number of Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.
What sign languages are used in Brazil?
Língua Brasileira de Sinais (Libras) or Brazilian Sign Language
Dialects:
Brazilian Cities Sign Language
São Paulo Sign Language
Urubu–Ka'apor Sign Language
Isolated Brazilian Indian tribes are also reported to have their own sign languages.
Written / spoken languages in Brazil:
Portuguese
Indigenous: Apalaí, Arára, Bororo, Canela, Carajá, Carib, Guarani, Kaingang, Nadëb, Nheengatu, Pirahã, Terena, Tucano, Tupiniquim, Wanano, Ye'kuana
How do you say Brazil in sign language?
Where can I learn Brazilian sign languages online?
InterSign University offers online Libras courses. Register here:
1-on-1 Libras Tutoring: https://intersign-university.thinkific.com/courses/jason-tutoring
Where is the Deaf village in Brazil?
What Deaf organizations are located in Brazil?
feneis@feneis.org.br
diretoriarj@feneis.org.br
http://www.feneis.org.br
Description: Works to defend the rights of deaf people in Brazil and to disseminate Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS).
info@solarear.com.br
http://www.solarear.com.br
Description: Manufactures low cost hearing aids and solar chargers, made by people who are deaf.
Source: Gallaudet
Additional sign language resources for Brazil
Disability Studies Quarterly: 'We did it ourselves': The Deaf Social Movement and the Quest for the Legal Recognition of the Libras Sign Language in Brazil
We will update this section as more information becomes available.