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  1991 Demographic Census

Resident population 5 years old and over by situation (urban and rural) and literacy - 1991

             
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                                            Rural            Urban
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            Literate 

         Brazil                        16,686,482       80,849,301

       North                            1,805,200        3,930,180

  Rondônia                                268,798          459,610
  Acre                                     44,130          161,121
  Amazonas                                181,355        1,019,498
  Roraima                                  41,465           95,526
  Pará                                  1,085,784        1,712,365
  Amapá                                    22,673          153,040
  Tocantins                               160,995          329,020

       Northeast                        5,365,307       15,534,797  
 
  Maranhão                              1,046,245        1,105,558
  Piauí                                   350,534          797,398
  Ceará                                   680,265        2,476,287
  Rio Grande do Norte                     258,503          988,930
  Paraíba                                 347,376        1,144,764
  Pernambuco                              655,274        3,135,280
  Alagoas                                 264,824          792,388
  Sergipe                                 147,814          607,545
  Bahia                                 1,614,472        4,486,647

       Southeast                        4,468,667       42,999,108

  Minas Gerais                          2,166,895        8,744,169
  Espírito Santo                          401,914        1,410,294
  Rio de Janeiro                          353,620        9,780,122
  São Paulo                             1,546,238       23,064,523

       South                            4,042,764       12,779,895

  Paraná                                1,493,404        4,704,404
  Santa Catarina                          966,233        2,519,350
  Rio Grande do Sul                     1,583,127        5,556,141

       Central West                      1,004,544        5,605,321

  Mato Grosso do Sul                      208,798        1,034,513
  Mato Grosso                             298,465        1,045,229
  Goiás                                   444,804        2,349,459
  Federal District                         52,477        1,176,120


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                                            Rural            Urban
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            Illiterate 

         Brazil                        14,340,938       18,427,640

       North                            1,649,507        1,215,118

  Rondônia                                138,167          111,185
  Acre                                     87,987           62,830
  Amazonas                                316,143          285,273
  Roraima                                  25,557           25,314
  Pará                                    890,255          548,866
  Amapá                                    21,938           46,204
  Tocantins                               169,460          135,446

       Northeast                        8,937,967        7,234,463

  Maranhão                              1,438,167          610,429
  Piauí                                   690,622          402,356
  Ceará                                 1,203,689        1,173,938
  Rio Grande do Norte                     383,889          483,520
  Paraíba                                 644,541          670,860
  Pernambuco                            1,130,389        1,357,398
  Alagoas                                 609,769          512,329
  Sergipe                                 270,685          273,601
  Bahia                                 2,566,216        1,750,032

       Southeast                        2,154,350        6,854,595

  Minas Gerais                          1,305,958        1,816,719
  Espírito Santo                          193,464          304,460
  Rio de Janeiro                          186,874        1,336,154
  São Paulo                               468,054        3,397,262

       South                            1,066,786        1,920,041

  Paraná                                  499,793          827,805
  Santa Catarina                          214,494          339,885
  Rio Grande do Sul                       352,499          752,351

       Central West                        532,328        1,203,423

  Mato Grosso do Sul                      106,846          219,941
  Mato Grosso                             170,442          258,732
  Goiás                                   234,694          547,431
  Federal District                         20,346          177,319


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