"The evolution of the Brazilian population size, its growth rate and relative age structure between 1940 and 1991 as well as its expected trajectory until 2020 are presented in this paper. After briefly considering the quasi-stability of the Brazilian population in the past, the role of fast fertility decline is emphasised in the current changing age structure."
"The aim of this paper is to analyze the pattern of delayed birth registration [in Brazil] and to establish a relationship with the total and registered births in order to estimate a mathematical function that quantifies birth underregistration."
"Four different approaches were applied to test the hypothesis that patterns of land tenure and agricultural production in Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil] are important infant mortality determinants. These studies have employed various data sources on distinct analytical levels.... The results...provide reliable evidence of there being a strong relationship between the degree of concentration of land tenure and agricultural production on the one hand, and malnutrition and infant mortality on the other."
The author examines the demographic characteristics of the self-declared black population in Brazil. "A...general conclusion is that there are three demographic profiles: that of Whites, of Blacks, and of mixed blood.... The analysis has shown that [blacks and mixed bloods] are subjected to changes in mortality, marriage, and fertility, though at differing times. Mixed bloods are increasingly coming closer to whites, certainly as a result of the different rhythms of social, economic and cultural changes."
The authors critically examine the theoretical and methodological bases of fertility studies, with a focus on Latin America. "Having shown that the type of concenptualization utilized in fertility studies is derived from a defined theoretical framework, that of modernization theory, we move on to an analysis of the fundamental elements of this theory and its implications and limitations in the study of reproductive behavior."
"In the 1974 Meeting of the Brazilian Association for Population Studies, Frias and Leite presented a set of model life tables that were meant to reflect the sex-age structure of Brazilian mortality. A later examination of this study revealed the need for revision and further development in order to improve this valid piece of work." The present article reviews and complements the earlier study.
"The object of this paper is to summarise the leading demographic tendencies of the past decades [in Brazil], focusing mainly on the 1970-80 period.... This paper is divided into two parts: the analysis [of] population growth and of redistribution patterns. This is followed by a reflection on the implications [of] these trends for population policy."
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