Editing Brazil, Indiana

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{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Brazil, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| image_skyline      = West National in downtown Brazil.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Downtown Brazil
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = City of Brazil.jpg
| seal_type          = logo
| seal_size          = 200px
| image_map          = File:Clay County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Brazil Highlighted 1807174.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Brazil in Clay County, Indiana.
| image_map1         = 
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| map_caption1       = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Clay County, Indiana|Clay]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Townships]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Brazil Township, Clay County, Indiana|Brazil]], [[Jackson Township, Clay County, Indiana|Jackson]], [[Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana|Dick Johnson]], [[Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana|Posey]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Brian Wyndham ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| area_note          = 
| established_date   = 
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 9.63
| area_land_km2      = 9.55
| area_water_km2     = 0.08
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = [[2022 United States Census|2022]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_total   = 8176
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.72
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.69
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.03
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS"/>
| elevation_m        = 200
| elevation_ft       = 656
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|31|30|N|87|07|39|W|region:US-IN_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| website            = {{official website}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 47834
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code          = [[Area code 812|812]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code<ref name="GNIS"/><ref name="FIPS55"/>
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|18|07174}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID<ref name="GNIS">{{cite web | url = {{GNIS3|431462}} | title = Feature ID 431462 | work = [[Geographic Names Information System]] | publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]] | access-date= June 30, 2014}}</ref><ref name="FIPS55">{{cite web | url = http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55/INfips55_delim.txt | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060618155833/http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55/INfips55_delim.txt | archive-date = June 18, 2006 | title = FIPS55 Data: Indiana | work = FIPS55 Data | publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]] | date = February 23, 2006 | access-date = June 30, 2014}}</ref>
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS4|431462}}
| footnotes          = 
| unit_pref          = Imperial
}}
'''Brazil''' is a city in [[Clay County, Indiana]], United States. The population was 8,176 at the 2022 census.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Quick Facts: Brazil City, Indiana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/brazilcityindiana,IN/PST045222#PST045222 |website=U.S. Census}}</ref> The city is the [[county seat]] of Clay County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615012444/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> It is part of the [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute]] [[Terre Haute metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. There is a fountain from the country of Brazil; Brazil often flies the Brazilian, Indiana flag, and U.S. flag alongside one another at the fountain.

==History==
In the 1840s, the owners of the farmland that would later become the city of Brazil decided to name their farm after the country of [[Brazil]].<ref>{{cite web |date=October 2004 |title=BBC Brasil, Economia e Iraque dividem votos na cidade Brazil |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/reporterbbc/story/2004/10/041011_brazilms.shtml |access-date=May 12, 2008 |language=pt}}</ref> The city was founded in 1866.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brazil Public Library, Library History |url=http://www.brazil.lib.in.us/history.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606031346/http://www.brazil.lib.in.us/history.asp |archive-date=June 6, 2008 |access-date=May 12, 2008}}</ref> As of 2024, Brazil is part of the [[Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area|Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. [[Clay County, Indiana|Clay County]], formed in 1825, originally had Bowling Green as its county seat. The county seat was relocated to Brazil in 1876 following the city's development.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brazil, Indiana Facts |url=http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/indiana/brazil}}</ref>

The Chafariz dos Contos Fountain (from "[[Brazilian real (old)|contos de réis]]" a former Brazilian currency) was given to the city by the country of Brazil as a symbol of friendship in 1956.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 28, 2016 |title=Western Indiana's Brazilian Landmark |url=https://www.indianalandmarks.org/2016/06/western-indianas-brazilian-landmark/ |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=Indiana Landmarks}}</ref> It is a replica of the original fountain located in [[Ouro Preto]], State of [[Minas Gerais]], [[Brazil]], built in 1745.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chafariz Dos Contos Fountain |url=http://www.brazil.in.gov/Park/Chafariz%20dos%20contos%20fountain.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517143255/http://www.brazil.in.gov/Park/Chafariz%20dos%20contos%20fountain.htm |archive-date=May 17, 2008 |access-date=May 12, 2008}}</ref>

In 2010, Brazil gained national attention for accepting money from [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]] for the rights to display the [[KFC]] and Fiery Grilled Wings logos on city fire hydrants.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 6, 2010 |title=KFC markets 'fiery' wings on fire hydrants |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2010-01-06-kfc-ads-on-hydrants_N.htm |access-date=August 27, 2013 |publisher=USA TODAY}}</ref>

The [[Brazil Downtown Historic District]], [[Clay County Courthouse (Indiana)|Clay County Courthouse]], [[Clay County Hospital]], [[Meridian-Forest Historic District]], and [[United States Post Office (Brazil, Indiana)|U.S. Post Office-Brazil]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Brazil is located at {{Coord|39|31|30|N|87|7|39|W|type:city}} (39.525000, -87.127500).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=April 23, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

According to the [[2010 census of the United States|2010 census]], Brazil has a total area of {{convert|3.058|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.08%) is land and {{convert|0.028|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.92%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1807174 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055413/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1807174 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=July 28, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 84
| 1870 = 2186
| 1880 = 3441
| 1890 = 5905
| 1900 = 7786
| 1910 = 9340
| 1920 = 9293
| 1930 = 8744
| 1940 = 8126
| 1950 = 8434
| 1960 = 8853
| 1970 = 8163
| 1980 = 7852
| 1990 = 7640
| 2000 = 8188
| 2010 = 7912
| 2020 = 8181
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=December 11, 2012 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> there were 8,181 people, 3,664 households, and 3,282 families living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 94.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 3.9% of households with two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov" /> there were 7,912 people, 3,154 households, and 2,018 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2611.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,583 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1182.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 3,154 households, of which 35.1% included children under the age of 18, 41.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were composed of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 36.2 years. 26% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were 25 to 44; 23.9% were 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> there were 8,188 people, 3,383 households, and 2,151 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,450.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|adj=off}}. There were 3,740 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,119.3|/sqmi|/km2|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.64% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.37% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 3,383 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were composed of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.01.

The age demographics were as follows: 25.8% of people were under the age of 18, 9.5% were from 18 to 24, 26.8% were from 25 to 44, 20.6% were from 45 to 64, and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,902, and the median income for a family was $37,569. Males had a median income of $29,693 versus $20,215 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,123. About 10.7% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
The government consists of a mayor and a city council. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. The city council consists of five members. Four are elected from individual districts while one is elected at large.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elected Officials |url=https://brazil.in.gov/elected-officials/}}</ref> The current chief executive of Brazil is [[Mayor]] Brian Wyndham ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor Brian Wyndham |url=https://brazil.in.gov/mayor-brian-wyndham/}}</ref>

==Education==

The city has a free lending library, the Brazil Public Library.<ref>{{cite web |title=Homepage |url=http://brazil.lib.in.us |access-date=March 4, 2018 |publisher=Brazil Public Library}}</ref>

==Transportation==
===Airport===
The [[Brazil Clay County Airport]] is a public-use [[airport]] located in Clay County, {{convert|3|nmi}} south of Brazil's [[central business district]].<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=0I2|use=PU|own=PU|site=05140.11*A|name=Brazil Clay County Airport}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective June 30, 2011.</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Gerald Eades Bentley]], scholar of [[Elizabethan theater]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=BENTLEY, GERALD EADES: 1901- |url=https://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inauthors/view?docId=encyclopedia/VAA5365-02;chunk.id=ina-v2-entry-0189;toc.id=d1e372;brand=ia-books;doc.view=0;query= |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Indiana Authors and Their Books}}</ref>
*[[Gene Cramer]], [[National Basketball League (United States)|NBL]] player<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 17, 1983 |title=Crawford Eugene Cramer Dies at Brazil Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/551440604 |access-date=June 26, 2024 |work=Martinsville Reporter-Times |pages=12}}</ref>
*[[George N. Craig]], governor of Indiana, Past National Commander of [[American Legion]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2024 |title=Gov. George N. Craig |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-n-craig/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=National Governors Association}}</ref>
* [[Johnnie Davis]], musician, band leader<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hischak |first=Thomas S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XbBz3C4Gr0EC&dq=%22John+Gustave+Davis%22&pg=PA191 |title=The Oxford Companion to the American Musical |date=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-533533-0 |page=191 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Joe Dean]], American basketball player, announcer and college athletic director<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Joe Dean |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Joe-Dean/Summary/100122 |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Real GM}}</ref>
*[[John Dugan (actor)|John Dugan]], actor<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Ivy |date=January 8, 2017 |title=Brazil native Dugan reflects on role in infamous horror film |url=https://www.thebraziltimes.com/story/2375200.html |access-date=June 26, 2024 |work=The Brazil Times}}</ref>
*[[Ivan Fuqua]], winner of gold medal in 4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}400{{nbsp}}m relay at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Brown University Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://brownbears.com/honors/hall-of-fame/ivan-fuqua/547 |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Brown University Athletics}}</ref>
* [[David Goggins]], US Navy Seal, Motivational Speaker, [[Ultramarathon]] runner, New York Times bestselling author<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2023 |title=David Goggins talking about his life growing up in Brazil Indiana |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpBdbIwl-xw |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=YouTube: Podcast clips}}</ref>
*[[Charles B. Hall]], iconic combat fighter pilot and U.S. Army Air Corps Officer with the [[Tuskegee Airmen]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swopes |first=Bryan |date= |title=2 July 1943 |url=https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/charles-b-hall/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Jimmy Hoffa]], labor union leader<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa |url=https://www.in.gov/history/state-historical-markers/find-a-marker/find-historical-markers-by-county/indiana-historical-markers-by-county/james-r.-jimmy-hoffa/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Indiana Historical Bureau}}</ref>
*[[Judy Ledgerwood]], Abstract painter and educator<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Judy Ledgerwood - Biography |url=https://www.1301pe.com/judy-ledgerwood |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=1301PE}}</ref>
*[[Gayle Porter Hoskins]], illustrator<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Gayle Porter Hoskins |url=https://www.illustratedgallery.com/artwork/for-sale/artist/gayle-porter-hoskins/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=The Illustrated Gallery}}</ref>
*[[Stuart Randall (actor)|Stuart Randall]], actor who played Sheriff Mort Corey on ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Stuart Randall |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0709695/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=IMDB}}</ref>
*[[Orville Redenbacher]], popcorn tycoon<ref>{{Cite web |title=Family tree of Orville Clarence Redenbacher |url=https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&n=redenbacher&p=orville+clarence |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Geneanet |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Ralph Francis Stearley]], 2-star Air Force general in Gen. Eisenhower's Cabinet<ref>{{Cite web |title=USAF Biography 'Major General Ralph Francis Stearley' |url=http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7238 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121213052106/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7238 |archive-date=2012-12-13 |access-date=2024-06-04}}</ref>
*[[Henry Lee Summer]], 1980s pop singer<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Henry Lee Summer |url=https://thevogue.com/artists/henry-lee-summer/#:~:text=14%2C%202015%20More-,Henry%20Lee%20Summer%20is%20an%20American%20rock%20guitarist%20from%20Brazil,to%20go%20the%20music%20route. |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=The Vogue}}</ref>

==Climate==
Climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.  The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "CFA" ([[humid subtropical climate]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=229021&cityname=Brazil%2C+Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Brazil, Indiana Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|work=Weatherbase|access-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Parke County Covered Bridge Festival]] (15 miles north of Brazil)
*[[Brazil]] (Country in South America)

==References==

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==External links==
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