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Welcome to Brazil ...The city of Brazil is located in Clay County<1> and is the County Seat for Clay County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Brazil, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brazil has a population of 8,004 people<2> (see below for details). Brazil is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Brazil lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Brazil (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Brazil is located in the (812) area code. The ZIP code for Brazil: 47834<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brazil had an population of 8,004 people. This is an increase of 1.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.25% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Brazil had a population of 7,912 people (or 29.42% of the total population of Clay County). This makes Brazil the county's most populous community. The population of Brazil represents 0.12% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 7,912 people, the population of Brazil decreased 3.37% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,188 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Brazil. Communities Also Named Brazil ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Brazil - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2) and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brazil. Communities near Brazil ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brazil.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brazil. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brazil. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brazil. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brazil. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brazil. Our list includes 22 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brazil. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brazil ...Looking for more information about Brazil? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Brazil, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brazil. Adding Brazil to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Brazil in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brazil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Brazil in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Brazil. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brazil. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/ The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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