Digital Divide Country Profile · South America

Brazil

Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.

National digital inclusion context

A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.

This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Brazil in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.

The documented portfolio emphasizes Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure, Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure, Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Wi-Fi, Computer / Desktop PC. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.

Portfolio pattern

What the documented response contains.

Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.

Infrastructure and access

Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure7
Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure3
Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure3
Community Connectivity Infrastructure1
Community Digital Education1

Specific technologies

Wi-Fi6
Computer / Desktop PC3
Fiber/Fiber Optic3
4G/LTE1
5G1

Intervention classification

Infrastructure and Specific Technology10
Infrastructure only2
Neither explicitly identified2
Specific Technology only2
AI Literacy + Devices + Youth Workforce Skills1

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

15 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 0 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.

Access

Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.

Capability

Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.

Participation

Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.

Sustainability

Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.

Project and initiative portfolio

20 documented records

Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.

National digital-development assessment

Brazil ROAMX Revised-Indicator National Assessment

Implemented / national assessment · Brazil

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Status / periodImplemented / national assessmentLocationBrazilPopulationBlack women, rural communities, and other groups facing limited meaningful connectivity or digital literacyOrganizationsBrazilian stakeholders; UNESCO ROAMX partnersFundingFirst country reported to implement the revised indicators; funding not stated

Applies the revised ROAMX indicators to identify equity gaps alongside progress in digital public services.

Activities and approach: Assess digital public services, meaningful connectivity, digital literacy, inclusion, rights, and participation using revised indicators

Education

Devices and digital skills

Computadores para Inclusão – Pará 2024 deployment

Completed 2024 / continuing program · Pará

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Status / periodCompleted 2024 / continuing programLocationParáPopulationCommunities, students and PID usersOrganizationsMCom; Computer Reconditioning Centers; local partners

Combines device access, local inclusion points and training.

Activities and approach: 1,511 computers; 136 PIDs; 57 municipalities; 330 trainings

Computer / Desktop PC

Education

School-connectivity scale-up

Escolas Conectadas – 2025 R$53m North/Northeast expansion

Announced / contracting 2025-2026 · North and Northeast

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Status / periodAnnounced / contracting 2025-2026LocationNorth and NortheastPopulationAbout 1,200 public schoolsOrganizationsMCom; Ministry of Education; BNDES; CG-FUST

Accelerates pedagogical-quality Internet access across public basic-education schools.

Activities and approach: FUST non-reimbursable financing; external/internal networks; managed connectivity

EducationK–12

Public-school broadband

Escolas Conectadas – FUST Lot 1 (Amapá and Pará / RIX Telecom)

Contracted / implementation · Amapá and Pará

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Status / periodContracted / implementationLocationAmapá and ParáPopulation529 public schools; >195,000 studentsOrganizationsBNDES; CG-FUST; RIX Telecom

Provides full external and internal pedagogical connectivity to underserved schools.

Activities and approach: Transport/access network; Wi-Fi; equipment; 24-month service and maintenance

Last-Mile / Access InfrastructureInstitutional / School Connectivity InfrastructureWi-Fi

EducationK–12

Public-school broadband

Escolas Conectadas – FUST Lot 2 (Acre and Amazonas)

Contracted / implementation · Acre and Amazonas

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Status / periodContracted / implementationLocationAcre and AmazonasPopulationPublic basic-education schools and studentsOrganizationsBNDES; CG-FUST; selected operators

Extends quality broadband and internal Wi-Fi into hard-to-serve northern schools.

Activities and approach: External broadband; internal Wi-Fi/LAN; equipment; managed service

Institutional / School Connectivity InfrastructureWi-Fi

EducationK–12

Public-school broadband

Escolas Conectadas – FUST Lot 3 (Bahia, Maranhão and Paraíba)

Contracted / implementation · Bahia, Maranhão and Paraíba

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Status / periodContracted / implementationLocationBahia, Maranhão and ParaíbaPopulationPublic basic-education schools and studentsOrganizationsBNDES; CG-FUST; selected operators

Targets school-connectivity gaps in the Northeast with complete managed connectivity.

Activities and approach: Broadband access; Wi-Fi; equipment; monitoring and maintenance

Institutional / School Connectivity InfrastructureWi-Fi

EducationK–12

School broadband

FUST Project 1.1 – Connectivity for Public Schools

Eligible/current FUST portfolio · Underserved areas / public institutions

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Status / periodEligible/current FUST portfolioLocationUnderserved areas / public institutionsPopulationStudents, rural residents, underserved communitiesOrganizationsMinistry of Communications; FUST financial agents/operators

Funds high-quality broadband access for public schools, reducing education-related connectivity gaps.

Activities and approach: Broadband access to schools

Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure

EducationK–12

School Wi-Fi/LAN

FUST Project 1.2 – Internal School Connectivity Infrastructure

Eligible/current FUST portfolio · Underserved areas / public institutions

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Funds internal infrastructure so broadband reaches classrooms and learning spaces rather than stopping at the school demarcation point.

Activities and approach: Internal Wi-Fi/LAN; routers; cabling

Institutional / School Connectivity InfrastructureTelecommunications / Broadband InfrastructureWi-Fi

EducationK–12

Rural/mobile broadband

FUST Project 2.1 – 4G or Higher Mobile Service Expansion

Eligible/current FUST portfolio · Underserved areas / public institutions

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Supports 4G-or-better mobile access in underserved locations.

Activities and approach: 4G/5G mobile infrastructure

Mobile / Wireless Infrastructure5G4G/LTE

Education

Backbone/middle-mile broadband

FUST Project 2.2 – High-Capacity Fiber Transport Network

Eligible/current FUST portfolio · Underserved areas / public institutions

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Funds high-capacity fiber transport required to connect underserved communities and access networks.

Activities and approach: Fiber-optic middle-mile/backbone

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic

Education

Public/community broadband access

GESAC / Wi-Fi Brasil

Ongoing · Remote, vulnerable and public-interest locations

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Status / periodOngoingLocationRemote, vulnerable and public-interest locationsPopulationCommunities and institutions lacking adequate commercial accessOrganizationsMinistry of Communications

Provides Internet connections to promote digital and social inclusion and e-government access.

Activities and approach: Satellite/terrestrial broadband; public Wi-Fi

Public Wi-Fi / Community Network InfrastructureWi-Fi

AI literacy; digital skills; device access; youth workforce development

Goodwall–HP AI Fundamentals Brazil and Latin America Expansion

Regional expansion announced July 15, 2026 · Brazil and countries across Latin America

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Status / periodRegional expansion announced July 15, 2026LocationBrazil and countries across Latin AmericaPopulationYoung people seeking beginner AI literacy, practical technology skills and pathways to opportunityOrganizationsGoodwall; HP Inc.; NextGen AI Alliance; Microsoft; CognizantFundingParent programme has reached more than 2 million youth in 180+ countries and issued 151,000+ HP-branded credentials; regional expansion scale not separately stated

Addresses an emerging AI literacy divide by pairing accessible learning with opportunities for device access and practical application.

Activities and approach: Beginner AI learning; practical challenges; hands-on AI tools; localized Portuguese and Spanish content; HP technology opportunities for top performers

End-User DevicesDigital Learning PlatformAI toolsGoodwall platform

Regional fiber backbone

Norte Conectado – Infovia 02 operation

Operationalization / 2026 · Amazon region / Amazonas

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Status / periodOperationalization / 2026LocationAmazon region / AmazonasPopulationRemote municipalities, ISPs, public institutions and residentsOrganizationsMCom; Telebras; selected operators

Adds high-capacity neutral transport where terrestrial backhaul is difficult and costly.

Activities and approach: Fiber route; neutral wholesale operation; long-term operations

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic

Regional fiber backbone

Norte Conectado – Infovia 04 (Roraima)

Operational / July 2026 · Roraima

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Status / periodOperational / July 2026LocationRoraimaPopulationAbout 460,000 people; schools; health units; agenciesOrganizationsMCom; Telebras; regional partners

Improves resilience, wholesale capacity and public-institution connectivity.

Activities and approach: Optical-fiber backbone; public-institution links; carrier access

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureInstitutional / School Connectivity InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic

EducationK–12

Community connectivity and devices

Pitanga dos Palmares Quilombola Digital Inclusion Lab

Delivered / 2025 · Pitanga dos Palmares, Bahia

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Status / periodDelivered / 2025LocationPitanga dos Palmares, BahiaPopulationQuilombola community residentsOrganizationsMCom; local community partners

Addresses both device and connectivity barriers in a historically underserved community.

Activities and approach: Eight computers; Wi-Fi Brasil satellite antenna; community access space

Satellite InfrastructureWi-FiSatellite BroadbandComputer / Desktop PC

Community digital access

Pontos de Inclusão Digital (PID) network

Active · Public community locations nationwide

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Status / periodActiveLocationPublic community locations nationwidePopulationPeople lacking reliable devices or home connectivityOrganizationsMCom; local partner institutions

Provides free public access to connected computers and digital services.

Activities and approach: Public computers; broadband; assisted community access

Computer / Desktop PC

Community connectivity; Indigenous and traditional communities; digital inclusion; education; telehealth; digital citizenship; territorial autonomy

Rede Conexão Povos da Floresta – Amazon Community Connectivity Network

Active and expanding in 2026 · Communities across all nine states of the Brazilian Legal Amazon

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Status / periodActive and expanding in 2026LocationCommunities across all nine states of the Brazilian Legal AmazonPopulationIndigenous peoples; quilombola communities; extractivist and riverine communities; traditional forest communities; youth; women; local organizationsOrganizationsRede Conexão Povos da Floresta; Instituto Conexão Povos da Floresta; more than 50 partner organizations and community organizationsFundingMulti-partner initiative; specific funding total not stated in reviewed sources

Extends meaningful connectivity into remote Amazon territories while coupling network access with local governance, training, essential services and community-led management.

Activities and approach: Connect remote communities; select and train community facilitators; operate local network-management tools and intranet; support education, telehealth and digital public services; strengthen territorial and organizational capacity

Community Connectivity InfrastructureRemote Access NetworksLocal Network ManagementCommunity internet networks

Education

Community networks; digital inclusion; women-led connectivity; digital skills; community capacity building

Roots of Connectivity (Raízes da Conectividade) Community Network Project

Active in 2026 · Rural communities in Northeast Brazil, including communities represented by women from Sergipe and other northern/northeastern territories

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Status / periodActive in 2026LocationRural communities in Northeast Brazil, including communities represented by women from Sergipe and other northern/northeastern territoriesPopulationRural women; traditional communities; community network participants; digitally excluded residentsOrganizationsIntervozes; Local Networks initiative (LocNet); participating rural communities and women leadersFundingSupported through a LocNet microgrant cycle; amount not stated

Shifts connectivity from externally delivered access toward community ownership by combining network deployment with women-led skills, governance and locally meaningful technology use.

Activities and approach: Training sessions; knowledge exchanges; in-person workshops; community network governance; deployment and management of mesh-network infrastructure; women-led peer learning

Community Network InfrastructureMesh NetworkLocal Access InfrastructureMesh networking

Education

Rural school connectivity

Rural public-school broadband installation service

Ongoing / legacy-to-current · Eligible rural public schools

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Status / periodOngoing / legacy-to-currentLocationEligible rural public schoolsPopulationStudents and educators in rural schoolsOrganizationsMCom; Anatel; telecom operators

Extends connectivity to schools difficult to reach through commercial fixed networks.

Activities and approach: Broadband installation/service; operator obligations; monitoring

Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure

EducationK–12

Digital literacy; online safety; community facilitator training; digital citizenship; Indigenous and traditional communities

Sabedoria Digital – Community Digital Literacy and Safe Internet Program

Active and expanding in 2026 · Brazilian Legal Amazon; the current source highlights participants from villages and communities in the Tapajós-Arapiuns Extractive Reserve

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Status / periodActive and expanding in 2026LocationBrazilian Legal Amazon; the current source highlights participants from villages and communities in the Tapajós-Arapiuns Extractive ReservePopulationCommunity facilitators; Indigenous people; quilombola, extractivist, riverine and traditional communities; youth; local leadersOrganizationsRede Conexão Povos da Floresta; Projeto Saúde e Alegria; partner community organizations; NIC.br and other program partnersFundingProgram funding total not stated

Addresses the skills and safety dimensions of digital exclusion so newly connected communities can use internet access for education, health, public services, communication and collective goals.

Activities and approach: Facilitator training; digital safety; misinformation awareness; community mediation; access to health and education services; responsible internet use; thematic online classes; support for Digital Empowerment Centers

Community Digital EducationFacilitator CapacityDigital Empowerment SupportConnected devices

Education

Evidence boundary

Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.

Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.

Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.

Evidence and contextProfile Sources

These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.

Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Brazil. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/brazil/
International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Brazil. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=BR
World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Brazil. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=BR

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