A total of 111.28 mi people live up to 150km from the Brazilian coast—54.8% of the population in 2022—and 9.42 mi (4.6%) live on the border, also at a distance of up to 150km from the limits of the national territory.
The two countries had shut down borders in March due to the expansion of the novel coronavirus in the continent.
“Brazil’s frontiers are seeking a vocation. They don’t want to be seen as a problem, but rather as a point of integration.