In 2022, divorces in Brazil amounted to 420,039, a considerable increase compared to the previous year. In addition, more than 970,000 marriages were registered in Brazil in 2022, an increase of four percent over the previous year.

Nearly half of divorces registered in Brazil in 2020 were of marriages with less than ten years. About 26 percent of marriages that came to an end in 2020 had lasted 20 years or more. That year, there were a total of 331,185 divorces in the country.

In 2020, the average age of men at divorce in Brazil was 43 years, slightly higher than the average age of women that got divorced. That year, there were a total of 331,185 divorces in the country.

In 2022, there were in total 11,022 same-sex marriages registered in Brazil, out of which 6,632 were between two female spouses. This was the year that registered the most same-sex marriages since 2015.

There were a total of 11,022 same-sex marriages registered in Brazil in 2022. Moreover, marriages between female spouses accounted for about 60 percent of them. Throughout the period, the number of marriages between women was greater than the number of marriages between men.

As of 2024, same-sex marriage in Latin America is still considered illegal or not recognized in the majority of countries. Nonetheless, since 2010 many countries legalized these types of unions. Among those, Brazil ranked at the top of the list with over 11,000 same-sex marriages in 2022, followed by Mexico and Chile with 5,829 and 2,254 marriages, respectively. LGBTQ+ in Brazil Brazil is not only the leader of the ranking with the most same-sex marriages in Latin America, it was also one of the first countries to make it legal. Since May 2013, the number of same-sex marriages has only increased, almost duplicating from 2015 to 2022. And the forecast is positive for the next generations, as a 2024 survey shows, the Brazilian population from 16 to 44 years of age has an overwhelmingly positive perception of same-sex marriages. A difficult start for Mexico A recent survey in Mexico shows that around five percent of the total population self-identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Nonetheless, the country has failed to provide equal footing for the community. In early 2010, Mexico City was the first federal entity to legalize same-sex marriages, but it was not until the last day of 2022 that all states allowed this type of union. The support for the LGBTQ+ community keeps growing in the Aztec country, as the engagement in supporting activities is also becoming more widespread.