Brazil Tagua Earrings (Pair) – Green & Yellow Waterfall

Handmade earrings crafted from tagua nut (vegetable ivory) and açaí seeds, woven with waxed thread and finished with sterling silver hooks. Waterfall style, in the green and yellow of Brazil. Lightweight and one-of-a-kind — each pair is a unique piece of the Amazon, gift-ready.

GET TO KNOW BRAZIL — wear your heritage, and learn it too.

Where in the world: Brazil is a South American country, the largest in the region and the fifth-largest in the world, with an Atlantic coastline and borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador. Its capital is Brasília, and it holds most of the Amazon rainforest.

People: about 212 million inhabitants (2024 estimate), up from 203.1 million counted in the 2022 census (IBGE). The census, based on self-identification, recorded Pardo (mixed) 45.3%, White 43.5%, Black 10.2%, Indigenous 0.6% (about 1.7 million people from 305 ethnic groups), and Asian 0.4%. Together, Black and mixed-race Brazilians are 55.5% of the country.

Language: Portuguese is the official language — Brazil is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world. About 180 Indigenous languages are also spoken.

Religion: mostly Catholic, with fast-growing Evangelical and unaffiliated shares. In the 2022 census (IBGE), 56.7% identified as Catholic (down from 65.1% in 2010), 26.9% as Protestant/Evangelical (up from 21.6%), 9.3% as having no religion, and about 7% as other faiths, including Spiritism, Umbanda and Candomblé.

Economy: Latin America's largest economy, built on agriculture (soy, coffee, sugar), mining (iron ore), oil and manufacturing. GDP is about $2.18 trillion (2024), GDP per capita about $10,311 (2024). Its currency is the Brazilian real.

Safety in context: Brazil's homicide rate was about 19–20 per 100,000 people in 2024 — high by world standards, but down sharply from about 30 in 2017, its lowest in over a decade. Rates vary enormously by state and city; the main tourist areas like Rio, São Paulo and Salvador are generally visited with normal precautions.

Must-see places: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Iguaçu Falls, the Amazon rainforest, Brasília, Fernando de Noronha, and Chapada Diamantina.

Figures are approximate, from Brazil's national census and international sources. When you wear this set, you carry a piece of Brazil with you.