As of February 2020, verbal harassment was the most common type of sexual harassment against women during Carnival celebrations in Brazil, according to a survey conducted in the country. Out of the women who said they suffered some type of sexual harassment during the celebrations, 78 percent claimed to have suffered a form of verbal abuse. Meanwhile, physical harassment was reported by 50 percent of respondents.
Share of women who have been sexually harassed during Carnival celebrations in Brazil as of February 2020, by offense
Only considering internet users who had been to carnival celebrations (including street parties, parades, or events), and said they had suffered some type of harassment
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* The survey was conducted with 2,000 men and women. The source does not specify the count of women who answered the question considered.
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G1 (Brazil). (February 21, 2020). Share of women who have been sexually harassed during Carnival celebrations in Brazil as of February 2020, by offense [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172697/brazil-share-women-sexually-harassed-carnival-type/
G1 (Brazil). "Share of women who have been sexually harassed during Carnival celebrations in Brazil as of February 2020, by offense." Chart. February 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172697/brazil-share-women-sexually-harassed-carnival-type/
G1 (Brazil). (2020). Share of women who have been sexually harassed during Carnival celebrations in Brazil as of February 2020, by offense. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172697/brazil-share-women-sexually-harassed-carnival-type/
G1 (Brazil). "Share of Women Who Have Been Sexually Harassed during Carnival Celebrations in Brazil as of February 2020, by Offense." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172697/brazil-share-women-sexually-harassed-carnival-type/
G1 (Brazil), Share of women who have been sexually harassed during Carnival celebrations in Brazil as of February 2020, by offense Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172697/brazil-share-women-sexually-harassed-carnival-type/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Share of women who have been sexually harassed during Carnival celebrations in Brazil as of February 2020, by offense [Graph], G1 (Brazil), February 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172697/brazil-share-women-sexually-harassed-carnival-type/
