Changelog • BrazilDataAPI

BrazilDataAPI 0.3.0

get_country_info_br() was removed from the package. The ‘REST Countries API’ v3.1 endpoint it depended on was deprecated by its provider. The replacement v5 endpoint now requires an API key, which is incompatible with CRAN’s policy on packages using Internet resources (they must work without user-provided credentials). As a consequence, the ‘REST Countries API’ is no longer used by BrazilDataAPI.
get_brazil_vehicle_brands() was removed from the package due to persistent server errors (HTTP status 500) returned by its underlying data source, which prevented the function from reliably retrieving data and caused it to fail CRAN’s requirement that functions using Internet resources fail gracefully rather than error out.

CRAN release: 2025-09-15

get_country_info() was renamed to get_country_info_br() to avoid naming conflicts with other packages and improve function identification.

The following APIs were added to the BrazilDataAPI package:

Nager.Date https://date.nager.at/Api.
World Bank API https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/889392

The following functions were added to the BrazilDataAPI package:

get_brazil_child_mortality(): Get Brazil’s Under-5 Mortality Rate data from the World Bank.
get_brazil_cpi(): Get Brazil’s Consumer Price Index (2010 = 100) data from the World Bank.
get_brazil_energy_use(): Get Brazil’s Energy Use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) data from the World Bank.
get_brazil_gdp(): Get Brazil’s GDP (current US$) data from the World Bank.
get_brazil_hospital_beds(): Get Brazil’s Hospital Beds (per 1,000 people) data from the World Bank.
get_brazil_life_expectancy(): Get Brazil’s Life Expectancy at Birth data from the World Bank.
get_brazil_literacy_rate(): Get Brazil’s Adult Literacy Rate data from the World Bank.
get_brazil_population(): Get Brazil’s Total Population data from the World Bank.
get_brazil_unemployment(): Get Brazil’s Total Unemployment Rate data from the World Bank.
get_brazil_holidays(): Get official public holidays in Brazil for a given year.

CRAN release: 2025-07-09

First release of BrazilDataAPI package.
Added view_datasets_BrazilDataAPI() function to explore available datasets.
Curated Collection of datasets that cover diverse aspects of Brazilian society.
Initial APIs BrasilAPI and REST Countries API – Added functions powered by these APIs