Changelog

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BrazilDataAPI 0.2.0

Breaking Changes

• 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.

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BrazilDataAPI 0.1.0

CRAN release: 2025-07-09

Initial Release

• 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