The proportion of the population aged 18 years and over who consumed alcohol at least once a week in 2013 was 24.0%. Among men, this proportion was 36.3% and among women it was 13.0%. Besides, 30.5 % of people with university degree consumed alcohol compared with 19.0% of people with less than 4 years of education. Among age groups, those aged 18-24 years represented 27.1% of the population consuming alcohol, people between 25-39 years old accounted for 28.5%, those between 40 and 59 years old for 23.4% and those with 60 years and older represented 14.2% (Brazilian Ministry of Health, 2013b).

References:

Brazilian Ministry of Health. (2013b). Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde 2013: Percepção do estado de saúde, estilos de vida e doenças crônicas. https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv91110.pdf