Brasília, May 22, 2003 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - Between 1980 and 2000, social exclusion increased 11% in Brazil. During these two decades, the number of excluded people grew from 51 million (42.6% of the population) to 80 million (47.3%). These data are contained in the "Atlas of Social Exclusion in Brazil - 2," which discloses the ranking of the states and the evolution of exclusion in the country between 1960 and 2000. Unemployment and violence are the principal factors behind the growth in exclusion. Education was the only sector in which progress occurred. (DAS)