Brazi is a commune in

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. It is composed of six villages: Bătești, Brazii de Jos, Brazii de Sus (the commune centre), Negoiești, Popești, and Stejaru. Its name translates to "firs" as in the tree. In 1948, the commune had a population of 1,530. By the 2011 census, the population of Brazi had increased to 8,094, of which 97.63% were

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. At the 2021 census, there were 7,811 inhabitants; of those, 92.7% were Romanians. The Petrobrazi Refinery (one of the largest Romanian oil refineries and one of the largest in Eastern Europe) is located in Brazi. The headquarters of the 635th Anti-aircraft Defense Battalion "Precista" of the 1st Maneuver Support Brigade "Argedava" is located in Negoiești village. The commune is the home of the CS Brazi and CS Brazi (women) sport clubs;

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is the home grounds for their

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teams.

Natives

* Alexandru Tudor-Miu (1901–1961), poet

References

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