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In Brazil, the dementia landscape is projected to intensify significantly, with the number of people living with dementia expected to more than triple by 2050. This anticipated surge underscores the urgency for health and social systems to strategize and prepare adequately. However, studies about costs related to dementia are very scarce in Brazil, making it difficult to understand better the financial impacts of the syndrome. Estimating the direct and indirect costs related to dementia, considering the reality of Brazil in its geographical diversity, is essential to understanding the reality of health resource allocation and, therefore, (re)direct resources to meet better the needs of people with dementia and their families. This study aims to estimate costs related to dementia in Brazil.