Before revision:  To better understand the  evolution of COVID-19 in Brazil, we apply a Susceptible-Infectious-Quarantined-Recovered (SIQR) model to the analysis of data from the Brazilian Department of Health . Based on analyical and numerical results, as well on the data, the basic reproduction number is estimated to R_{0}=5.25.
After revision:  To better understand the early evolution of COVID-19 in Brazil, we apply a Susceptible-Infectious-Quarantined-Recovered (SIQR) model to the analysis of data from the Brazilian Department of Health . Based on analyical and numerical results, as well on the data, the basic reproduction number is estimated to R_{0}=5.25.