Originally, the town was called Brovari (Ukrainian: Броварі), but the name was changed in 1969 to make it more similar to Russian.

[3] International ill-fame came to Brovary in April 2000 after an apartment block was hit by a stray surface-to-surface missile [uk; ru] launched from a neighbouring army shooting range in Honcharivske during a training exercise.

It was reported on 10 March 2022 that there had been an attack on a Russian armoured column at Skybyn, just outside Brovary, as it was trying to move in from the north.

[9] On 2 April 2022 the whole of Kyiv Oblast, where Brovary is located, was declared liberated by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense after Russian troops had left the area.

[11] On 20 March 2024, the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on issues of organization of state power, local self-government, regional development and urban planning decided to propose the old name, Brovari, which corresponds to Ukrainian language standards.

There are many plants and factories in the town, producing knitting, furniture, machine tools, plastic materials and other goods.

In the city center lies "Prometey", the historical museum in Gagarin street, which attracts many visitors.

It is the time when everyone can watch and listen to concerts of musicians and singers, and see performances by dancers who live in the district.

On that day, all the competitions are for show, but Brovary itself is known to be a famous sports town, where a lot of well-known sportsmen have started their career.

Oleksandra Kononova won three medals at the 2010 Paralympic games in Vancouver and became the 2010 Ukrainian sports personality of the year.

In terms of self-reported ethnic background, 84% of people in Brovary said they were Ukrainians, 14% said they were Russians, and 0.9% Belarusians.