Neurosurgeon Allan da Costa said the harpoon came within 1cm (0.4 inch) of killing Elisangela Borborema Rosa, 28.
She had emergency surgery to remove the harpoon and is expected to make a full recovery.
Officials said Ms Rosa’s husband had accidentally fired his spear gun while cleaning it. Police said everything indicated it had been an accident.
The incident happened on Monday in the coastal town of Arraial do Cabo, 150km (93 miles) east of Rio de Janeiro.
According to her family, Ms Rosa was in the kitchen when she was hit by the harpoon, which her husband had been cleaning in the living room.
The harpoon, which her husband used for underwater fishing, entered through her mouth and was lodged against her spine.
She was taken to a local hospital, but immediately transferred to the regional hospital in nearby Araruama, where a team of specialised surgeons operated on her.
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