Federative Republic of Brazil
República Federativa do Brasil (Portuguese)
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Motto:
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Anthem:
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Capital |
Brasília 15°47′S 47°52′W / 15.783°S 47.867°W |
Largest city |
São Paulo 23°33′S 46°38′W / 23.550°S 46.633°W |
Official language and national language |
Portuguese |
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Religion |
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Demonym | Brazilian |
Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
Michel Temer | |
Vacant | |
Rodrigo Maia | |
Eunício Oliveira | |
Cármen Lúcia | |
Legislature | National Congress |
Federal Senate | |
Chamber of Deputies | |
Independence from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves | |
• Declared
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7 September 1822 |
29 August 1825 | |
• Republic
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15 November 1889 |
5 October 1988 | |
Area | |
• Total
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8,515,767 km2 (3,287,956 sq mi) (5th) |
• Water (%)
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0.65 |
Population | |
• 2017 estimate
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207,981,000 (6th) |
• Density
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24.35/km2 (63.1/sq mi) (192th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total
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$3.217 trillion (8th) |
• Per capita
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$15,646 (76th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
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$1.798 trillion (9th) |
• Per capita
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$8,727 (68th) |
Gini (2014) |
51.5 high |
HDI (2015) |
0.754 high · 79th |
Currency | Real (R$) (BRL) |
Time zone | BRT (UTC−2 to −5) |
• Summer (DST)
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BRST (UTC−2 to −5) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
Drives on the | right |
Calling code | +55 |
ISO 3166 code | BR |
Internet TLD | .br |
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Coordinates: 10°S 52°W / 10°S 52°W
Brazil (/brəˈzɪl/; Portuguese: Brasil [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, listen ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. As the world's fifth-largest country by area and sixth by population, it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi) It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47.3% of the continent's land area. Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats. This unique environmental heritage makes Brazil one of 17 megadiverse countries, and is the subject of significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection.