Brazil, South America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

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Brazil is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the South America sub‑region of the Americas continent, member of OPEC+.
Easy learning about Brazil | |
Brazil is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean South America Americas Continent |
Member of | OPEC+ |
Brazil has a population of | 211,140,729 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Brazil are called Brazilians |
The country’s total area is | 8,511,965 Km2 ( 5,289,080 sq mi) |
Global Peace Index Rank | 131 |
Global Peace Index Score | 3 |
Human Development Index (HDI) | Brazil HDI ranks in position nº 89 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.760 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
Brazil’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 171 countries Brazil passport ranks in position nº 16 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
Brazil GDP per capita is | $9,964 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
Brazil ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
Brazil EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 466 ranks 81st worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
Latitude & Longitude | 10° 00' S, 55° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
Brazil Capital city | Brasilia |
Neighbouring countries | Suriname, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Guyana, Paraguay, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina. |
Brazil Climate | mostly tropical, but temperate in south |
Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
Second most predominant religion | other Catholic, |
Currency name & code | Real (BRL) |
Internet ccTLD | .br |
Brazil calling code | +55 |
Brazil administrative divisions
26 states (estados) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal)
- Acre,
- Alagoas,
- Amapa,
- Amazonas,
- Bahia,
- Ceara,
- Distrito Federal*,
- Espirito Santo,
- Goias,
- Maranhao,
- Mato Grosso,
- Mato Grosso do Sul,
- Minas Gerais,
- Para,
- Paraiba,
- Parana,
- Pernambuco,
- Piaui,
- Rio de Janeiro,
- Rio Grande do Norte,
- Rio Grande do Sul,
- Rondonia,
- Roraima,
- Santa Catarina,
- São Paulo,
- Sergipe,
- Tocantins
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