Brazil

Brazil borders every South American country except Chile and Ecuador. It is the only Portuguese-speaking nation in the Americas and holds most of the Amazon rainforest.

Brazil Flag

Brazil Armorial

Easy learning about Brazil

The capital city of Brazil is Brasilia, capital city of Brazil.

Word: Carnival

Meaning: samba parade

Administrative Divisions

26 states and 1 federal district.

States:

Acre
Alagoas
Amapá
Amazonas
Bahia
Ceará
Espírito Santo
Goiás
Maranhão
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul
Minas Gerais
Pará
Paraíba
Paraná
Pernambuco
Piauí
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio de Janeiro
Rondônia
Roraima
Santa Catarina
São Paulo
Sergipe
Tocantins

Federal district:

Federal District

States and federal district of Brazil map

Brazil is a Country located in the South America sub-region in the continent of Americas, member of OPEC+.

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Height

0 m (0 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), above 1500 m (4920 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)

Basic Information

Capital City: Brasilia, capital city of Brazil

Population: 212,812,405 (UN)

Area: 8,511,965 km² / 5,289,080 sq mi

People from Brazil are called: Brazilians

Geography

Latitude: 12.099° S

Longitude: 49.559° W

Geographical Subregion: South America

Continental Region: Americas

Borders

Suriname — Land border
Peru — Land border
Bolivia — Land border
Uruguay — Land border
Guyana — Land border
Paraguay — Land border
French Guiana — Land border
Venezuela — Land border
Colombia — Land border
Argentina — Land border

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 16 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 169

Climate

mostly tropical, but temperate in south

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 81 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 466 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 124 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 2.333 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $10,686 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 84

Currency: Real

Currency Code: BRL

Human Development

HDI Rank: 84 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.786

Mean Years of Schooling: 8.4

Expected Years of Schooling: 15.8

Life Expectancy at Birth: 75.8 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Catholic

Second Most Predominant: Other

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: No

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

OPEC+

Technical Information

TLD: .br

Calling Code: +55

MapGeo Name: Brazil

MapGeo Code: BR