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Brazil

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Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 214 million people. Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the largest Lusophone population in the world and is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas, where it is the official language.

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Capital
Brasília
Population
214,211,951
Area
8,515,767 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Federal presidential republic
Currency
Brazilian real
Languages
German, Italian, Japanese
Sells
soybeans, crude petroleum, iron ore, raw sugar
Sells to
China 30%, USA 10%, Argentina 5%
Land borders
9: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana ...
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+55
Founded
1822
Hemisphere
Southern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Largest cities

São Paulo 12,400,232
Rio de Janeiro 6,747,815
Belo Horizonte 2,721,564
Salvador 2,711,840
Fortaleza 2,400,000

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Climate and geography

mostly tropical, but temperate in south

Climate zone

Highest point

Southern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Pedro II
Pedro II Last emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II, known as "the Magnanimous", was the second and final emperor of the Empire of Brazil.
Getulio Vargas
Getulio Vargas President and dictator Getúlio Dornelles Vargas was a Brazilian military officer, lawyer, and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954.
Pele
Pele Footballer Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known by his nickname Pelé, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer Architect of Brasilia Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known as Oscar Niemeyer, was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture.