Brazil Map
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Online Map of Brazil
About Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in South America and in Latin America. It covers about 8.5 million square kilometres, making it the fifth-largest country in the world by area. The 2022 census recorded a population of more than 203 million. Brazil is a federation of 26 states and one Federal District. The capital is Brasilia, and the most populous city is São Paulo. Portuguese is the official language, which makes Brazil the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world.
Brazil shares land borders with ten countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. It borders every South American country except Chile and Ecuador. The longest border is with Bolivia, at about 3,400 kilometres.
The Facts:| Capital: | Brasilia |
| Area: | 3,285,863 sq mi (8,510,346 sq km) |
| Population: | 214,211,951 (2026 estimate) |
| Official language: | Portuguese |
| Largest Cities: | Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Salvador, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte, Manaus, Curitiba, Recife, Goiânia, Belém, Porto Alegre, Guarulhos, Campinas, São Luís, São Gonçalo, Maceió, Duque de Caxias, Campo Grande, Natal, Teresina, São Bernardo do Campo, João Pessoa, Nova Iguaçu, São José dos Campos, Santo André, Ribeirão Preto, Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Uberlândia, Osasco, Sorocaba, Contagem, Aracaju, Feira de Santana, Cuiabá, Joinville, Aparecida de Goiânia, Londrina, Juiz de Fora, Porto Velho, Ananindeua, Serra, Caxias do Sul, Macapá, Niterói, Florianópolis, Belford Roxo, Campos dos Goytacazes, Vila Velha, Mauá, Mogi das Cruzes, Blumenau, Foz do Iguaçu. |
| States of Brazil: | Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins. |
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| Currency: | Real (R$) (BRL) |
| Driving side: | right |
| Calling code: | +55 |
| Internet TLD: | .br |
| Time zone: | UTC−02:00 to −05:00 (BT) |
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| Official government website: | www.gov.br |
| Official tourism website: | www.visitbrasil.com |
The country's name comes from brazilwood (pau-brasil), a tree that grew along the Brazilian coast and was valued for its red dye.
History
Indigenous peoples lived in the region for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. On 22 April 1500, the Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral reached the coast and claimed the land for the Portuguese Crown. Brazil remained a Portuguese colony for more than three centuries. Its economy depended on sugarcane, gold mining and, later, coffee. All of these relied heavily on the labour of enslaved Africans. Salvador was the colonial capital until 1763, when Rio de Janeiro replaced it.
In 1808, the Portuguese royal court fled the Napoleonic invasion of Portugal and moved to Rio de Janeiro. In 1815, Brazil was raised to the status of a kingdom within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. Prince Pedro declared independence on 7 September 1822 and established the Empire of Brazil, ruling as Emperor Pedro I.
Slavery was abolished on 13 May 1888 by the Golden Law (Lei Áurea). Brazil was the last country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish it. The monarchy was overthrown the following year, and a republic was proclaimed on 15 November 1889. In the 20th century, Brazil went through periods of authoritarian rule, including a military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985. Brasília was inaugurated as the new capital in 1960. The current constitution was adopted in 1988.
Geography
Brazil has a coastline of about 7,400 kilometres along the Atlantic Ocean. It borders every South American country except Chile and Ecuador. Its main biomes are the Amazon, the Cerrado, the Atlantic Forest, the Caatinga, the Pantanal and the Pampa. Roughly 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest lies within Brazil, and the country is considered one of the most biodiverse in the world. The highest point is Pico da Neblina, at about 2,995 metres.
Government and Economy
Brazil is a federal presidential republic. The president is both head of state and head of government. The legislature is the bicameral National Congress, which consists of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
Brazil has the largest economy in Latin America and is a member of the G20. It is one of the world's leading producers and exporters of soybeans, coffee, sugar, beef and iron ore. It has been the world's largest coffee producer for more than a century. The currency has been the Brazilian real since 1994. Brazil was a founding member of the United Nations, Mercosur and BRICS.
Culture
Brazilian culture developed from Indigenous, Portuguese and African influences, along with later European and Asian immigration. Roman Catholicism is the largest religion, although evangelical Protestantism has grown significantly in recent decades. The Carnival, especially the celebration in Rio de Janeiro, is one of the country's best-known events. Samba and bossa nova are among Brazil's most influential musical genres.
Football is the most popular sport. The national team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, which is a record. Brazil hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and Rio de Janeiro hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics.