Learn everything you need to know about Brazil in under 2 minutes!
Est. Population:
208,846,892
Demonym:
Brazilian
Religions:
Roman Catholic (64.6%)
Protestant (22.2%)
Spiritist (2.2%)
Largest City:
São Paulo (11,895,893)
Other Cities:
Rio de Janeiro (6,453,682)
Salvador (2,902,927)
Brasilia (2,852,372)
Fortaleza (2,571,896)
Belo Horizonte (2,491,109)
Region:
Eastern South America
Bodies of Water:
Atlantic Ocean (East)
Total Area:
8,514,877 km2 (99.3% land, 0.7% water)
Total Land:
16,149 km
Total Coastline:
7,491 km
Climate
Tropical
Temperate in south
Terrain:
Flat to rolling lowlands in the north
Plains
Hills
Mountains
Narrow coastal belt
Highest Point
Pico da Neblina (2,994 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Flooding
Frost
Type:
Federal Republic
Head of State and Government:
President Jair Bolsonaro
Admin. Divisions
26 States
Independence:
7 September 1822 (from Portugal)
Nat'l Symbol:
Southern Cross Constellation
Nat'l Anthem:
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
GDP Per Capita
$15,600 (USD)
Currency
R$ (Real)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = R$ (Real)4.14
Internet Code
.br
Telephone Code
+55
No episodes yet!
Interruption during a conversation is not perceived as rude and is fairly normal.
As with many other South American cultures, light touching is very common and is not perceived as inappropriate.
Brazilians prefer to be fashionably late, so if you are invited somewhere while in Brazil, show up about one hour after the time they tell you to arrive.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html (Majority of information)
ftp://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Estimativas_de_Populacao/Estimativas_2014/estimativa_dou_2014.pdf (City population)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 28 October 2016