Official English Name: Federative Republic of Brazil
Official Local Name(s): República Federativa do Brasil
Common English Name: Brazil
Capital: Brasilia

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Official Language(s)

Portuguese
Secondary Languages: Spanish, German, English, Italian, Japanese

Resources

Bauxite, Gold, Iron ore, Manganese, Nickel, Phosphates, Platinum, Tin, Rare earth elements, Uranium, Petroleum, Hydropower, Timber,

Neighbors

French Guyana (North), Suriname (North), Guyana (North), Venezuela (North), Colombia (Northwest), Peru (West), Bolivia (West), Paraguay (Southwest), Argentina (Southwest), Uruguay (South)

Ethnic groups

White (47.7%), Mulatto (43.1%), Black (7.6%), Asian (1.1%)

People

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)

Geography

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

Government

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

Economy

GDP Per Capita

$15,600 (USD)

Currency

R$ (Real)

Exchange Rate

$1 (USD) = R$ (Real)4.14

Communication

Internet Code

.br

Telephone Code

+55

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Cultural Notes

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.

Sources

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