Motto |
Anthem | "Brazilian National Anthem" | Capital | Brasília | Largest city | São Paulo | Language official |
Portuguese |
others | Tupi–Guarani languages | Religion | Roman Catholic Church (predominant) | Ethnic Group | 47.73% White 43.13% Pardo 7.61% Black 1.09% Asian 0.43% Amerindian |
Demonym | Brazilian | Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Monarch | Louis I | Royal house: | House of Orléans-Braganza | Prime Minister | Michel Temer (PMDB) | Area main |
204,451,000 km² |
water (%) | 0.65 | Population | 204,451,000 |
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Currency | Real (R$) | Internet TLD | .br | Organizations | UN, G20, BRICS, Unasur, Mercosur, OAS, OIS and CPLC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil), officially the Empire of Brazil (Portuguese: Império do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and the Latin American region. It is the world's fifth-largest country, both by geographical area and by population. It is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world and the only one in the Americas.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and occupies 47.3 percent of the continent of South America. Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats. This unique environmental heritage makes Brazil one of 17 megadiverse countries, and is the subject of significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection.