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Federative Republic of Brazil República Federativa do Brasil (Portuguese) | |
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| Motto: Ordem e Progresso (Portuguese) "Order and Progress" | |
| Anthem: Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Portuguese) "Brazilian National Anthem" Flag anthem: Hino à Bandeira Nacional (Portuguese)[1] "National Flag Anthem" | |
National Seal
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| Capital | Brasília 15°47′S 47°52′W / 15.783°S 47.867°W |
| Largest city | São Paulo 23°33′S 46°38′W / 23.550°S 46.633°W |
| Official language and national language | Portuguese |
| Recognized regional languages | 21 languages |
| Ethnic groups (2022)[2] |
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| Religion (2022)[3] |
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| Demonym(s) | Brazilian |
| Government | Federal presidential republic |
• President | Lula da Silva |
• Vice President | Geraldo Alckmin |
• President of the Chamber of Deputies | Arthur Lira |
• President of the Federal Senate | Rodrigo Pacheco |
• President of the Supreme Federal Court | Luís Roberto Barroso |
| Legislature | National Congress |
• Upper house | Federal Senate |
• Lower house | Chamber of Deputies |
| Independence from Portugal | |
• Declared | 7 September 1822 |
• Recognized | 29 August 1825 |
• Republic | 15 November 1889 |
• Current constitution | 5 October 1988 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,515,767 km2 (3,287,956 sq mi) (5th) |
• Water (%) | 0.65 |
| Population | |
• 2022 census |  203,062,512[4] |
• Density | 23.8[5]/km2 (61.6/sq mi) (193rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total |  $4.101 trillion[6] (8th) |
• Per capita | $20,079[6] (78th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $2.279 trillion[6] (9th) |
• Per capita | $11,178[6] (78th) |
| Gini (2022) |  52[7]high |
| HDI (2022) | 0.760[8] high (89th) |
| Currency | Real (R$) (BRL) |
| Time zone | UTC−2 to −5 (BRT) |
| DST is not observed. | |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +55 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR |
| Internet TLD | .br |
Brazil,[b] officially the Federative Republic of Brazil,[c] is the largest and easternmost country in South America and in Latin America. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language.[10][11] Brazil is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.[12]
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi).[13] It borders all other countries and territories in South America except Ecuador and Chile and covers roughly half of the continent's land area.[14] Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats.[13] This unique environmental heritage positions Brazil at number one of 17 megadiverse countries, and is the subject of significant global interest, as environmental degradation through processes like deforestation has direct impacts on global issues like climate change and biodiversity loss.
The territory which would become known as Brazil was inhabited by numerous tribal nations prior to the landing in 1500 of explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral, who claimed the discovered land for the Portuguese Empire. Brazil remained a Portuguese colony until 1808 when the capital of the empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro. In 1815, the colony was elevated to the rank of kingdom upon the formation of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. Independence was achieved in 1822 with the creation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The ratification of the first constitution in 1824 led to the formation of a bicameral legislature, now called the National Congress. Slavery was abolished in 1888. The country became a presidential republic in 1889 following a military coup d'état. An authoritarian military dictatorship emerged in 1964 and ruled until 1985, after which civilian governance resumed. Brazil's current constitution, formulated in 1988, defines it as a democratic federal republic.[15] Due to its rich culture and history, the country ranks thirteenth in the world by number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[16]
Brazil is a regional and middle power[17][18][19] that is an emerging power[20][21][22][23] and a major non-NATO ally of the United States.[24] Categorised as a developing country with a high Human Development Index,[25] Brazil is considered an advanced emerging economy,[26] having the ninth largest GDP in the world by nominal, and eighth by PPP measures, the largest in Latin America.[6][27] As an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank[28] and a newly industrialized country,[29] Brazil has the largest share of global wealth in South America and is one of the world's major breadbaskets, being the largest producer of coffee for the last 150 years.[30] However, the country retains noticeable corruption, crime and social inequality. Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, the G20, BRICS, G4, Mercosul, Organization of American States, Organization of Ibero-American States and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries. Brazil is also an observer state of the Arab League.[31]
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- ^ "Human Development Report 2023/24" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 13 March 2024. p. 289. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ José María Bello (1966). A History of Modern Brazil: 1889–1964. Stanford University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8047-0238-6.
- ^ Philander, S. George (2012). Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, Second Edition. Vol. 1 (Second ed.). Los Angeles: Princeton University. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-4129-9261-9. OCLC 970592418. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Vallance, Monique M. (2012). "Preface and Observations on Contemporary Brazil". In Crocitti, John J. (ed.). Brazil Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic. Contributing editor Monique M. Vallance. ABC-CLIO. p. xxiii. ISBN 978-0-313-34672-9. OCLC 787850982. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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- ^ a b "Brazil § geography". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 4 May 2018. (Archived 2018 edition.)
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- ^ Sean W. Burges (2016). Latin America and the Shifting Sands of Globalization. Routledge. pp. 114–15. ISBN 978-1-317-69658-2. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Gardini, Gian Luca (2016). "Brazil: What Rise of What Power?". Bulletin of Latin American Research. 35: 5–19. doi:10.1111/blar.12417.
- ^ Gratius, Susanne (April 2008). "The international arena and emerging powers: stabilising or destabilising forces?" (PDF). FRIDE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016.
- ^ Peter Collecott (29 October 2011). "Brazil's Quest for Superpower Status". The Diplomatic Courier. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Clendenning, Alan (17 April 2008). "Booming Brazil could be world power soon". USA Today. The Associated Press. p. 2. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ Jorge Dominguez; Byung Kook Kim (2013). Between Compliance and Conflict: East Asia Latin America and the New Pax Americana. Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-136-76983-2.
- ^ Vandiver, John (9 May 2019). "Trump bumps up Brazil to 'major non-NATO' ally". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Human Development Insights". United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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Uppermiddle Income defined as a per capita income between $3,976 – $12,275
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