Outline of Brazil

Short description: Country in South America

The flag of Brazil

The coat of arms of Brazil

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Not to be confused with Borders of Brazil.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Brazil:

Brazil – largest country in both South America and Latin America. With a geographical area of 8.5 million km2, Brazil is also the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere and the world's fifth-largest country. With over 206 million people, Brazil is the seventh-most-populous country in the world.[1][2] It is the largest Lusophone country in the world, and the only one in the Americas.[2]

## Contents

* 1 General reference
* 2 Geography of Brazil
* 2.1 Environment of Brazil
* 2.1.1 Natural geographic features of Brazil
* 2.2 Regions of Brazil
* 2.2.1 Statistical regions
* 2.2.2 Socio-geographic divisions
* 2.2.3 Ecoregions of Brazil
* 2.2.4 Administrative divisions of Brazil
* 2.2.4.1 States of Brazil
* 2.2.4.2 Municipalities of Brazil
* 2.3 Demography of Brazil
* 3 Government and politics of Brazil
* 3.1 Branches of government
* 3.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Brazil
* 3.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Brazil
* 3.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Brazil
* 3.1.3.1 State-level judiciary
* 3.1.3.2 Federal-level judicial branch
* 3.1.3.2.1 Superior courts
* 3.1.3.2.2 Second instance Courts
* 3.1.3.2.3 First instance courts
* 3.2 Foreign relations of Brazil
* 3.2.1 International organization membership
* 3.3 Law and order in Brazil
* 3.4 Military of Brazil
* 3.5 Local government in Brazil
* 4 History of Brazil
* 5 Culture of Brazil
* 5.1 Art in Brazil
* 5.2 Sports in Brazil
* 6 Economy and infrastructure of Brazil
* 7 Education in Brazil
* 8 Health in Brazil
* 9 See also
* 10 References
* 11 External links

## General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Brazil

* Pronunciation: /brəˈzɪl/ (listen)
* pt-BR
* Common English country name: Brazil
* Official English country name: The Federative Republic of Brazil
* Common endonym: Brasil
* Official endonym: República Federativa do Brasil
* Adjectival and demonymic: Brazilian

## Geography of Brazil

An enlargeable topographic map of Brazil

Geography of Brazil

* Brazil is: a megadiverse country
* Location:
* Western Hemisphere, on the Equator
* South America
* Time zones:
* UTC-02: Fernando de Noronha, Trindade and Martin Vaz, Atol das Rocas, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks
*       * UTC-03: Alagoas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins
*       * UTC-04: Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima
* UTC-05: Acre
* Extreme points of Brazil
* High: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m (9,823 ft)
* Low: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
* Land boundaries: 16,885 km

Bolivia 3,423 km
Peru 2,995 km
Venezuela 2,200 km
Colombia 1,644 km
Guyana 1,606 km
Paraguay 1,365 km
Argentina 1,261 km
Uruguay 1,068 km
French Guiana 730 km
Suriname 593 km

* Coastline: 7,491 km

* Population of Brazil: 207,752,291 (2023) - 5th most populous country
*   * Area of Brazil: 8,514,877 square kilometres (3,287,612 sq mi) - 5th largest country
* Atlas of Brazil

### Environment of Brazil

An enlargeable satellite image of Brazil

Environment of Brazil

* Climate of Brazil
* Ecoregions in Brazil
* Environmental issues in Brazil
* Protected areas of Brazil
* Biosphere reserves in Brazil
* Renewable energy in Brazil
* Wildlife of Brazil
* Flora of Brazil
* Endangered flora of Brazil
* Fauna of Brazil
* Birds of Brazil
* Mammals of Brazil

#### Natural geographic features of Brazil

* Islands of Brazil
* Lakes of Brazil
* Mountains of Brazil
* Volcanoes in Brazil
* Rivers of Brazil
* Waterfalls of Brazil
* World Heritage Sites in Brazil

### Regions of Brazil

Regions of Brazil

#### Statistical regions

* North Region
* Northeast Region
* Central-West Region
* Southeast Region
* Southern Region

#### Socio-geographic divisions

* Amazônia Legal
* Centro-Sul
* Nordeste

#### Ecoregions of Brazil

List of ecoregions in Brazil

#### Administrative divisions of Brazil

Administrative divisions of Brazil

* States of Brazil
* Municipalities of Brazil

##### States of Brazil

States of Brazil

Flag  | State  | Abbreviation | Capital  | Area (km2)  | Area (sq mi)  | Population (2014)  | Density (per km2, 2014)  | Density (per sq mi, 2014)  | GDP (billion R$ and % total, 2012)  | GDP per capita (R$, 2012)  | HDI[3] (2021)  | Literacy (2014)  | Infant mortality (2014)  | Life expectancy (years, 2014)

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| Acre  | AC  | Rio Branco  | 152,581.4 | 58,912 | 790,101 | 4.47 | 13 | 9.629 (0.2%)  | 12,690 | 0.710 | 94%  | 1.6%  | 75.4
| Alagoas  | AL  | Maceió  | 27,767.7 | 10,721 | 3,321,730 | 112.3 | 309 | 29.545 (0.7%)  | 9,333 | 0.684 | 90%  | 1.7%  | 73.5
| Amapá  | AP  | Macapá  | 142,814.6 | 55,151 | 750,912 | 4.69 | 13 | 10.420 (0.2%)  | 14,914 | 0.688 | 99%  | 1.6%  | 75.4
| Amazonas  | AM  | Manaus  | 1,570,745.7 | 606,470 | 3,873,743 | 2.23 | 6 | 64.120 (1.7%)  | 17,855 | 0.700 | 96%  | 1.9%  | 73.7
| Bahia | BA  | Salvador  | 564,692.7 | 218,030 | 15,126,371 | 24.82 | 69 | 167.727 (3.8%)  | 11,832 | 0.691 | 91%  | 2.0%  | 74.3
| Ceará  | CE  | Fortaleza  | 148,825.6 | 57,462 | 8,842,791 | 56.8 | 153 | 90.132 (2.0%)  | 10,473 | 0.734 | 93%  | 1.65%  | 74.9
| Distrito Federal  | DF  | Brasília | 5,822.1 | 2,249.9 | 2,852,372 | 444.66 | 1,268 | 171.236 (3.9%)  | 64,653 | 0.814 | 98.8%  | 0.65%  | 79.8
| Espírito Santo  | ES  | Vitória  | 46,077.5 | 17,791 | 3,885,049 | 76.25 | 218 | 107.329 (2.2%)  | 29,996 | 0.771 | 99%  | 0.48%  | 80.1
| Goiás  | GO  | Goiânia | 340,086.7 | 131,310 | 6,523,222 | 17.65 | 49 | 123.926 (2.4%)  | 20,134 | 0.737 | 97%  | 0.9%  | 75.9
| Maranhão  | MA  | São Luís  | 331,983.3 | 128,180 | 6,850,884 | 19.81 | 53 | 58.920 (1.2%)  | 8,760 | 0.676 | 90%  | 1.9%  | 72.5
| Mato Grosso  | MT  | Cuiabá  | 903,357.9 | 348,790 | 3,224,357 | 3.36 | 9 | 80.830 (1.5%)  | 25,945 | 0.736 | 94%  | 1.3%  | 74.6
| Mato Grosso do Sul  | MS  | Campo Grande  | 357,125.0 | 137,890 | 2,619,657 | 6.86 | 19 | 54.471 (1.0%)  | 21,744 | 0.742 | 97%  | 0.7%  | 76.1
| Minas Gerais  | MG  | Belo Horizonte  | 586,528.3 | 226,460 | 20,734,097 | 33.41 | 91 | 403.551 (9.2%)  | 20,324 | 0.774 | 98.6%  | 0.61%  | 78.7
| Pará  | PA  | Belém  | 1,247,689.5 | 481,740 | 8,073,924 | 6.07 | 16 | 91.009 (1.9%)  | 11,678 | 0.690 | 94%  | 1.6%  | 74.2
| Paraíba  | PB  | João Pessoa  | 56,439.8 | 21,792 | 3,943,885 | 66.70 | 180 | 38.731 (0.8%)  | 10,151 | 0.698 | 92%  | 1.7%  | 74.1
| Paraná  | PR  | Curitiba  | 199,314.9 | 76,956 | 11,081,692 | 52.40 | 143 | 255.927 (5.8%)  | 24,194 | 0.769 | 98%  | 0.7%  | 77.8
| Pernambuco  | PE  | Recife  | 98,311.6 | 37,958 | 9,277,727 | 89.62 | 244 | 117.340 (2.3%)  | 13,138 | 0.719 | 92%  | 1.9%  | 74.8
| Piauí  | PI  | Teresina  | 251,529.2 | 97,726 | 3,194,178 | 12.4 | 32 | 25.721 (0.5%)  | 8,137 | 0.690 | 90%  | 1.8%  | 72.7
| Rio de Janeiro  | RJ  | Rio de Janeiro  | 43,696.1 | 16,871 | 16,461,173 | 365.23 | 975 | 504.221 (11.5%)  | 31,064 | 0.762 | 99%  | 1.3%  | 77.1
| Rio Grande do Norte  | RN  | Natal  | 52,796.8 | 20,385 | 3,408,510 | 59.99 | 167 | 39.544 (0.9%)  | 12,249 | 0.728 | 95.1%  | 1.38%  | 76.7
| Rio Grande do Sul  | RS  | Porto Alegre  | 281,748.5 | 108,780 | 11,207,274 | 37.96 | 103 | 277.658 (6.3%)  | 25,779 | 0.771 | 99%  | 0.4%  | 79.3
| Rondônia  | RO  | Porto Velho  | 237,576.2 | 91,729 | 1,748,531 | 6.58 | 19 | 29.362 (0.6%)  | 13,075 | 0.700 | 94.6%  | 1.85%  | 73.7
| Roraima  | RR  | Boa Vista  | 224,299.0 | 86,602 | 496,936 | 2.01 | 5 | 7.314 (0.2%)  | 15,557 | 0.699 | 94.5%  | 1.51%  | 73.5
| Santa Catarina  | SC  | Florianópolis  | 95,346.2 | 36,813 | 6,727,148 | 65.27 | 182 | 177.276 (4.0%)  | 27,771 | 0.792 | 99%  | 0.30%  | 81
| São Paulo  | SP  | São Paulo  | 248,209.4 | 95,834 | 44,035,304 | 166.23 | 459 | 1,408.904 (32.1%)  | 33,624 | 0.806 | 99%  | 0.45%  | 79.8
| Sergipe  | SE  | Aracaju  | 21,910.3 | 8,459.6 | 2,219,514 | 94.36 | 262 | 27.823 (0.6%)  | 13,180 | 0.702 | 93%  | 1.8%  | 73.0
| Tocantins  | TO  | Palmas | 277,620.9 | 107,190 | 1,496,880 | 4.98 | 13 | 19.530 (0.4%)  | 13,775 | 0.731 | 94%  | 1.7%  | 74.5

##### Municipalities of Brazil

Municipalities of Brazil

* Capital of Brazil: Brasília
* Cities of Brazil

### Demography of Brazil

Demographics of Brazil For demographics data, see chart presented under "States of Brazil", above.

## Government and politics of Brazil

Politics of Brazil

* Form of government: federal presidential representative democratic republic
* Capital of Brazil: Brasília
* Elections in Brazil
* Political parties in Brazil

### Branches of government

Government of Brazil

#### Executive branch of the government of Brazil

* Head of state and Head of government: President of Brazil
* Cabinet of Brazil

#### Legislative branch of the government of Brazil

* National Congress of Brazil (bicameral)
* Upper house: Senate of Brazil
* Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

#### Judicial branch of the government of Brazil

Court system of Brazil

##### State-level judiciary

* Trial courts
* Courts of Justice of Brazil

##### Federal-level judicial branch

Federal courts of Brazil

* Supreme Federal Court

###### Superior courts

* Superior Court of Justice
* Superior Labor Court
* Superior Electoral Court

###### Second instance Courts

* Regional Labor Courts
* Regional Electoral Courts
* Regional Federal Courts

###### First instance courts

* Brazil Labor Courts
* Brazil Electoral Courts
* Brazil Federal Courts
* Brazil Military Courts

### Foreign relations of Brazil

Foreign relations of Brazil

* Diplomatic missions in Brazil
* Diplomatic missions of Brazil

#### International organization membership

The Federative Republic of Brazil is a member of:[4]

* African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
* Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
* Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (associate)
* Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
* Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer)
* Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP)
* Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
* Group of 15 (G15)
* Group of 24 (G24)
* Group of 77 (G77)
* Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
* Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
* International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
* International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
* International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
* International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
* International Criminal Court (ICCt)
* International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
* International Development Association (IDA)
* International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
* International Finance Corporation (IFC)
* International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
* International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
* International Labour Organization (ILO)
* International Maritime Organization (IMO)
* International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
* International Monetary Fund (IMF)
* International Olympic Committee (IOC)
* International Organization for Migration (IOM)
* International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
* International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
* International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
* International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
* International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
* Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

* Latin American Economic System (LAES)
* Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
* Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
* Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
* Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
* Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
* Organization of American States (OAS)
* Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
* Rio Group (RG)
* Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)
* União Latina
* Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
* United Nations (UN)
* United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
* United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
* United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
* United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
* United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
* United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
* United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
* United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
* United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
* United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
* United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
* United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
* United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
* Universal Postal Union (UPU)
* World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
* World Customs Organization (WCO)
* World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
* World Health Organization (WHO)
* World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
* World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
* World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
* World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
* World Trade Organization (WTO)

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### Law and order in Brazil

Law of Brazil

* Capital punishment in Brazil
* Constitution of Brazil
* Corruption in Brazil
* Crime in Brazil
* Human rights in Brazil
* LGBT rights in Brazil
* Freedom of religion in Brazil
* Law enforcement in Brazil
* List of scandals in Brazil

### Military of Brazil

Military of Brazil

* Command
* Commander-in-chief: President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
* Ministry of Defence of Brazil
* Forces
* Army of Brazil
* Navy of Brazil
* Air Force of Brazil
* Military history of Brazil
* Military ranks of Brazil

### Local government in Brazil

Local government in Brazil

## History of Brazil

* Colonial Brazil
* Kingdom of Brazil
* United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
* Empire of Brazil
* First Brazilian Republic
* Vargas Era
* Second Brazilian Republic
* Brazilian military government
* Economic history of Brazil
* Military history of Brazil

## Culture of Brazil

Culture of Brazil

* Architecture of Brazil
* Architecture schools in Brazil
* Cuisine of Brazil
* Languages of Brazil
* National symbols of Brazil
* Coat of arms of Brazil
* Flag of Brazil
* National anthem of Brazil
* People of Brazil
* Austrian Brazilians
* English Brazilians
* German Brazilians
* Italian Brazilians
* Japanese Brazilians
* Swiss Brazilians
* Prostitution in Brazil
* Public holidays in Brazil
* Religion in Brazil
* Buddhism in Brazil
* Christianity in Brazil
* Hinduism in Brazil
* Islam in Brazil
* Judaism in Brazil
* World Heritage Sites in Brazil

### Art in Brazil

* Brazilian art
* Cinema of Brazil
* Literature of Brazil
* Music of Brazil
* Television in Brazil

### Sports in Brazil

Sports in Brazil

* Football in Brazil
* Brazil at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Brazil

Economy of Brazil

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2016): 9th (ninth)
* Agriculture in Brazil
* Banking in Brazil
* Bank of Brazil
* Communications in Brazil
* Internet in Brazil
* Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre
* Companies of Brazil
* Currency of Brazil: Real
* ISO 4217: BRL
* Economic history of Brazil
* Energy in Brazil
* Energy policy of Brazil
* Health care in Brazil
* Industry in Brazil
* Mining in Brazil
* São Paulo Stock Exchange
* Tourism in Brazil
* Transport in Brazil
* Airports in Brazil
* Rail transport in Brazil
* Water supply and sanitation in Brazil

## Education in Brazil

Education in Brazil

## Health in Brazil

Health in Brazil

* MORHAN: Movimento de Reintegração das Pessoas Atingidas pela Hanseníase, Movement of Reintegration of Persons Afflicted by Hansen's disease

## See also

Brazil

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* List of Brazil-related topics
* List of international rankings
* Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
* Member state of the United Nations
* Latin America
* Outline of South America
* Index of Brazil-related articles
* Brazilian government website (in English)
* Lists of country-related topics
* Topic outline of geography
* Topic outline of South America

## References

1. ↑ IBGE. 2011 Population Projection
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Geography of Brazil". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2008. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/brazil/. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
3. ↑ "Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. Pnud Brasil, Ipea e FJP, 2022.". http://www.atlasbrasil.org.br/ranking.
4. ↑ "Brazil". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/brazil/.

## External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Brazil

Government and administration

* Brazilian Federal Government
* Chamber of Deputies
* (in Portuguese) Federal Senate
* Presidency of Brazil

Information and statistics

* Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
* Brazil. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
* (in Portuguese) Institute of Applied Economics Research
* National Bank for Social and Economical Development
* U.S. Library of Congress

Economy and business

* Brazilian Central Bank
* Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce
* Britcham in Brazil
* São Paulo Stock Exchange

Tourism and sports

* Accommodation in Brazil
* Brazil travel guide from Wikivoyage
* (in Portuguese) Sport in Brazil
* Tourism in Brazil[Usurped!]

Non-Governmental Organizations

* Assistance to Rio de Janeiro Favelas

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