Outline of Brazil

Short description: Country in South America

The Flag of Brazil

The Coat of arms of Brazil

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

Brazil – largest country in both South America and the Latin America region. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area, 8.5 million km², and by population, with over 206 million people.^[1]^[2] It is the largest lusophone country in the world, and the only one in the Americas.^[2]

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Brazil

Pronunciation: /brəˈzɪl/ (listen)
- Portuguese: [bɾaˈziw]
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 denomynic: Brazilian
Etymology: Name of Brazil
International rankings of Brazil
ISO country codes: BR, BRA, 076
ISO region codes: See BR
Internet country code top-level domain: .br

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
    - Latin 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

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

States of Brazil
- Municipalities of Brazil

States of Brazil

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)
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

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

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)
Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (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)

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

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

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

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

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

Health in Brazil

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

References

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

External links

Government and administration

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

Tourism and sports

Non-Governmental Organizations

Assistance to Rio de Janeiro Favelas

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[popdata-1] IBGE. 2011 Population Projection

[CIA_Geo-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.

[:0-3] "Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. Pnud Brasil, Ipea e FJP, 2022.". http://www.atlasbrasil.org.br/ranking.

[CIA_World_Factbook-4] "Brazil". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/brazil/.

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Outline of Brazil

Topic: Place

Contents

General reference

Geography of Brazil

Environment of Brazil

Natural geographic features of Brazil

Regions of Brazil

Statistical regions

Socio-geographic divisions

Ecoregions of Brazil

Administrative divisions of Brazil

States of Brazil

Municipalities of Brazil

Demography of Brazil

Government and politics of Brazil

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Brazil

Legislative branch of the government of Brazil

Judicial branch of the government of Brazil

State-level judiciary

Federal-level judicial branch

Superior courts

Second instance Courts

First instance courts

Foreign relations of Brazil

International organization membership

Law and order in Brazil

Military of Brazil

Local government in Brazil

History of Brazil

Culture of Brazil

Art in Brazil

Sports in Brazil

Economy and infrastructure of Brazil

Education in Brazil

Health in Brazil

See also

References

External links