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Federative Republic of Brazil
República Federativa do Brasil  (Portuguese)
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
Location of Brazil
CapitalBrasília
15°47′S47°52′W / 15.783°S 47.867°W / -15.783; -47.867
Largest citySão Paulo
23°33′S46°38′W / 23.550°S 46.633°W / -23.550; -46.633
Official language
and national language
Portuguese[2]
Ethnic groups
(2010)[3][4]
Religion
(2010)[5][6]
88.8% Christianity
—64.6% Roman Catholic
—22.2% Protestant
—2.0% Other Christian
8.0% No religion
2.0% Spiritism
1.2% Other religions
Demonym(s)Brazilian
GovernmentFederalpresidentialconstitutionalrepublic
Jair Bolsonaro
Hamilton Mourão
Arthur Lira
Rodrigo Pacheco
Luiz Fux
LegislatureNational Congress
Federal Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Independence 
7 September 1822
29 August 1825
15 November 1889
5 October 1988
Area
• Total
8,515,767 km2 (3,287,956 sq mi) (5th)
• Water (%)
0.65
Population
• 2019 estimate
210,147,125[7] (6th)
• Density
25/km2 (64.7/sq mi) (200th)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $3.328 trillion[8] (8th)
• Per capita
Increase $15,642[8] (84th)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $1.491 trillion[8] (13th)
• Per capita
Increase $7,010[8] (87th)
Gini (2019)Positive decrease 53.4[9]
high · 10th
HDI (2019)Increase 0.765[10]
high · 84th
CurrencyReal (R$) (BRL)
Time zoneUTC−2 to −5 (BRT)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Mains electricity220 V, 60 Hz and 127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideright
Calling code+55
ISO 3166 codeBR
Internet TLD.br

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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