World Region Information --- Brazil Information
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It is a country that occupies a large area on the east coast of South America. It is bordered by Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay to the southwest, Bolivia and Peru to the west, Colombia to the northwest, and Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana to the north. Brazil also includes the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, the Trindade and Martin Vas Islands, and the Sao Pedro and Sao Paulo Archipelago.
Approx. 8,516,000 km2
Sao Paulo(21.31 million), Rio de Janeiro(12.39 million), Belo Horizonte(5.14 million), Recife(4.02 million), Porto Alegre(3.89 million), Salvador(3.86 million), Fortaleza(3.59 million), Curitiba(3.39 million), etc.
Approximately 210.15 million people
47.73% Caucasian, 43.13% Mixed Race, 7.61% Black, 1.09% Asian, 0.43% Indigenous
Portuguese
64.6% Catholic, 22.2% Protestant, 8.0% Unbelief, 2.0% Spiritism, 3.2% Other
- Catedral de Brasilia
It has a strong colonial influence from the Portuguese Empire. It is also influenced by African culture, indigenous culture, and European culture other than Portugal, showing a unique development.
- Cristo Redentor
- Bondinho Pao de Acucar
- Iguazu Falls
- Forte de Copacabana
- Pedra do Arpoador
- Amazonia
- Praca dos Tres Poderes
- Memorial dos Povos Indigenas
- Pelourinho
- Ouro Preto
- Museu do Amanha
- Ibirapuera Park
- Museu Oscar Niemeyer
- Botanical Garden of Curitiba
- Porto de Galinhas
- Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
- Lagoa da Pampulha
- Escalera Selaron
There are preschool education (early childhood education) for children under the age of 6, nine years of compulsory elementary school education, and three years of higher education.
- Universidade de Sao Paulo
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio Mesquita Filho
- Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
- Biblioteca Nacional de Brasilia
- Biblioteca Mario de Andrade
- Fundacao Biblioteca Nacional
1822 Declare independence from Portugal. Coronation of Emperor Peter I of Brazil
1888 abolition of slavery
1889 Abolition of the monarchy. Establishment of the Federal Republic
1939-45 World War II, Brazil Joins Allied Side in 1943
1964 Establishment of a military government
1985 Inauguration of civilian president
1988 Promulgation of new constitution
It is a democratic federal republic with a presidential system. The President is the head of state and head of the federal government. The legislative branch is a bicameral parliament.
- Palacio da Alvorada
- Palacio do Planalto
- Congresso Nacional
- Supremo Tribunal Federal
$8,955
It is the country with the largest economy in Latin America, with abundant natural resources and a mixed economy.
Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana , Suriname