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Brazil

We are researching regional information for Brazil. Brazil is the largest country in South and Latin America. We will feature information that seems good to know when entering Brazil.

Brazil

Location

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.

Area

Approx. 8,516,000 km2

Capital (approximate population)

Brasilia(3.99 million)

Business-related cities other than Brasilia (approximate population)

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.

Population

Approximately 210.15 million people

Racial Composition

47.73% Caucasian, 43.13% Mixed Race, 7.61% Black, 1.09% Asian, 0.43% Indigenous

Language

Portuguese

Religion

64.6% Catholic, 22.2% Protestant, 8.0% Unbelief, 2.0% Spiritism, 3.2% Other
- Catedral de Brasilia

Culture

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

Education

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

Overview of modern and contemporary history of Brazil

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

Politics

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

GDP per capita

$8,955

Economy

It is the country with the largest economy in Latin America, with abundant natural resources and a mixed economy.


South America

Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana , Suriname

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