Place:Outline of Brazil

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Short description: Country in South America


The Flag of Brazil
The Coat of arms of Brazil

right|188px thumb|An enlargeable relief map of the Federative Republic of Brazil

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

Geography of Brazil

An enlargeable topographic map of Brazil

Geography of Brazil

  • Brazil is: a megadiverse country
  • Location:
    • Western Hemisphere, on the Equator
    • 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
    • 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

Natural geographic features of Brazil

  • Islands of Brazil
  • Lakes of Brazil
  • Mountains of Brazil
    • Volcanoes in Brazil
  • Rivers 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)
Bandeira do Acre.svg 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
Bandeira de Alagoas.svg 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
Bandeira do Amapá.svg 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
Bandeira do Amazonas.svg 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
Bandeira da Bahia.svg 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
Bandeira do Ceará.svg 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
Bandeira do Distrito Federal (Brasil).svg 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
Bandeira do Espírito Santo.svg 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
Flag of Goiás.svg 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
Bandeira do Maranhão.svg 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
Bandeira de Mato Grosso.svg 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
Bandeira de Mato Grosso do Sul.svg 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
Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg 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
Bandeira do Pará.svg 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
Bandeira da Paraíba.svg 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
Bandeira do Paraná.svg 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
Bandeira de Pernambuco.svg 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
Bandeira do Piauí.svg 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
Bandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg 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
Bandeira do Rio Grande do Norte.svg 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
Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg 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
Bandeira de Rondônia.svg 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
Bandeira de Roraima.svg 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
Bandeira de Santa Catarina.svg 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
Bandeira do estado de São Paulo.svg 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
Bandeira de Sergipe.svg 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
Bandeira do Tocantins.svg 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

Branches of government

Government of Brazil

Executive branch of the government 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]

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
  • 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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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/. 

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