Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil República Federativa do Brasil | |
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Motto: Ordem e Progresso (Portuguese) “Order and Progress” | |
Anthem: Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Portuguese) “Brazilian National Anthem” | |
National Seal
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Capital | Brasília 15°47′S 47°52′W / 15.783°S 47.867°W / -15.783; -47.867 |
Largest city | São Paulo 23°33′S 46°38′W / 23.550°S 46.633°W / -23.550; -46.633 |
Official language and national language | Portuguese |
Recognized regional languages | 21 languages |
Ethnic groups |
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Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Brazilian |
Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
Lula da Silva | |
Geraldo Alckmin | |
Arthur Lira | |
Rodrigo Pacheco | |
Rosa Weber | |
Legislature | National Congress |
Federal Senate | |
Chamber of Deputies | |
Independence from Portugal | |
• Declared | 7 September 1822 |
29 August 1825 | |
• Republic | 15 November 1889 |
5 October 1988 | |
Area | |
• Total | 8,515,767 km2 (3,287,956 sq mi) (5th) |
• Water (%) | 0.65 |
Population | |
• 2022 census | 203,062,512[5] |
• Density | 25/km2 (64.7/sq mi) (193rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $4.020 trillion[6] (8th) |
• Per capita | $18,686[6] (87th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $2.081 trillion[7] (10th) |
• Per capita | $10,312[8] (78th) |
Gini (2020) | 48.9[9] high |
HDI (2022) | 0.754[10] high · 87th |
Currency | Real (R$) (BRL) |
Time zone | UTC−2 to −5 (BRT) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +55 |
ISO 3166 code | BR |
Internet TLD | .br |