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- Country common name: Brazil
- Country official name: Federative Republic of Brazil (Republica Federativa do Brasil)
- Continent: South America
- 3-Letter abbreviation: BRA
- 2-Letter abbreviation: BR
- Capital: Brasilia
- Major cities: 22.043 million Sao Paulo, 13.458 million Rio de Janeiro, 6.084 million Belo Horizonte, 4.646 million BRASILIA (capital), 4.137 million Porto Alegre, 4.127 million Recife
- Currency: Real (click for current conversion rates)
- Languages: Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language)
- Motto: "Order and progress" ("Ordem e progresso")
- National holiday(s): Independence Day, 7 September (1822)
flagGovernmentkeyboard_arrow_up- Chief of state: President Luiz Inacio LULA da Silva (since 1 January 2023); Vice President Geraldo José Rodrigues ALCKMIN Filho (since 1 January 2023); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
- Head of government: President Luiz Inacio LULA da Silva (since 1 January 2023); Vice President Geraldo José Rodrigues ALCKMIN Filho (since 1 January 2023)
- Government type: federal presidential republic
insert_photoCountry notes & photographskeyboard_arrow_upterrainGeographic informationkeyboard_arrow_up- Surface area (in km²): 8,515,770
- Highest point: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m
- Neighboring countries: Argentina 1263 km, Bolivia 3403 km, Colombia 1790 km, French Guiana 649 km, Guyana 1308 km, Paraguay 1371 km, Peru 2659 km, Suriname 515 km, Uruguay 1050 km, Venezuela 2137 km
- Neighboring seas and oceans: Atlantic Ocean
- Climate: mostly tropical, but temperate in south
radioRadio stationskeyboard_arrow_upsupervised_user_circlePopulationkeyboard_arrow_up- Population: 211,715,973
- Population density (inhabitants per km²): 24.9
- Average age (in years): 33.2
- Life expectancy at birth (in years): 74.7
- Ethnicity: white 47.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 43.1%, black 7.6%, Asian 1.1%, indigenous 0.4%
- Gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant (in US dollars): 15,600
- Cultural practices: Street markets (feira) are a popular feature in all areas of Brazil. They offer a wide selection of unique foods. Coxinha (ko-sheen-ya), a type of minced chicken [croquettes], is especially popular.
local_diningPopular food & drinkskeyboard_arrow_up{"ops":[{"insert":"Barbecued meat is a Brazilian specialty. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Picanha (rump)"},{"insert":" is the most popular cut and it is seasoned with only salt before it's cooked to perfection. The thick layer of fat on a"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" grilled picanha"},{"insert":" is charred and the tender, pink, smokey middle falls apart in your mouth. Picanha is one of the highlights you'll find at a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Brazilian barbecue"},{"insert":" but there plenty of others including "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"wild boar"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"chicken hearts"},{"insert":".\n"}]}
{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Moqueca"},{"insert":" is delicious"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" fish stew"},{"insert":" which is served piping hot in a clay pot. There are various regional variations of the dish but the basic ingredients are "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"fish, shrimp, tomatoes, onions, "},{"insert":"and"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" coriander"},{"insert":". In some places coconut milk is used to make the sauce creamier. There are two neighboring states, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Baianos and Capixabas"},{"insert":" which both claim the recipe to have invented the dish (both serve delicious versions).\n"}]}
{"ops":[{"insert":"The "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"brigadeiro"},{"insert":" is a traditional Brazilian dessert, created by a confectioner from Rio de Janeiro, Heloisa Nabuco de Oliveira. It is made of condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter, and chocolate sprinkles covering the outside layer. It is a popular confection throughout the country, especially for "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"festive events"},{"insert":". Brigadeiros are commonly made at home, and also found in bakeries and snack shops. A brigadeiro is generally shaped into small balls covered in chocolate sprinkles and placed in a small cupcake liner. The mixture may also be poured into a small container, and eaten with a spoon, and this is known as a "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"brigadeiro de colher"},{"insert":" (literally, \"spoon brigadeiro\"). In recent years, flavor and coating variations on the traditional chocolate brigadeiros have become popular.\n"}]}
{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cachaça"},{"insert":" (pronounced kah-SHAH-sah) is a distilled spirit made from fermented "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"sugarcane juice"},{"insert":". Also known as "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"pinga"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"caninha"},{"insert":", and other names, it is the most popular spirit among distilled alcoholic beverages in Brazil. Outside Brazil, cachaça is used almost exclusively as an ingredient in tropical drinks, with the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"caipirinha "},{"insert":"being the most famous cocktail. In Brazil, caipirinha is often paired with the dish "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"feijoada"},{"insert":".\n"}]}
local_post_officePostage stampskeyboard_arrow_up{"ops":[{"insert":"Brazil was the second country in the world, after Great Britain, to issue postage stamps valid within the entire country (as opposed to a local issue). Like Great Britain's first stamps, the design does not include the country name.The "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"first stamps"},{"insert":" of Brazil were issued on 1 August "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1843"},{"insert":" and are known as "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"Bull's Eyes\""},{"insert":" due to their distinctive appearance."},{"attributes":{"script":"super","link":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Brazil#cite_note-sg-1"},"insert":"["},{"insert":" On 1 July 1844 a new series was issued which is known as the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"slanted numeral"},{"insert":" series. Subsequent stamps were in a similar format until the first pictorial stamps were issued in 1866 depicting Emperor Dom Pedro II. \n"}]}
{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1969"},{"insert":" Brazil's commemorative stamp, celebrating "},{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://cyberspace23.com/quote.php?type=name&id=265&cat=Quote%20of%20the%20Week"},"insert":"Pele's"},{"insert":" landmark 1,000th goal. Regarded as one of the greatest football (soccer) players of all time, he was among the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"most successful and popular sports figures"},{"insert":" of the 20th century. During his playing days, Pele was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world.\n"}]}
{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2019"},{"insert":" commemorative stamp featuring the South Africa president "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nelson Mendela"},{"insert":". Mandela, who died in 2013 at age 95. Mendela spent 27 years in apartheid prisons before being elected president of South Africa in 1994 and unifying his country with a message of reconciliation after the end of white minority rule. The "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rio neighborhood that bears his name"},{"insert":" was originally made up of 500 homes built to relocate residents living in a dangerous part of a nearby slum. Today, more than 10,000 people live here.\n"}]}
{"ops":[{"insert":"This "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2020 "},{"insert":"commemorative stamp from the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Combat COVID-19"},{"insert":" campaign features "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"health professionals"},{"insert":" who are in the first line of defense against the disese that has devistated Brazil.\n"}]}
tap_and_playTelephone & Internet communicationkeyboard_arrow_up- Country international telephone code: +55
- Local emergency telephone number(s): 911
- Internet code: .br
- Number of Internet users: 194,841,218
- Percentage of Internet-connected population: 92.0%
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