Brazil

country in South America
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Brazil is a sovereign state.[1][2] It was established on September 7, 1822.[3]

Its official languages are Brazilian Sign Language and Portuguese.[4][5] Its population is 213.4M (2025).[6][7][8]

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Climate
mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Terrain
mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Natural resources
alumina, bauxite, beryllium, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, niobium, phosphates, platinum, tantalum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
People & Society
Religions
Roman Catholic 56.8%, Evangelical 26.9%, none 9.3%, other 4%, Spirtism (Espírita) 1.8%, unspecified 1.4%, Umbanda and Candomblé 1.1%, Indigenous religions .06%, undeclared 0.2% (2022)
Government
Government type
federal presidential republic
Independence
7 September 1822 (from Portugal)
National holiday
Independence Day, 7 September (1822)
Legal system
civil law
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$4.165 trillion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$19,600 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
3.4% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
4.4% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
7.7% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
China 30%, USA 10%, Argentina 5%, Netherlands 3%, Chile 2% (2023)
Imports - partners
China 23%, USA 16%, Germany 5%, Argentina 5%, Russia 4% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: White Brazilians[3], Pardo Brazilians[4], African Brazilians[5], Asian Brazilians[6], indigenous peoples in Brazil[7]
  • Discoverer or inventor: Pedro Álvares Cabral[8]
  • Country: Brazil[9]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[10], Amazon[11], Paraná River[12], São Francisco River[13]
  • Head of government: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[14]
  • Continent: South America[15]
  • Instance of: secular state[16], country[17]
  • Head of state: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[18]
  • Capital: Brasília[19]
  • Official language: Brazilian Sign Language[20], Portuguese[21]
  • Currency: Brazilian real[22]
  • Shares border with: Argentina[23], Bolivia[24], French Guiana[25], Guyana[26], Paraguay[27], Peru[28], Suriname[29], Uruguay[30], Venezuela[31], Colombia[32], France[33], European Union[34]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .br[35]
  • Anthem: Brazilian National Anthem[36]
  • Main regulatory text: Constitution of Brazil[37]
  • Basic form of government: federal republic[38], representative democracy[39], presidential system[40]
  • Named after: Caesalpinia echinata[41]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Acre[42], Amapá[43], Amazonas[44], Pará[45], Rondônia[46], Roraima[47], Tocantins[48], Alagoas[49], Bahia[50], Ceará[51], Maranhão[52], Paraíba[53], Pernambuco[54], Piauí[55]
  • Flag: flag of Brazil[56]
  • Legislative body: National Congress of Brazil[57]
  • Executive body: Federal Government of Brazil[58]
  • Highest judicial authority: Supreme Federal Court[59]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Brazil include BRICS[60], a coalition[61], founded in 2009[62]; Brasília[63], a big city[64], founded in 1960[65]; Brazil of Hope[66], a political party[67], founded in 2022[68], headquartered in Brasília[69]; Brazilians[70], a human population[71]; Holambra[72], a municipality of Brazil[73], founded in 1993[74]; Brazil[75], a city in the United States[76], in United States[77], founded in 1866[78]; BRIC[79]; and Avenida Brasil[80].

Why It Matters

Brazil has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[81] Brazil is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[82]

Entities named for Brazil include BRICS[60], a coalition[61], founded in 2009[62]; Brasília[63], a big city[64], founded in 1960[65]; Brazil of Hope[66], a political party[67], founded in 2022[68], headquartered in Brasília[69]; Brazilians[70], a human population[71]; Holambra[72], a municipality of Brazil[73], founded in 1993[74]; and Brazil[75], a city in the United States[76], in United States[77], founded in 1866[78].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [81] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [82] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → apple:Brazil, gta:Brazil, naturerules1:Brazil +3
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:Brazil, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299607968|Brazil (#299607968)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Historica Wiki a"
  2. 4d ago · Liber008 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    British museum place id → x26746
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ British museum place id: x26746, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/328353671|Brazil (#328353671)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8589|British Museum place "
  3. 6d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14968 → 1996
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  4. 13d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', '
    Sitelink count → 387
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Pontificia università della santa croce id: 10716"
  5. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000420
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  6. 7w ago · Agent010 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+202656788'}, {'amount': '+72775883'}, {'amount': '+74988037'} +62
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Population: 214,211,951"
  7. 12w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Pt-br-Brasil.ogg, Lb-Brasilien.ogg, Fr-Brésil.ogg +5
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Burezile.wav"
  8. 12w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': -14.235, 'lon': -51.9253}
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  9. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Brazil
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/Brazil, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  10. 13w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Pt-br-Brasil.ogg, Lb-Brasilien.ogg, Fr-Brésil.ogg +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Brasile.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  11. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Pseudoplatystoma metaense
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  12. 13w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language used → Hunsrik, Kreye, Kaxuiâna +219
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 3662
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Language used: Paratio, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Kapinawá → Paratio ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q6366667_Q1689"
  13. 15w ago · Mykhal · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 11868637v, 119316758
    P14541 → 1Sydze
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Image: Cidade Maravilhosa.jpg"
  14. 15w ago · DevKinoBR · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://meuartigo.brasilescola.uol.com.br/brasil
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described at url: https://meuartigo.brasilescola.uol.com.br/brasil"
  15. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → Brasilien
    Idref id → 02643895X, 02722953X
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Süddeutsche zeitung topic id: Brasilien, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213751015|Brasilien (#213751015)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeutsch"
  16. 18w ago · Yupik · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-foi2-apTV-Lqxp
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  17. 19w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0002639-Brazilie
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Fandom article id: naturerules1:Brazil"
  18. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language used → Hunsrik, Kreye, Kaxuiâna +219
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Language used: Kaxuiâna, дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  19. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → brazil
    Language used → Hunsrik, Kreye, Kaxuiâna +219
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Language used: Kaxuiâna, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Sikiana → Kaxuiâna ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q3443734_Q1295"
  20. 22w ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → brazi01
    Fandom article id → apple:Brazil, gta:Brazil, naturerules1:Brazil +3
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Author name string: Antonella Mori, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097984573"
  21. 25w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → South American dreadnought race, BASIC countries, G4 nations +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Participant in: International Space Station, #pwb Copy label Add deelgenomen aan (P1344)"
  22. 25w ago · Anticeri · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → sovereign state, secular state, country
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: federal republic, Moving to Basic form of government"
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