Capital of Brazil:
BrasiliaArea of Brazil: 8,515,767 km² (3,287,956 mi²) (
5th)
Population of Brazil: 211,998,573 (
7th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Languages of Brazil: Portuguese Religions of Brazil: 50%
Catholicism, 31%
Protestantism, 11%
no religion, 3%
Spiritism, 2%
Afro-Brazilian faiths, 3%
other - (2019 est.)
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Administrative divisions: 26 states (estados, singular – estado)
and 1 federal district (distrito federal):
Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins.
Natural resources: bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, clay, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, and timber.