Wy/syl/ꠛꠦꠞꠣꠎꠤꠟ
Appearance
Part of | Latin America, Ibero-America, Southern Cone, South America |
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Inception | 7 September 1822 |
Official name | República Federativa do Brasil |
Native label | República Federativa do Brasil |
Short name | 🇧🇷, BRA |
IPA transcription | bɾaˈziw |
Ethnic group | White Brazilians, Pardo Brazilians, African Brazilians, Asian Brazilians, indigenous peoples in Brazil |
Participant in | South American dreadnought race, BASIC countries, G4 nations, Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries, Group of Five |
Named after | Caesalpinia echinata |
Official language | Portuguese |
Anthem | Brazilian National Anthem |
Culture | culture of Brazil |
Motto | Order and Progress |
Continent | South America |
Country | Brazil |
Capital | Brasília |
Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean, Amazon, Paraná River, São Francisco River |
Located in/on physical feature | South American Plate |
Coordinate location | 14°0′0″S 53°0′0″W |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 7°9′20″S 34°47′35″W |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 5°16′12″N 60°12′15″W |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 33°45′0″S 53°23′25″W |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 7°32′5″S 73°58′58″W |
Highest point | Pico da Neblina |
Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean |
Basic form of government | federal republic, representative democracy, presidential system |
Office held by head of state | President of Brazil |
Head of state | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Office held by head of government | President of Brazil |
Head of government | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Has cabinet | cabinet of Brazil |
Executive body | Federal Government of Brazil |
Legislative body | National Congress of Brazil |
Highest judicial authority | Supreme Federal Court |
Central bank | Central Bank of Brazil |
Currency | Brazilian real |
Driving side | right |
Electrical plug type | Europlug, IEC 60906-1 |
Replaces | Empire of Brazil, Republic of the United States of Brazil, Colonial Brazil |
Significant event | Independence of Brazil |
Discoverer or inventor | Pedro Álvares Cabral |
Time of discovery or invention | 22 April 1500 |
Official website | https://www.gov.br |
Described at URL | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html |
External data available at URL | http://dados.gov.br |
Hashtag | Brazil |
Top-level Internet domain | .br |
Main regulatory text | Constitution of Brazil |
Flag | Flag of Brazil |
Coat of arms | Emblem of Brazil |
Geography of topic | geography of Brazil |
Has characteristic | free country |
History of topic | history of Brazil |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Aparecida |
Open data portal | DataViva |
Economy of topic | economy of Brazil |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Brazil |
Mastodon instance URL | https://mastodon.com.br, https://masto.donte.com.br |
Mobile country code | 724 |
Country calling code | +55 |
Trunk prefix | no value |
Emergency phone number | 190, 192, 193, 188 |
GS1 country code | 789-790 |
Licence plate code | BR |
Maritime identification digits | 710 |
Unicode character | 🇧🇷 |
Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q8942509 |
Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Brazil |