Brazil
Brazil is a country in South America. Its capital is Brasília. About 214 million people live there (2026). It covers 8,515,767 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Brasília
- People (2026)
- 214 million
- Area
- 8,515,767 km²
- Currency
- Brazilian real
Brazil at a glance
- Official name
- Federative Republic of Brazil
- In its own language
- República Federativa do Brasil
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- South America
- Capital
- Brasília
- Population
- 214,211,951 (2026)
- Area
- 8,515,767 km² (3,287,955 mi²)
- People are called
- Brazilian, Brazilians
- Official languages
- Brazilian Sign Language, Portuguese
- Currency
- Brazilian real
- GDP (nominal)
- US$1920 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 73 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.754 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 48.9 (2020)
- Unemployment
- 7% (2014)
- Government
- federal republic, representative democracy, presidential system
- Head of state
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (since 2023)
- Head of government
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (since 2023)
- Country codes
- BR, BRA
- Calling code
- +55
- Internet domain
- .br
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00,
- Coordinates
- -14°, -53°
Brazil and its neighbours
Brazil borders Argentina, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Colombia and France. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Brazil
- Neighbours
Divisions of Brazil
- Acre
- Amapá
- Amazonas
- Pará
- Rondônia
- Roraima
- Alagoas
- Bahia
- Ceará
- Maranhão
- Paraíba
- Piauí
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Sergipe
- Goiás
- Mato Grosso
- Mato Grosso do Sul
- Espírito Santo
- Minas Gerais
- Rio de Janeiro
- São Paulo
- Paraná
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Santa Catarina
- Federal District
Member of
- United Nations
- Union of South American Nations
- World Trade Organization
- G20
- Community of Portuguese Language Countries
- Latin Union
- G4 nations
- IBSA Dialogue Forum
- G8+5
- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
- Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization
- Latin American Integration Association
- Forum of East Asia–Latin America Cooperation
- Summits of the Americas
and 30 more organisations.
How far are you from Brazil?
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Questions
What is the capital of Brazil?
The capital of Brazil is Brasília.
What is the population of Brazil?
Brazil has about 214,211,951 people, as recorded in 2026.
How big is Brazil?
Brazil covers 8,515,767 square kilometres (3,287,955 square miles).
What currency does Brazil use?
The Brazilian real.
What language is spoken in Brazil?
The official languages of Brazil are Brazilian Sign Language and Portuguese.
Which countries border Brazil?
Brazil shares a border with Argentina, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Colombia and France.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.