BR
Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil
Brazil sits in South America and uses BRL - Brazilian real (R$). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Brasília
Population
213.4M
Area
8.5M km2
Population
213.4M
213,421,037 people
Area
8.5M km2
8,515,767 square kilometers
Density
25/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Brasília
-15.79, -47.88
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Brazil, officially listed here as Federative Republic of Brazil, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Brazil, BR, BRA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Brazil is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 213,421,037 people and a land area of 8,515,767 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 25 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -10, -55, while the capital coordinate reference is -15.79, -47.88. Brazil shares listed land borders with ARG, BOL, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, SUR, URY, VEN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Brasília (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza and Brasília. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Brazil, capital of Brazil, and major urban areas in Brazil. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include BRICS, G20 and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Brazil uses calling code +55, postal format #####-###, and time zone data listed as UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00 and UTC-02:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Feb 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BRL - Brazilian real (R$), while language records include Portuguese. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as BR. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 50.3 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Brazil profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BR / BRA
Top-level domains
.br
Continents
South America
Border countries
ARG, BOL, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, SUR, URY, VEN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
BR
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Brazil is represented by the BR country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
São Paulo
São Paulo
23,086,000
admin
#2
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
12,592,000
admin
#3
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
5,328,000
admin
#4
Fortaleza
Ceará
4,167,996
admin
#5
Brasília
Distrito Federal
2,996,899
primary
Governance
Government type
Federal presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Feb 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+55
Postal format
#####-###
Timezones
UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-02:00
Languages
Portuguese
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
50.3
2024