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Brazil · Travel guide

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 214 million people. Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the largest Lusophone population in the world and is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas, where it is the official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi), among the longest in the world. Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it borders all other countries and territories on the continent except Ecuador and Chile. Brazil encompasses a wide range of tropical and subtropical landscapes, as well as wetlands, savannas, plateaus, and low mountains.…

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Brazil

FCDO travel advice for Brazil. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Brazil

Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Language: Brazilian Sign Language
Currency: Brazilian real
Time zone: UTC−02:00
Calling code: +55
Internet domain: .br
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 127

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Brazil

Confraternização UniversalNew Year's Day2026-01-01

CarnavalCarnival2026-02-16

CarnavalCarnival2026-02-17

Sexta-feira SantaGood Friday2026-04-03

Domingo de PáscoaEaster Sunday2026-04-05

Dia de TiradentesTiradentes2026-04-21

Dia do TrabalhadorLabour Day2026-05-01

Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi2026-06-04

Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932Constitutionalist Revolution of 19322026-07-09

Dia da IndependênciaIndependence Day2026-09-07

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalBrasilia

Population209,469,333

CurrencyBRL

Languagespt-BR,es,en,fr

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◎São Paulo12,400,232 residents ◎Rio de Janeiro6,747,815 residents ◎Belo Horizonte2,721,564 residents ◎Salvador2,711,840 residents ◎Fortaleza2,400,000 residents ◎Manaus2,219,580 residents ◎Brasília2,207,718 residents ◎Curitiba1,948,626 residents ◎Recife1,653,461 residents ◎Goiânia1,536,097 residents ◎Belém1,499,641 residents ◎Porto Alegre1,488,252 residents ◎Guarulhos1,345,364 residents ◎Maceió1,031,597 residents ◎Campinas1,031,554 residents ◎São Luís917,237 residents ◎Campo Grande906,092 residents ◎Natal896,708 residents ◎Teresina871,126 residents ◎Duque de Caxias866,347 residents ◎Nova Iguaçu843,046 residents ◎São Bernardo do Campo840,499 residents ◎João Pessoa817,511 residents ◎Sorocaba762,172 residents ◎Uberlândia754,954 residents ◎Osasco728,615 residents ◎São José dos Campos727,078 residents ◎Ribeirão Preto698,642 residents ◎Aracaju664,908 residents ◎Joinville664,500 residents ◎Santo André662,373 residents ◎Jaboatão dos Guararapes644,037 residents ◎Contagem627,123 residents ◎Cuiabá618,124 residents ◎Feira de Santana616,272 residents ◎Londrina581,382 residents ◎Porto Velho548,952 residents ◎Juiz de Fora540,756 residents ◎Ananindeua535,547 residents ◎Aparecida de Goiânia527,796 residents ◎Serra520,653 residents ◎Belford Roxo518,384 residents ◎Niterói515,317 residents ◎Macapá512,902 residents ◎Florianópolis508,826 residents ◎Campos dos Goytacazes483,540 residents ◎São José do Rio Preto480,393 residents ◎Caxias do Sul479,599 residents ◎São João de Meriti466,536 residents ◎Campina Grande443,911 residents ◎Jundiaí443,221 residents ◎Piracicaba440,835 residents ◎Montes Claros437,601 residents ◎Barra da Tijuca421,438 residents ◎Boa Vista419,652 residents ◎Rio Branco419,452 residents ◎Santos418,608 residents ◎Petrolina418,444 residents ◎Mauá418,261 residents ◎Maringá409,657 residents ◎Diadema403,579 residents ◎Caruaru402,290 residents ◎Vitória da Conquista396,613 residents ◎Vila Velha394,930 residents ◎Bauru392,947 residents ◎Carapicuíba386,984 residents ◎Grajaú384,873 residents ◎Betim384,000 residents ◎Caucaia378,406 residents ◎Cariacica376,200 residents ◎Itaquaquecetuba369,275 residents ◎Cascavel368,195 residents ◎Praia Grande367,400 residents ◎Franca365,494 residents ◎Olinda364,717 residents ◎Blumenau361,261 residents ◎Santarém360,871 residents ◎Uberaba356,781 residents ◎São José dos Pinhais349,880 residents ◎Ribeirão das Neves346,971 residents ◎Paulista342,167 residents ◎São Vicente338,326 residents ◎Pelotas336,150 residents ◎Canoas328,291 residents ◎Mogi das Cruzes325,746 residents ◎Taubaté322,397 residents ◎Camaçari321,636 residents ◎Suzano320,261 residents ◎Anápolis319,587 residents ◎Barueri316,473 residents ◎Vitória312,656 residents ◎Jardim Angela311,432 residents ◎Palmas306,296 residents ◎Parauapebas305,771 residents ◎Juazeiro do Norte305,531 residents ◎Várzea Grande300,078 residents ◎Foz do Iguaçu297,352 residents ◎São José295,658 residents ◎Petrópolis294,926 residents ◎Guarujá294,871 residents

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