Brazil
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Coat of Arms | |
Motto | Ordem e Progreso (Portuguese) "Order and Progress" |
Anthem | Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Portuguese) "Brazilian National Anthem" |
Capital | Brasília |
Largest city | São Paulo |
Official languages | Portuguese |
Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Vice President | Geraldo Alckmin |
Legislature | National Congress |
Upper House | Federal Senate |
Lower House | Chamber of Deputies |
Independence | from Portugal |
Declared | 7 September 1822 |
Recognised | 29 August 1825 |
Area | 3,287,956 sq mi (4th) |
Population | 217,240,060 (2022 census) |
Currency | Real (R$) (BRL) |
Aircraft reg. prefix | PP- |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +55 |
Internet TLD | .br |
FIFA/IOC code | BRA |
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil) is a sovereign country in South America.