COUNTRY GUIDE · South America
Brazil
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Brazil.
Brazil at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Brasília
- REGION
- South America
- POPULATION
- 212,000,000
- AREA
- 8,515,767 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Portuguese
- CURRENCY
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
World's Largest Rainforest
Most of the Amazon rainforest lies within Brazil.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Brazil
The city of Brasília was purpose-built as Brazil’s new capital and inaugurated in 1960.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Brazil in its South America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 8,515,767 km² and a population of approximately 212,000,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.