Federative Republic of Brazil
República Federativa do Brasil  (Portuguese)
Flag of Brazil
Flag
Coat of arms of Brazil
Coat of arms
Motto: Ordem e Progresso  (Portuguese)
"Order and Progress"
Anthem: Hino Nacional Brasileiro(Portuguese)
"Brazilian National Anthem"
Flag anthem: Hino à Bandeira Nacional(Portuguese)
"National Flag Anthem"
National seal
  • Selo Nacional do Brasil
    National Seal of Brazil
    National Seal of Brazil (color).svg
Location of Brazil
CapitalBrasília
15°47′S47°52′W / 15.783°S 47.867°W /-15.783; -47.867
Largest citySão Paulo
23°33′S46°38′W / 23.550°S 46.633°W /-23.550; -46.633
Official language
and national language
Portuguese
Ethnic groups
(2010)
  • 47.73% White
  • 43.13% Mixed
  • 7.61% Black
  • 1.09% East Asian
  • 0.43% Indigenous
Religion
(2010)
  • 88.8% Christianity
  • —64.6% Roman Catholic
  • —22.2% Protestant
  • —2.0% Other Christian
  • 8.0% No religion
  • 2.0% Spiritism
  • 1.2% Other
Demonym(s)Brazilian
GovernmentFederal presidentialrepublic
• President
Jair Bolsonaro
• Vice President
Hamilton Mourão
• President of the
Chamber of Deputies
Arthur Lira
• President of the
Federal Senate
Rodrigo Pacheco
• President of the
Supreme Federal Court
Luiz Fux
LegislatureNational Congress
• Upper house
Federal Senate
• Lower house
Chamber of Deputies
Independence 
from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
• Declared
7 September 1822
• Recognized
29 August 1825
• Republic
15 November 1889
• Current constitution
5 October 1988
Area
• Total
8,515,767 km2(3,287,956 sq mi) (5th)
• Water (%)
0.65
Population
• 2019 estimate
210,147,125 (6th)
• Density
25/km2(64.7/sq mi) (200th)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $3.328 trillion (8th)
• Per capita
Increase $15,642 (84th)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $1.491 trillion (13th)
• Per capita
Increase $7,010 (87th)
Gini (2019)Positive decrease 53.4
high · 10th
HDI (2019)Increase 0.765
high · 84th
CurrencyReal (R$) (BRL)
Time zoneUTC−2 to −5(BRT)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Mains electricity220 V, 60 Hz and 127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideright
Calling code+55
ISO 3166 codeBR
Internet TLD.br