Brasil

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República do Brasil
Republic of Brasil
Flag of Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
President:
Population: 57 million brasileiros (Brasilians) [2005]
Established: 1822, independence from Portugal
Currency: cruzeiro
Organizations: Lusoamerican Union


Brasil in Brief

Brasil is a parliamentary republic in eastern South America.

Special attraction: Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

Coat of Arms


Quarterly barry vert and or, and azure

History

See here

Geography


Lusoamerican Union

Map of Brasil with states, their capitals and neighbouring countries

Borders

Northwest: Equador.
Southwest: Paraná.
Southeast: Atlantic Ocean.
Northeast: Bahia.