Brazil — Capital, Flag and Country Facts
Explore Brazil: capital Brasília, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.
Brazil is in South America. Its capital is Brasília.
- Population
- 217,637,000
- Area
- 8,515,767 km²
- Currency
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- Languages
- Portuguese
Climate
Mostly tropical with the Amazon basin being hot and humid year-round. The south has a more temperate climate with cooler winters.
Terrain
Dense tropical rainforest in the north, semi-arid scrubland in the northeast, wetlands in the Pantanal, and rolling highlands in the southeast and south.
Facts
Brazil produces about one-third of the world's coffee.
The Amazon Rainforest produces about 20% of the world's oxygen and contains 10% of all species on Earth.
Brazil has won the FIFA World Cup a record five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).
History
1500: Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral arrives in Brazil
1822: Brazil declares independence from Portugal under Emperor Pedro I
1888: Golden Law abolishes slavery, the last country in the Americas to do so
1960: Capital moved from Rio de Janeiro to the new city of Brasília
1985: Return to civilian democratic rule