south america • BRA
Brazil
Location marker · geographic overview
10° S / 55° WTHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Brasília
- Population
- 211,998,573 2024
- Area
- 8,515,767 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Portuguese
- Currency
- Brazilian real (BRL)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Brazil
Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil) is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest in the world. Brazil is an incredibly diverse country, in people, culture, and landscapes—from the famous summer carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Olinda, and Recife to the wild power of nature in the Amazon and Iguaçu Falls. You'll find bustling cities, laid-back beaches, and traditional lifestyles, often right next to each other.
Landscape & landmarks
Many of Brazil's natural wonders are protected areas that are part of its national parks system, with more than 60 parks in all eco-regions of the country, including tropical rainforest, savanna grasslands, rivers, mountains, and coastal wetlands.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Brazil's national dish is feijoada, a hearty stew made of black beans, pork (ears, knuckles, chops, sausage) and beef (usually dried). It's served with rice, garnished with collard greens and sliced oranges.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-24. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- South America
- Calling code
- +55
- Internet domain
- .br
- Land border codes
- ARG, BOL, COL, GUF, GUY, PRY, PER, SUR, URY, VEN
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .br. Source ↗
- The source lists sunday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.