The country is a federation composed of 26 states and a federal district, which hosts the capital, brasília. Brazil, country of south america that occupies half the continent’s landmass Visit the definitions and notes page to view a description of each topic. Brazil in depth country profile Unique hard to find content on brazil Includes customs, culture, history, geography, economy current events, photos, video, and more.
Brazil encompasses a wide range of tropical and subtropical landscapes, as well as wetlands, savannas, plateaus, and low mountains It contains most of the amazon basin, including the world's largest river system and most extensive virgin tropical forest. Brazil has a population of more than 212 million people (in 2024), making it the seventh most populous country in the world and the most populous nation in south america The national capital is brasília, a planned city atop the brazilian highlands. Sousa landed in brazil in 1549 and founded salvador (bahia), a capital from which brazil was governed for 214 years Sousa also placed local officials over the captaincies and fortified strategic points along the coast.
It borders every south american country except chile and ecuador.
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