
| Federative Republic of Brazil |
Capital | Brasilia |
Official language (s) | Portuguese |
Area | 8.514.877 km2 |
Population | 192.376.496 |
Ethnic groups | 47,73% - White 43,13% - Brown (Multiracial) 7,61% - Black 1,09% - Asian 0,43% - Amerindian |
Major cities (with population) | Sao Paulo - 11.316.149 Rio de Janeiro - 6.355.949 Salvador - 3.093.605 Brasilia - 2.609.997 Fortaleza - 2.476.589 Belo Horizonte - 2.385.639 Manaus - 1.832.423 Curitiba - 1.764.540 Recife - 1.536.934 Porto Alegre - 1.413.094 Belem - 1.402.056 Goiania - 1.318.148 Guarulhos - 1.233.426 Campinas - 1.088.611 Sao Luis - 1.027.429 Sao Goncalo - 1.008.064 Maceio - 943.109 Duque de Caxias - 861.157 Teresina - 822.363 Natal - 810.780 |
Currency (-ies) | Brazilian real (BRL), subdivided into 100 centavos |
Main religion | 64,6 % - Roman Catholics 22,2 % - Protestants |
Time zone (s) | GTM – 02 to GTM – 04 |
Dialing code | +55 |
Climate | The climate of Brazil comprises a wide range of weather conditions across a large area and varied topography, but most of the country is tropical. Brazil hosts five major climatic subtypes: equatorial, tropical, semiarid, highland tropical, temperate, and subtropical. An equatorial climate characterizes much of northern Brazil. There is no real dry season, but there are some variations in the period of the year when most rain falls. Temperatures average 25°C (77°F), with more significant temperature variation between night and day than between seasons. Over central Brazil rainfall is more seasonal, characteristic of a savanna climate. This region is as extensive as the Amazon basin but has a very different climate as it lies farther south at a higher altitude. In the interior northeast, seasonal rainfall is even more extreme. The south enjoys temperate conditions, with cool winters and average annual temperatures not exceeding 18°C (64,4 F); winter frosts are quite common, with occasional snowfall in the higher areas. Average temperature ranges in Rio de Janeiro are from 17 to 24°C (63 to 75°F) in July to 23 to 29°C (73 to 84°F) in February. |
Administrative division | Brazil is a federation composed of 26 States, one federal district (which contains the capital city, Brasília) and municipalities. The states and the federal district may be grouped into regions: Northern, Northeast, Central-West, Southeast and Southern. The Brazilian regions are merely geographical, not political or administrative divisions, and they do not have any specific form of government. |
Major airports | Sao Paulo: - Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) - Congonhas-Sao Paulo Airport (CGH) Rio de Janeiro: - Rio de Janeiro-Galeao International Airport (GIG) - Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) Brasília: Brasília International Airport (BSB) Belo Horizonte: Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF) Salvador: Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA) Campinas: Viracopos International Airport (VCP) Porto Alegre: Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) Recife: Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) Fortaleza: Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) Curitiba: Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) |