| Local Name:Brasil |
| Captial:Brasília |
| Continent:South America |
| Major Cities:Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Recife, Fortaleza |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Head of State and Government: President Dilma Rousseff |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 5 |
| Total Area: 8,514,877 km2(3,287,612 sqmi) |
| Land: 8,459,417 km2(3,266,199 sqmi) |
| Water: 55,460 km2(21,410 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 0.65% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 5 |
| Population: 192,376,496 |
| Date: 1-Jul-11 |
| World Population: 2.75% |
| Source : Official estimate |
| Languages:Portuguese |
| Currency |
| Currency: Brazilian real |
| Currency Sign: R$ |
| Currency ISO Code: BRL |
| Fractional Unit: Centavo |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone |
| Number of Time Zones: 3 |
| Time Zone: UTC−04:00 (Brasília time −1) — Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Acre UTC−03:00 (Brasília time) — the Southeast Region, the South Region, the Northeast Region (except some islands), Goias, Distrito Federal, Tocantins, Pará, Amapa UTC−02:00 (Brasília time +1) — few islands on the east coast of Brazil (Fernando de Noronha, Trindade, Martin Vaz, Atol das Rocas, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks) |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +55 |
| ISO Code A2: BR |
| ISO Code A3: BRA |
| ISO Number: 076 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: -10 |
| Longitude: -55 |
| Information: Brazil News |
| Drive on:Right side |