World Context: Brazil

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Brazil” to the supplied dataset entity “Brazil.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 19.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Area: total : 8,515,770 sq km; land: 8,358,140 sq km; water: 157,630 sq km; note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo Climate: mostly tropical, but temperate in south Terrain: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt Natural hazards: recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south Environmental issues: deforestation in Amazon Basin; illegal wildlife trade; illegal poaching; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and other large cities; land degradation and water pollution from mining; wetland degradation; oil spills

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 221,359,387 (2025 est.); male: 108,753,532; female: 112,605,855 Population distribution: the vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of São Paolo, Brasília, and Rio de Janeiro Urbanization: urban population: 87.8% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and many minor Amerindian languages

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Brasília; geographic coordinates: 15 47 S, 47 55 W; time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); time zone note: Brazil has four time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands; etymology: the name is the Latinized form of the country name, bestowed on the new capital of Brazil in 1960; previous Brazilian capitals were Salvador (1549-1763) and Rio de Janeiro (1763 to 1960) Government type: federal presidential republic Legal system: civil law; note: a new civil-law code in 2002 replaced the 1916 code

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: upper-middle-income, largest Latin American economy; Mercosur, BRICS, G20 member and OECD accession candidate; growth driven by strong domestic consumption; monetary tightening helping curb inflation rate; high inequality in income and access to health and education Industries: textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.); electrification - urban areas: 100%; electrification - rural areas: 97.3% Internet users: percent of population: 84% (2023 est.) Airports: 5,297 (2025) Ports: total ports: 45 (2024); large: 4; medium: 7; small: 19; very small: 15; ports with oil terminals: 31; key ports: Belem, DTSE/Gegua Oil Terminal, Itajai, Port de Salvador, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, Santos, Tubarao, Vitoria

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