Brazil

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Brazil is the largest country in South America, known for its vast Amazon rainforest, diverse culture, and major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in South America
sovereign state
area approximately 8.5 million square kilometers
areaRanking 5
borderedBy Argentina
Bolivia
Colombia
French Guiana
British Guiana
surface form: Guyana

Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
callingCode +55
capital Brasília
coastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
contains Amazon River
Amazon rainforest
Iguazu Falls
surface form: Iguaçu Falls (Brazilian side)

Pantanal
surface form: Pantanal wetlands
continent South America
currency Brazilian real
demonym Brazilian
drivesOn right
famousFor Carnival festival
bossa nova music
samba music and dance
formerCapital Rio de Janeiro
governmentType federal presidential constitutional republic
headOfStateTitle President of Brazil
independenceDay 7 September 1822
independenceFrom Portugal
internetTLD .br
ISO3166-1Alpha2 BR
ISO3166-1Alpha3 BRA
largestCity São Paulo
legislature National Congress of Brazil
locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies
majorCity Belo Horizonte
Curitiba
Fortaleza
Porto Alegre
Recife
Rio de Janeiro
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
surface form: Salvador
majorReligion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
memberOf BRICS
MERCOSUR
surface form: Mercosur

Organization of American States
United Nations
nationalAnimalSymbol jaguar
nationalLanguageStatus Portuguese is the only official language at the federal level
nationalMotto Ordem e Progresso
nationalMottoLanguage Portuguese
nationalTree pau-brasil (brazilwood)
officialLanguage Portuguese
officialName Brazil self-linksurface differs
surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil
popularSport football (soccer)
populationRanking among the top 10 most populous countries
shortName Brazil self-link
timeZone Brasília Time (BRT) for most of the country
UNMemberState true
upperHouse Federal Senate

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Pau-Ferro locatedInCountry Brazil
Espinheiro country Brazil
Prado country Brazil
subject surface form: Prado (Recife)
Lygia Pape placeOfActivity Brazil
Tomie Ohtake movedTo Brazil
Guignard workLocation Brazil
João Pessoa country Brazil
Marcelo Zarvos birthPlace Brazil
Batista isUsedInCountry Brazil
Palmeira dos Índios isPartOf Brazil
this entity surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil
Penedo country Brazil
Penedo countrySubdivision Brazil
Santana do Ipanema country Brazil
Marechal Deodoro country Brazil
AL country Brazil
Quixadá country Brazil
Crateús country Brazil
Crateús locatedIn Brazil
Crateús belongsTo Brazil
this entity surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil
Acaraú country Brazil
Acaraú partOf Brazil
Acaraú governingCountry Brazil
this entity surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil
Limoeiro do Norte country Brazil
Limoeiro do Norte locatedInGeopoliticalEntity Brazil
this entity surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil
Chapada do Araripe country Brazil
Agreste Sergipano country Brazil
Pampulha Lake country Brazil
Pampulha Lake basinCountry Brazil
União dos Palmares governingCountry Brazil
this entity surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil
Rede Globo country Brazil
Rede Globo regionServed Brazil
Iguazu River country Brazil
Iguazu River sourceCountry Brazil
Iguazu River borderWith Brazil