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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GOLLOG regionServed Brazil
Kowalski hasUsageRegion Brazil
Ferraro isUsedInCountry Brazil
Cumbuco country Brazil
Commander 15th Army Group alliedNation Brazil
subject surface form: 15th Army Group
Tariana language country Brazil
Kurripako language country Brazil
Silesians presentInCountry Brazil
Aracaju country Brazil
Igarassu country Brazil
Igarassu governingCountry Brazil
this entity surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil
Vitória de Santo Antão locatedInCountry Brazil
this entity surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil
Martins isUsedInCountry Brazil
Ministry of Education and Health building (as planner) locatedIn Brazil
subject surface form: Ministry of Education and Health building
Ministry of Education and Health building (as planner) country Brazil
subject surface form: Ministry of Education and Health building
Tunga countryOfCitizenship Brazil
Iguatu country Brazil
Iguatu locatedInCountry Brazil
this entity surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil
Laranjeiras country Brazil
southern Brazil country Brazil
subject surface form: Southern Brazil
southern Brazil locatedIn Brazil
subject surface form: Southern Brazil
Mamoré River country Brazil
Mamoré River basinCountry Brazil
Mamoré River flowsThrough Brazil
Morada Nova country Brazil
Morada Nova partOf Brazil
Morada Nova belongsTo Brazil
this entity surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil