Brazil

Summary

Brazil is a sovereign state^[1]. Brazil ranks in the top 6% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,687 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brazil is identified as part of the White Brazilians ethnic group^[3].
• Brazil is identified as part of the Pardo Brazilians ethnic group^[4].
• Brazil is identified as part of the African Brazilians ethnic group^[5].
• Brazil is identified as part of the Asian Brazilians ethnic group^[6].
• Brazil is identified as part of the indigenous peoples in Brazil ethnic group^[7].
• Brazil is credited with the discovery of Pedro Álvares Cabral^[8].
• Brazil is in the country of Brazil^[9].
• Brazil is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[10].
• Brazil is on the body of water Amazon^[11].
• Brazil is on the body of water Paraná River^[12].
• Brazil is on the body of water São Francisco River^[13].
• Brazil's head of government is recorded as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva^[14].
• Brazil is on the continent of South America^[15].
• Brazil's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[16].
• Brazil's instance of is recorded as secular state^[17].
• Brazil's instance of is recorded as country^[18].
• Brazil's instance of is recorded as federal republic^[19].
• Brazil's head of state is recorded as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva^[20].
• Brazil's capital is recorded as Brasília^[21].
• Brazil's official language is recorded as Brazilian Sign Language^[22].
• Brazil's official language is recorded as Portuguese^[23].
• Brazil's currency is recorded as Brazilian real^[24].
• Brazil's shares border with is recorded as Argentina^[25].
• Brazil's shares border with is recorded as Bolivia^[26].
• Brazil's shares border with is recorded as French Guiana^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Brazil include BRICS^[28], a coalition^[29], founded in 2009^[30]; Brasília^[31], a big city^[32], founded in 1960^[33]; Brazil of Hope^[34], a political party^[35], founded in 2022^[36], headquartered in Brasília^[37]; Brazil^[38], a city in the United States^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1866^[41]; Holambra^[42], a municipality of Brazil^[43], founded in 1993^[44]; Brazilians^[45], a human population^[46]; brazilianite^[47]; and Central do Brasil^[48].

Why It Matters

Brazil ranks in the top 6% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,687 views/month).^[2] Brazil has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Brazil is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for Brazil include BRICS^[28], a coalition^[29], founded in 2009^[30]; Brasília^[31], a big city^[32], founded in 1960^[33]; Brazil of Hope^[34], a political party^[35], founded in 2022^[36], headquartered in Brasília^[37]; Brazil^[38], a city in the United States^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1866^[41]; Holambra^[42], a municipality of Brazil^[43], founded in 1993^[44]; and Brazilians^[45], a human population^[46].