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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Brasilia
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2,207,718
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2020
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Rio de Janeiro
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6,023,699
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2020
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Sao Paulo
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10,021,295
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2020
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| Region: |
South America |
| Population: |
222,607,504 |
| Area Total: |
8,511,965km2 |
| Area Land: |
8,456,510km2 |
| Coast Line: |
7,491km |
| Capital: |
Brasilia |
| Climate: |
Mostly tropical, but temperate in south |
| Languages: |
Portuguese (official), over 195 indigenous languages, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Baltic languages also spoken |
| Currency: |
1 real (R$) = 100 centavos |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 7 September (1822), Tiradentes Day is 21 April, Republic Day is 15 November |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 78.10°F |
| July: |
°C / 72.40°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 37.5" |
Boundaries
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Bolivia
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3,400 km
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Venezuela
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2,200 km
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Colombia
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1,643 km
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Peru
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1,560 km
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Paraguay
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1,290 km
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Argentina
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1,224 km
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Guyana
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1,119 km
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Uruguay
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985 km
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Suriname
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587 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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European (Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish)
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53.00%
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Mulatto (mixed European and African)
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38.00%
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African
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6.00%
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Asian (Japanese)
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1.00%
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Middle Eastern (Lebanese, Syrian, Turkish)
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1.00%
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Indigenous (includes 200 small ethno-linguistic groups) and Mestizo (mixed European and Indigenous)
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1.00%
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Religions
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Roman Catholic
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80.00%
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Other
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20.00%
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CountryWire
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