Country guide
Brazil
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Brazil.
Key facts
- Capital
- Brasília
- Region
- Americas
- Area
- 8,515,767 km²
- Population
- 213,421,037
Neighboring countries
Brazil has 10 land neighbors in the country data.
Learn Brazil
Brazil is a useful country to learn because it connects political geography with map-reading. Its shape, flag and capital give learners several memory hooks, while its region in Americas helps place it in the wider world map.
The capital is Brasília. The country covers 8,515,767 km² and has a population of about 213,421,037. Those figures make it easier to compare Brazil with other countries during area and population stages.
Border practice matters for Brazil because it has 10 land neighbors. The largest neighbor in this set is Argentina, which can be a helpful anchor when learning the surrounding map.
In the daily challenge, these same facts appear in smaller steps: recognize the shape, name neighbors, match the capital, identify the flag, then compare area and population. This page keeps the reference version in one place.
Trivia
- Brazil borders every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.
- Brazil's Iguaçu falls span nearly three kilometres in a giant semi-circle.
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