Outline of Brazil

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Brazil:

Brazil – largest country in both South America and Latin America. With a geographical area of 8.5 million km², Brazil is also the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere and the world's fifth-largest country. With over 206 million people, Brazil is the seventh-most-populous country in the world. It is the largest Lusophone country in the world, and the only one in the Americas.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Brazil
• Official English country name: The Federative Republic of Brazil
• Common endonym: Brasil
• Official endonym: República Federativa do Brasil
• Adjectival and demonymic: Brazilian

Geography of Brazil

Geography of Brazil

• Brazil is: a megadiverse country
• Location:
• Western Hemisphere, on the Equator
• South America
• Time zones:
• UTC-02: Fernando de Noronha, Trindade and Martin Vaz, Atol das Rocas, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks
• UTC-03: Alagoas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins
• UTC-04: Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima
• UTC-05: Acre
• Extreme points of Brazil
• High: Pico da Neblina
• Low: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
• Land boundaries: 16,885 km

: 3,423 km

: 2,995 km

: 2,200 km

: 1,644 km

: 1,606 km

: 1,365 km

: 1,261 km

: 1,068 km

: 730 km

: 593 km

* Coastline: 7,491 km

• Population of Brazil: 207,752,291 (2023) - 5th most populous country
• Area of Brazil: - 5th largest country

Environment of Brazil

Environment of Brazil

• Climate of Brazil
• Ecoregions in Brazil
• Environmental issues in Brazil
• Protected areas of Brazil
• Biosphere reserves in Brazil
• Renewable energy in Brazil
• Wildlife of Brazil
• Flora of Brazil
• Endangered flora of Brazil
• Fauna of Brazil
• Birds of Brazil
• Mammals of Brazil

Natural geographic features of Brazil

• Islands of Brazil
• Lakes of Brazil
• Mountains of Brazil
• Volcanoes in Brazil
• Rivers of Brazil
• Waterfalls of Brazil
• World Heritage Sites in Brazil

Regions of Brazil

Regions of Brazil

Statistical regions

• North Region
• Northeast Region
• Central-West Region
• Southeast Region
• Southern Region

Socio-geographic divisions

• Amazônia Legal
• Centro-Sul
• Nordeste

Ecoregions of Brazil

List of ecoregions in Brazil

Administrative divisions of Brazil

Administrative divisions of Brazil

• States of Brazil
• Municipalities of Brazil

States of Brazil

States of Brazil

Municipalities of Brazil

Municipalities of Brazil

• Capital of Brazil: Brasília
• Cities of Brazil

Demography of Brazil

Demographics of Brazil For demographics data, see chart presented under "States of Brazil", above.

Government and politics of Brazil

Politics of Brazil

• Form of government: federal presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Brazil: Brasília
• Elections in Brazil
• Political parties in Brazil

Branches of government

Government of Brazil

Executive branch of the government of Brazil

• Head of state and Head of government: President of Brazil
• Cabinet of Brazil

Legislative branch of the government of Brazil

• National Congress of Brazil (bicameral)
• Upper house: Senate of Brazil
• Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

Judicial branch of the government of Brazil

Court system of Brazil

State-level judiciary

• Trial courts
• Courts of Justice of Brazil

Federal-level judicial branch

Federal courts of Brazil

• Supreme Federal Court

Superior courts

• Superior Court of Justice
• Superior Labor Court
• Superior Electoral Court

Second instance Courts

• Regional Labor Courts
• Regional Electoral Courts
• Regional Federal Courts

First instance courts

• Brazil Labor Courts
• Brazil Electoral Courts
• Brazil Federal Courts
• Brazil Military Courts

Foreign relations of Brazil

Foreign relations of Brazil

• Diplomatic missions in Brazil
• Diplomatic missions of Brazil

International organization membership

The Federative Republic of Brazil is a member of:

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
• Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (associate)
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer)
• Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 15 (G15)
• Group of 24 (G24)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

• Latin American Economic System (LAES)
• Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
• Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Rio Group (RG)
• Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)
• União Latina
• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
• United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Brazil

Law of Brazil

• Capital punishment in Brazil
• Constitution of Brazil
• Corruption in Brazil
• Crime in Brazil
• Human rights in Brazil
• LGBT rights in Brazil
• Freedom of religion in Brazil
• Law enforcement in Brazil
• List of scandals in Brazil

Military of Brazil

Military of Brazil

• Command
• Commander-in-chief: President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
• Ministry of Defence of Brazil
• Forces
• Army of Brazil
• Navy of Brazil
• Air Force of Brazil
• Military history of Brazil
• Military ranks of Brazil

Local government in Brazil

Local government in Brazil

History of Brazil

• Colonial Brazil
• Kingdom of Brazil
• United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
• Empire of Brazil
• First Brazilian Republic
• Vargas Era
• Second Brazilian Republic
• Brazilian military government
• Economic history of Brazil
• Military history of Brazil

Culture of Brazil

Culture of Brazil

• Architecture of Brazil
• Architecture schools in Brazil
• Cuisine of Brazil
• Languages of Brazil
• National symbols of Brazil
• Coat of arms of Brazil
• Flag of Brazil
• National anthem of Brazil
• People of Brazil
• Austrian Brazilians
• English Brazilians
• German Brazilians
• Italian Brazilians
• Japanese Brazilians
• Swiss Brazilians
• Prostitution in Brazil
• Public holidays in Brazil
• Religion in Brazil
• Buddhism in Brazil
• Christianity in Brazil
• Hinduism in Brazil
• Islam in Brazil
• Judaism in Brazil
• World Heritage Sites in Brazil

Art in Brazil

• Brazilian art
• Cinema of Brazil
• Literature of Brazil
• Music of Brazil
• Television in Brazil

Sports in Brazil

Sports in Brazil

• Football in Brazil
• Brazil at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Brazil

Economy of Brazil

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2016): 9th (ninth)
• Agriculture in Brazil
• Banking in Brazil
• Bank of Brazil
• Communications in Brazil
• Internet in Brazil
• Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre
• Companies of Brazil
• Currency of Brazil: Real
• ISO 4217: BRL
• Economic history of Brazil
• Energy in Brazil
• Energy policy of Brazil
• Health care in Brazil
• Industry in Brazil
• Mining in Brazil
• São Paulo Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Brazil
• Transport in Brazil
• Airports in Brazil
• Rail transport in Brazil
• Water supply and sanitation in Brazil

Education in Brazil

Education in Brazil

Health in Brazil

Health in Brazil

• MORHAN: Movimento de Reintegração das Pessoas Atingidas pela Hanseníase, Movement of Reintegration of Persons Afflicted by Hansen's disease

See also

Brazil

• List of Brazil-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
• Member state of the United Nations
• Latin America
• Outline of South America
• Index of Brazil-related articles
• Brazilian government website (in English)
• Lists of country-related topics
• Topic outline of geography
• Topic outline of South America

References

External links

Government and administration

• Brazilian Federal Government
• Chamber of Deputies
• Federal Senate
• Presidency of Brazil

Information and statistics

• Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
• Brazil. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Institute of Applied Economics Research
• National Bank for Social and Economical Development
• U.S. Library of Congress

Economy and business

• Brazilian Central Bank
• Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce
• Britcham in Brazil
• São Paulo Stock Exchange

Tourism and sports

• Accommodation in Brazil
• Sport in Brazil

Non-Governmental Organizations

• Assistance to Rio de Janeiro Favelas