Brazil and its numbers

Did you know that Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil) is the largest country in South America and in Latin America? It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous.

The most populous city is São Paulo, with a population of 12 million people! (data from 2020).

Here are more fun facts:

Independence from Portugal

• Declared 7 September 1822

• Recognized 29 August 1825

• Republic 15 November 1889

Population: 203,062,512 (data from 2022) Area: 8,515,767 km2

(5th biggest country in the world)

Coastline: 7,491 kilometers