| Federative Republic of Brazil República Federativa do Brasil | |||||
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| Motto: "Ordem e Progresso" "Order and Progress" |
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| Anthem: "Cânticos da Liberdade" |
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| Capital | Vera Cruz | ||||
| Largest city | São Paulo | ||||
| Official languages | Portuguese | ||||
| Other languages | Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, French, English, Slavic Languages & Indigenous Languages | ||||
| Government | Federal Presidential Republic | ||||
| - | President | Daciolo Santos | |||
| - | Vice-President | Aldo Rebelo | |||
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| - | Independence from Portugal | 7 September 1822 | |||
| - | Recognize | 29 August 1825 | |||
| - | Republic | 15 November 1922 | |||
| - | Current Constituition | 23 August 1946 | |||
| Currency | Cruzeiro (CRZ) |
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| Drives on the | Right | ||||
| Calling code | +55 | ||||
Brazil, officially the "Federative Republic of Brazil", is the largest country in South America and Latin America, and the fifth largest in the world with " " square kilometers. It is the only country in the Americas whose official language is Portuguese and the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world. It was officially discovered on April 22, 1500, by navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral. From then on, the territory, made up of several indigenous tribes, was dominated by the Portuguese and became a colony of Portugal. During the Napoleonic Wars, the Portuguese royal family moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1805 and elevated the status of the colony to a Kingdom 10 years later. Dom Pedro I, son of João VI, proclaimed Brazil's independence on September 7, 1822, thus creating the Empire of Brazil, which would last 95 years until the overthrow of the Second Regency, followed by the Proclamation of the Republic on November 15, 1917. From the following year onwards, Brazilian politics would be marked by internal and armed conflicts, authoritarian regimes and internal and external political and military interventions, in addition to a notable role at the end of the Cold War.
As the largest superpower in the Southern Hemisphere and with the 3rd largest gross domestic product in the world, it has great international influence. It is the largest producer and exporter of grains, oil, meat, steel and food in the world. It is a founding member of the UN, OAS, OEI, CPLP, CSPA and Mercosur.