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Outline of Brazil

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Outline of Brazil

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

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Brazil – largest country in both South America and the Latin America region. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area, 8.5 million km², and by population, with over 206 million people. It is the largest lusophone country in the world, and the only one in the Americas.

Geography of Brazil

  • Brazil is: a megadiverse country
  • Location:
  • Western Hemisphere, on the Equator
  • South America
  • Time zones:
  • UTC-02: Fernando de Noronha, Trindade, Martin Vaz, Atol das Rocas, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks
  • UTC-03, October–February UTC-02: Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo
  • UTC-03: Alagoas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Tocantins
  • UTC-04, October–February UTC-03: Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul
  • UTC-04: Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia, Roraima
  • Extreme points of Brazil
  • High: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m (9,823 ft)
  • Low: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 16,885 km
  • Coastline: 7,491 km
  • Population of Brazil: 202,656,788(2013) - 5th most populous country
  • Area of Brazil: 8,514,877 square kilometres (3,287,612 sq mi) - 5th largest country
  • Atlas of Brazil

    • Environment of Brazil

  • Climate of Brazil
  • Ecoregions in Brazil
  • Environmental issues in Brazil
  • Geology of Brazil
  • Protected areas of Brazil
  • Biosphere reserves in Brazil
  • Renewable energy in Brazil
  • Wildlife of Brazil
  • 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
  • Valleys 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

    • Administrative divisions of Brazil

    Administrative divisions of Brazil

  • States of Brazil
  • Municipalities of Brazil
    • States 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

    • 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

    State-level judiciary
  • Trial courts
  • Courts of Justice of Brazil
    • Federal-level judicial branch
  • Supreme Federal Court
    • Superior courts
  • Superior Court of Justice
  • Superior Labor Court
  • Superior Electoral Court
  • Superior Military Court
    • Second instance Courts
  • Regional Labor Courts
  • Regional Electoral Courts
  • Regional Federal Courts
    • First instance courts
  • Labor Courts
  • Electoral Courts
  • Federal Courts
  • Military Courts

    • Foreign relations of Brazil

  • Diplomatic missions in Brazil
  • Diplomatic missions of Brazil

    • International organization membership

    The Federative Republic of Brazil is a member of:

    Law and order in Brazil

    Law of Brazil

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

    • Military of Brazil

    Military of Brazil

  • Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of Brazil, Michel Temer
  • Ministry of Defence of Brazil
  • Forces
  • Army of Brazil
  • Navy of Brazil
  • Air Force of Brazil
  • Special forces of Brazil
  • Military history of Brazil
  • Military ranks of Brazil

    • History of Brazil

  • Colonial Brazil
  • Economic history of Brazil
  • Military history of Brazil

    • Culture of Brazil

    Culture of Brazil

  • Architecture of Brazil
  • Cuisine of Brazil
  • Festivals in Brazil
  • Languages of Brazil
  • Media in Brazil
  • National symbols of Brazil
  • Coat of arms of Brazil
  • Flag of Brazil
  • National anthem of Brazil
  • People of Brazil
  • Prostitution in Brazil
  • Public holidays in Brazil
  • Records of Brazil
  • Religion in Brazil
  • Buddhism in Brazil
  • Christianity in Brazil
  • Hinduism in Brazil
  • Islam in Brazil
  • Judaism in Brazil
  • Sikhism in Brazil
  • World Heritage Sites in Brazil

    • Art in Brazil

  • Art in Brazil
  • Cinema of Brazil
  • Literature of Brazil
  • Music of Brazil
  • Television in Brazil
  • Theatre 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 (nineth)
  • 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
  • Oil industry in Brazil
  • Health care in Brazil
  • Mining in Brazil
  • São Paulo Stock Exchange
  • Tourism in Brazil
  • Transport in Brazil
  • Airports in Brazil
  • Rail transport in Brazil
  • Roads in Brazil
  • Water supply and sanitation in Brazil

    • Education in Brazil

    Education in Brazil

    References

    Outline of Brazil Wikipedia
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