Brazil: General presentation

Capital: Brasilia

Population

Total Population: 215,313,498

Natural Increase: 0.5%

Density: 26 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 87.6%

Population of main metropolitan areas: Sao Paulo (12,214,500); Rio de Janeiro (6,747,900); Brasília (2,950,600); Salvador (2,885,900); Fortaleza (2,686,600); Belo Horizonte (2,521,600); Manaus (2,208,400); Curitiba (1,948,700); Recife (1,653,500); Goiânia (1,530,300); Porto Alegre (1,488,300); Belém (1,486,900)

Ethnic Origins: According to the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), less than 48% of the Brazilian population is of European origin. About 43% of the population is of mixed ethnic origin, about 8% is of African origin and less than 2% have other ethnic origins, including Indigenous, Arab and Japanese.

Official Language: Portuguese

Other Languages Spoken: English is the most commonly spoken foreign language in Brazil. Spanish is generally understood by the Brazilians and French is spoken by around 570,000 people across the country.

Business Language(s): Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Religion: Despite a very strong Catholic tradition, religious freedom has been recognised and practiced for several decades. Religions of African origin were legalised in the 1950s and many Neo-Pentacostal churches have been opened since the end of the 1980s.

Literacy Rate: 88.6%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Recife, Brasilia, Rio, Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre
It is %T:%M %A In Salvador, Fortaleza
It is %T:%M %A In Manaus

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL)

Country Overview

Area: 8,515,770 km²

Type of State: Brazil is a federal presidential republic. The Brazilian constitution gives extensive powers to the government.

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy, Emerging Financial Market.
7th world economy with high inequalities; leading producer of sugar and coffee in the world.

HDI*: 0.755/1

HDI (World Rank): 75/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Brazil, dial 00
To call Brazil, dial +55

Internet Suffix: .br

Computers: 16.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 22.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 49.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 99.5% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	193,162	166,336	234,690	292,245	252,710
Exports of Goods (million USD)	221,127	209,180	280,815	334,136	339,696
Imports of Services (million USD)	71,514	52,171	58,439	79,909	82,792
Exports of Services (million USD)	33,033	27,514	31,482	40,291	45,195

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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