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 | |  | | About Brazil: |
 | Location: South America
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Brasília
Main Cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte
Population: 170,000,000
Area: 8,547,404 km2
Currency: 1 real = 100 centavos
Languages: Portuguese
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant |
| More about Brazil: a republic in South America, comprising about half the area and half the population of South America: colonized by the Portuguese from 1500 onwards; became independent in 1822 and a republic in 1889; consists chiefly of the tropical Amazon basin in the north, semiarid scrub in the northeast, and a vast central tableland; an important producer of coffee and minerals, esp iron ore. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: real. Capital: Brasília. Pop.: 180 655 000 (2004 est.). Area: 8 511 957 sq. km (3 286 470 sq. miles) |
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