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About Brazil

General Facts

Major Cities

Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janerio, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Salvadore

Climate

Tropical and temperate

Languages

Portuguese

Capital

Brasilia

Population

205,716,890 / July 2012 (est)

5 Main Physiographic Divisions

The Brazilian highlands

Coastal lowlands

Amazon lowlands

The Pantanal in the Central-West

Guiana Highlands in the North

Location

South America

Geographical features

The countries that border Brazil

To the West

Bolivia and Peru

To the Southwest

Argentina and Paraguay

To the South

Uruguay

To the Northwest

Colombia

To the North

Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana

The highest point is Pico de Neblina at 3,014 meters

Amazon River is navigable for the entire 2000 miles within Brazil