Localização: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Coordenadas geográficas: 10° 0' S, 55° 0' W
Costa: 7,491 km km
Clima: mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Relevo: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Cimeiras: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico da Neblina 3,014 m
Riscos naturais: recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
Moeda: real (BRL)
População: 188,078,227 (July 2006 est.)
Línguas: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Capital: Brasilia
Divisão administrativa: 26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins