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Continent: South America
Location: Occupies E half of South America. Neighbors: French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela on N
Area: 3,287,612 sq mi, 8,514,877 sq km
Form of Government: Multiparty federal republic with two legislative houses (Federal Senate 81) (Chambers of Deputies 513)
Population: (2007) 189,335,000
Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 57.6, persons per sq km 22.2
Principal Language(s): Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, minor Amerindian languages.
Religions: Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 15%, none 7%.
Capital: Brasilia
Capital Population: 2,231,100
Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 20.6 degrees Celsius, 69.1 degrees Fahrenheit
Major Cities: Sao Paulo 10,277,500, Rio de Janeiro 6,094,200, Belo Horizonte 2,375, 300, Porto Alegre 1,386,900, Recife 1,501,000,Salvador 2,672,500, Fortaleza 2,374,000, Curitiba 1,757,900,Campinas 1,028,300, Belem 1,396,800, Golania 1,193,100Manaus 1,634,100 Santos 416,100
Topography: Brazil’s Atlantic coastline stretches4, 603 mi. In N is the heavily wooded Amazon basin covering half the country, its network of rivers navigable for 15,814 mi. the Amazon itself flows 2,093 mi in Brazil, all navigable. The NE region is semiarid scrubland, heavily settled and poor. The S central region, favored by climate and resources has almost half of the population, produces 75% of the farm goods and 80% of industrial output. The narrow coastal belt includes most of the major cities. Almost the entire country has a tropical or semitropical climate.
Economy: G.D.P $1.84 trillion
G.D.P. per Capita: $ 9,700
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2005): 20.4 (world avg. 20.3). Death rate per 1,000 population (2005); 14.1 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2005) 2.30. Life expectancy at birth (2005) male 68.1 years; female 75.8 years
Government Website: www.brasil.gov.br
Credit cards:
Most major international credit cards are accepted (Visa more so than other cards), though not universally. There is an extensive network of ATMs around the country.
ATM:
There is an extensive network of ATMs around the country.
Travellers cheques:
Traveller's cheques are becoming increasingly difficult to cash and visitors will find that they often lose money when doing so. Withdrawing cash directly from ATMs is preferable. Banks will not cash traveller's cheques into foreign currency, including US Dollars. Some hotels will accept payment in traveller's cheques.
Banking hours:
Mon-Fri 1000-1600.
Currency restriction:
There are no restrictions on the import and export of foreign and local currency up to amounts equalling R$10,000. Amounts higher than R$10,000 must be declared.
Currency exchange:
All banks, cambios, travel agencies and authorised hotels exchange recognised traveller's cheques and foreign currency. The US Dollar is the most widely accepted foreign currency.
