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Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil
National day: September 7th (Independence Day)
Capital city: Brasilia
Form of government: Multi-party Federative Republic with National Congress consists of National Senate and Chamber of Deputies
Political division: The country is divided, both politically and administratively, into 27 federative units, which are 26 states and one Federal District
Head of state: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Area: 8,547,403.5km²
Population: 201,032 million (IBGE: Jul/2013)
Language: Portuguese
Currency: Real
Projects
Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact
Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial ContactVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact seeks to...
Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resources
Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resourcesVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project is being implemented by the National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA/ Brazil) and by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ABC/MRE...
Bioamazon Project
Regional Project for the Management, Monitoring and Control of Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Threatened by Trade Bioamazon Project Conservation of species threatened by unsustainable tradeVideosPhotosMore informationsComponent 1 National and regional information and...
News
Amazon Basin Project concludes cycle of workshops this week to strengthen integrated management of Amazonian waters
The Amazon Basin Project, executed by the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), is holding the last workshops this week as...
ACTO Successfully Presents the Results of the Construction of the Amazon Regional Platform for Indigenous Peoples
Virtual event brought together representatives from Amazonian countries and strategic partners to assess progress and future challenges...
ACTO Foreign Ministers approve the Paramaribo Declaration and reinforce their commitment to the Amazon
Paramaribo, February 3, 2025 – The Foreign Affairs Ministers and high-level representatives of the States Parties of the Amazon...
Suriname to host the XV Ministers of Foreign Affairs of ACTO
Brasília, January 31, 2025 – On February 3, the city of Paramaribo, Suriname, will host the XV Meeting of Foreign Affairs of the Amazon...
ACTO strengthens international alliances for the protection of the Amazon
A new space for strategic coordination aims to align investments and strengthen international cooperation in the region. Brasília, January...
Event to discuss model forest law for the Pan-Amazon in Brasília
Brasília.- On January 27 and 28, 2025, Brasília will host two internationally significant events focused on forest preservation, organized...