Brazil, the largest country of Latin America, has extremely rich and diverse culture. The origin of this property is in the particular process of formation of Brazilian society, which, since its inception in the sixteenth century, received the generous contribution of peoples and ethnic groups as diverse as native Indians, the Portuguese discoverers, the Africans who were brought as slaves.
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
8.547.403,5 Km²
Population
201,032 million (IBGE: Jul/2013)
Language
Portuguese
Currency
Real
