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
