Ubicación: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Coordenadas geográficas: 10° 0' S, 55° 0' W
Km de línea costera: 7,491 km km
Clima: mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Terreno: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Cumbres: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico da Neblina 3,014 m
Riesgos naturales: recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
Moneda: real (BRL)
Población: 188,078,227 (July 2006 est.)
Lenguas: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Capital: Brasilia
División 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