Quick Facts About Brazil

Full Country Name: Republica Federativa do Brasil

Flag description: Green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)

Capital: Brasília (the planned city projected by Architect Lucio Costa in the late 50's and inaugurated in 1960 with several buildings designed by Architect Oscar Niemeyer. Learn more about Brasilia's history).
http://www.infobrasilia.com.br/bsb_h1i.htm

Independence: 7 September 1822 (from Portugal)

Government type: Democracy - Federative Republic

Climate: Mostly tropical, but temperate in the south. Temperatures in Sao Paulo, in June may range from 17C to 24C (dry)

Religion: Roman Catholic (75%)

Language: Portuguese (official). Spanish widely spoken. English and French spoken in the big cities and tourist places

Currency: real (BRL)

Internet country code: .br

Geography

Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

Coastline: 7,491 km

Border countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Administrative divisions: the country is divided in five regions. These regions are composed by states 26 states and 1 federal district* (Brasília - distrito federal);

1- North Region: Acre, Amapá, Rondônia, Roraima, Amazonas, Para
2- Northeast Region: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe
3- Central West Region: Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocatins
4- Southeast Region: Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
5- South Region: Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul

Estimated flight time (hours) between Sao Paulo and some cities, which count on its great majority with direct flights:

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