Capital : Brasília

Largest city : São Paolo

Official language : Portuguese

Government : Democratic federal republic

Independance : declared 7 september 1822 (from Portugal)

Area : 8.547.403 km² (3,299,298 mi² )

Population : 186.112.794 (2004)

GDP : $ 1.580 trillion (2004)

Currency : Real R$ BRL