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The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America. Spanning a vast area between the Andes and the Atlantic Ocean, it borders Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Named after brazilwoodBrazilwood is a common name for several trees of the family Leguminosae ( pulse family) whose wood yields a red dye called brazilein. The bright red wood, which takes a high shine, is used in carpentry and for making violin bows. Portuguese explorers used, a local tree, Brazil is home to both extensive agriculturalFarming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). Agriculture is also known as farming . lands and rain forests.
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| National mottoA motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. Many countries, universities, and other institutions have mottos, as do families with coats of arms. These mottos are t: Ordem e Progresso ( Portuguese, Order and Progress) | |||||
| Official Language | Portuguese | ||||
| Minority Languages | Indigenous and Immigrant Languages, please see below | ||||
| Capital | Brasília | ||||
| Largest City | São Paulo | ||||
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 5th 8,511,965 km² 0.65% | ||||
| Population - Total ( 2003) - Density | Ranked 5th 182,032,604 22/km² | ||||
| Independence - Declared: - Recognised: | From Portugal September 7, 1822 August 29, 1825 | ||||
| GDP (base PPP) - Total ( 2002) - GDP/head | Ranked 10th(countries) Ranked 7th(economies) $1.376 trillion $7,800 ( 2002) | ||||
| Currency | Real | ||||
| Time zone | UTC -2 to -5 | ||||
| National anthem | Hino Nacional Brasileiro | ||||
| Internet TLD | .BR | ||||
| Calling Code | 55 | ||||
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