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ECO TOURISM IN BRAZIL - MAIN FEATURES

Official name:

República Federativa do Brasil (Federative Republic of Brazil)

Location and borders:

With exception of Ecuador and Chile, Brazil shares borders with all South American countries.

Brazil borders on the north Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and the French Guiana; on the west Peru and Bolivia; on the south Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay; and to on the east the Atlantic Ocean.

Total land area:

Brazil has an extension of 8.514.215 km²

Capital:

The capital of Brazil is Brasilia.

Administrative divisions:

The five regions of Brazil that comprise the federation are:

North Region: Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Rondônia, Pará, Amapá and Tocantins.

Northeast: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia.

Central-West Region: Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Federal District Brasilia.

Southeast Region: Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Río de Janeiro and São Paulo.

South Region: Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.

Official language:

Portuguese

Government:

Presidential Federal Republic

Population:

According to the census 2008: 188,888,941

Currency:

Real Brasileiro