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Countries of the World: Brazil

Welcome to our Countries of the World section.

In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Brazil.

Brazil is a very large country on the South American continent with both the North and South Atlantic Oceans off of its coastline, a population in 2022 of just under 216 million and has the following 10 countries over its borders:

  1. Argentina.
  2. Bolivia.
  3. Colombia.
  4. French Guiana.
  5. Guyana.
  6. Paraguay.
  7. Peru.
  8. Suriname.
  9. Uruguay.
  10. Venezuela.
 

You pronounce Brazil like this: BRAH-ZIL.

Key information and contact details for Brazil

Official Language: Portugese.

Secondary Language(s): German, Italian.

Brazil dialling code: +55.

Brazil currencyBrazilian real.

Brazil Capital City: Brasilia.

Brazil International Airport: São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, Rod. Hélio Smidt, s/nº – Aeroporto, Guarulhos – SP, 07190-100, BrazilPhone Number: +55 11 2445-2945.

Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 194. Ambulance: 192. Fire: 193.

British Embassy: British Embassy Brasilia, Quadra 801 – Conjunto K – Lote 08, Av. das Nações – Asa Sul, CEP 70408-900 Brasilia, Brazil. Phone Number: +55 (61) 3329 2300.

American Embassy: U.S. Embassy Brasília, SES – Av. das Nações, Quadra 801, Lote 03, 70403-900 – Brasília, DF. Phone Number: +55 (61) 3312 7000.

Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/brazil.

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