Brazil: flag, capital & map
Get to know Brazil, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Brasília
- Region
- South America
- Subregion
- South America
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 212,812,405
- Area
- 8,515,767 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Portuguese
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
Brasília is the capital of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are better known to many visitors, but are not the capital.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Brazil
The flag of Brazil has a green field with a large yellow rhombus in the center. Within the rhombus is a dark blue globe with twenty-seven small five-pointed white stars depicting a starry sky and a thin white convex horizontal band inscribed with the national motto 'Ordem e Progresso' across its center.
Where it is
Brazil is grouped in South America, within Roam’s South America region. Its land-border list includes 9 countries in this atlas: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela. The source classifies it as not landlocked. The source also lists GUF, outside this 195-country set.
Brazil has a recorded area of 8,515,767 square kilometres. Among the 12 countries assigned to South America in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Argentina is immediately below it, at 2,780,400 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 212,812,405 people for Brazil in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 25 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Portuguese. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Brazilian Real (BRL). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Brazil?
Reveal answer
Brasília. Brasília is the capital of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are better known to many visitors, but are not the capital.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Brazil?
Reveal answer
The flag of Brazil has a green field with a large yellow rhombus in the center. Within the rhombus is a dark blue globe with twenty-seven small five-pointed white stars depicting a starry sky and a thin white convex horizontal band inscribed with the national motto 'Ordem e Progresso' across its center.
Which land neighbours of Brazil are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The source classifies Brazil as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Brazil?
Reveal answer
Portuguese. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Brazil.
Which currency codes are listed for Brazil?
Reveal answer
Brazilian Real (BRL). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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