Brazil is in South America and borders Venezuela, Uruguay, Suriname, Peru, Paraguay, Guyana, France, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina. Its capital is Brasília. Approximate coordinates: 12°S, 50°W, with land on both sides of the Equator.

What is the capital of Brazil?

The capital of Brazil is Brasília.

Which country is Brasília in?

Brasília is the capital of Brazil, in South America.

How many states does Brazil have?

Brazil has 26 states and 1 other region: Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins.

Yes. Brazil is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.

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At a glance

Brazil borders 10 countries: France, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana and Suriname. Capital: Brasília.

Capital: Brasília
Continent: South America
Status: UN member state
Population: 211,049,527
Area: 8,499,392 km²

2.7% of the world’s people, 5.8% of its land

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States of Brazil

Brazil is divided into 26 states and 1 other region.

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Map of Brazil with its 26 states and 1 other region

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How Brazil is divided

The administrative levels of Brazil, from the whole country down, and which ones you can mark on VisitedAtlas.

Level	Number	On VisitedAtlas
Country	1	✓ Yes
States and other regionsSee map	27	✓ YesMark on the map
Municipalities (municípios)	5,570	Not yet

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Brazil’s 5,570 municipalities (municípios): not on VisitedAtlas yetBoundaries: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), OCHA ROLAC via geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

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Questions about Brazil

Where is Brazil?: Brazil is in South America and borders Venezuela, Uruguay, Suriname, Peru, Paraguay, Guyana, France, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina. Its capital is Brasília. Approximate coordinates: 12°S, 50°W, with land on both sides of the Equator.
Which continent is Brazil in?: Brazil is in South America.
What is the capital of Brazil?: The capital of Brazil is Brasília.
Which country is Brasília in?: Brasília is the capital of Brazil, in South America.
How many states does Brazil have?: Brazil has 26 states and 1 other region: Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins.
Is Brazil a country?: Yes. Brazil is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.
Which countries border Brazil?: Brazil borders 10 countries: France, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana and Suriname.

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