Brazil
Country in South America
Brazil is a country in South America, with its capital in Brasília. About 212.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 7th most populous of the 195 countries. At 8,515,767 km², it is the 5th largest country by area, and the largest in South America. It borders Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana and 5 more.
Brazil at a glance
- Capital
- Brasília
- Population (2025)
- 212.8 million
- Area
- 8,515,767 km²
- Density
- 25 per km²
- Official language
- Portuguese
- Currency
- Brazilian real
- People
- Brazilian
- Calling code
- +55
- Internet domain
- .br
- Coast
- Has a coastline
Where is Brazil?
How Brazil compares
Population rank
7th of 195
1st of 12 in South America
Size rank
5th of 195
1st of 12 in South America
Crowding
25 per km²
More crowded than 17% of countries
- Similar in size: United States (9,372,610 km²).
- Similar population: Nigeria (237.5 million).
- Brazil is the only place that uses the Brazilian real.
- Portuguese is also an official language in 8 other countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and 2 more.
The flag of Brazil
Would you recognise Brazil?
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How players do with Brazil
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Brazil so far, from 516 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
83% right
164th hardest of 176 · 399 answers
Its flag
98% right
144th hardest of 145 · 117 answers
- Players find Brazil on the map in 83% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is the United States.
- Players recognise the flag of Brazil in 98% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.
Countries that border Brazil
Brazil borders 9 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. That is more than any other country in South America. It also borders French Guiana, which belongs to France.
Argentina
Bolivia
Colombia
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
VenezuelaQuick quiz: Brazil
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Brazil?
That's the flag of Brazil.
2. What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasília was built from scratch and replaced Rio de Janeiro as the capital in 1960.
3. Which of these borders Brazil?
Brazil borders Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Questions about Brazil
Is Brazil a country?
Yes. Brazil is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Brazil?
The capital of Brazil is Brasília. Brasília was built from scratch and replaced Rio de Janeiro as the capital in 1960.
Which countries border Brazil?
Brazil borders 9 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. That is more than any other country in South America. It also borders French Guiana, which belongs to France.
How many countries border Brazil?
9. Brazil shares a land border with 9 countries, more than any other country in South America. Counting France (through French Guiana), the total is 10.
How big is Brazil?
Brazil covers 8,515,767 km², about the same size as the United States (9,372,610 km²).
Is Brazil hard to find on a map?
Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Brazil in 83% of 399 tries, 164th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is the United States.
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