Brazil

Brazil, officially the República Federativa do Brasil, is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and the fifth largest in the world in both area and population. Its territory covers 8,514,877 km² between central South America and the Atlantic Ocean, and it is the eastern-most country of the Americas. It borders all South American countries but Ecuador and Chile.

Brazil was colonized by Portugal from 1500 until its independence in 1822. The republican system has been adopted since 1889.

It is a multiracial country composed of European, Amerindian, African and Asian elements. The official language is Portuguese, and it is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas. Brazil has the largest Roman Catholic population in the world.