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Brazil
10.0S 55.0W · 31 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM PORTUGAL · 7 SEPTEMBER 1822
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1985 - present · Modern Democratic Brazil
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1988 CE · The Citizen Constitution 2 REFS
8 Jan 2023 · Brasilia attacked, democracy holds 2 REFS
1930 - 1985 · The Vargas Era and Military Dictatorship
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19 Sep 1956 · A site and a builder for the new capital 3 REFS
21 Apr 1960 · Inauguration of Brasilia 4 REFS
1889 - 1930 · The Old Republic
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1891 CE · First republican constitution 2 REFS
1930 CE · Revolution of 1930 2 REFS
1822 - 1889 · Independence and the Empire of Brazil
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7 Sept 1822 · Independence and the Empire 2 REFS
1840 CE · Reign of Pedro II begins 2 REFS
1500 - 1822 · Portuguese Colony: Sugar, Slavery, and Gold
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April 1500 · Cabral claims Brazil for Portugal 2 REFS
16th-19th c. · Transatlantic slave trade 2 REFS
Pre-1500 · Indigenous Peoples Before Contact
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by c. 10,000 BCE · Ancient settlement of the land 2 REFS
1500 CE · Some thousand nations at contact 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Brasília
- Population
- 207 m
- Area
- 8,515,767 km²
- Region
- South America
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Currency
- Brazilian real (R$)
- Demonym
- Brazilian
- UN member
- Yes
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Specimen bench
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Economy
GDP
$2.28 T’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$10,713’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
2.3%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
5.0%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
35.3%’25 WB-WDI
Society
Population
213 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
76.0 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
88.2%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.6’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
94.7%’24 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
62.4’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
57.0’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
47.0’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
50.2’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
49.3’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
39.6’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
9.7%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
2.36’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
14.2’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
93.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
88.6%’24 WB-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
94.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
5.6%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
104.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
104.1%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
69.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
1.2%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
903’14 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
84.5%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
102’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
11.1%’24 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
8,358,140 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
59.0%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
28.3%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
2.3’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
46.5%’21 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
7.9%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
2.6%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
4.5%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.8%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
99.8%’24 WB-WDI
Iron ore
420 Mt’25 USGS-MCS
Gold (mined)
80 t’25 USGS-MCS
Lithium (mined)
12.0 kt’25 USGS-MCS
Nickel (mined)
70.0 kt’25 USGS-MCS
Rare earths
2,000 t’25 USGS-MCS
Bauxite
33 Mt’25 USGS-MCS
Phosphate rock
5.0 Mt’25 USGS-MCS
Military
Military burden
1.0%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$21 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
762,000’20 WB-SIPRI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($2.28 T), superseding 2024 ($2.19 T) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($10,713), superseding 2024 ($10,311) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (2.3%), superseding 2024 (3.4%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (5.0%), superseding 2024 (4.4%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2025 observation published (35.3%), superseding 2024 (35.6%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (99.8%), superseding 2023 (99.8%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (213 m), superseding 2024 (212 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (88.2%), superseding 2024 (87.9%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14