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Brazil#

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After more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system of government until the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the subsequent proclamation of a republic by the military in 1889.

Government type: federal presidential republic. Chief of state: President Luiz Inácio LULA da Silva (since 1 January 2023).

Facts#

Capital

Brasília

Region

Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

Area

total : 8,515,770 sq km; land: 8,358,140 sq km; water: 157,630 sq km

Population

221,359,387 (2025 est.)

Languages

Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and many minor Amerindian languages

Currency

reals (BRL)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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