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Brazil

country in South America

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1549–1945
Founded
1549
Capital
Rio de Janeiro, Brasília
Government
federal republic, representative democracy, presidential system
Languages
Brazilian Sign Language, Portuguese
Preceded by
Empire of BrazilRepublic of the United States of BrazilColonial Brazil

Overview

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 214 million people. Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the largest Lusophone population in the world and is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas, where it is the official language.

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All rulers (16)

  1. Deodoro da Fonseca1889–1891
  2. Floriano Peixoto1891–1894
  3. Prudente de Morais1894–1898
  4. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales1898–1902
  5. Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves1902–1906
  6. Afonso Pena1906–1909
  7. Nilo Peçanha1909–1910
  8. Hermes da Fonseca1910–1914
  9. Venceslau Brás1914–1918
  10. Delfim Moreira1918–1919
  11. Epitácio Pessoa1919–1922
  12. Artur Bernardes1922–1926
  13. Washington Luís1926–1930
  14. Brazilian Military Junta of 19301930
  15. Getúlio Vargas1930–1945
  16. José Linhares1945–1946

Records (98)

  1. 1534–1536 — Iguape WarWar
  2. 1558 — Battle of Cricaré2Battle
  3. 1558 — Battle of Rio de JaneiroBattle
  4. 1562 — Siege of PiratiningaSiege
  5. 1567 — Battle of Rio de JaneiroBattle
  6. 1583 — Battle of São VicenteNaval battle
  7. 1617–1621 — Tupinambás UprisingRebellion
  8. 1627 — Battle in the Bay of San SalvadorBattle
  9. 1630 — Siege of RecifeSiege
  10. 1631 — Battle of AbrolhosNaval battle
  11. 1638 — First Battle of SalvadorBattle
  12. 1638 — Second Battle of SalvadorBattle
  13. 1640 — Action of 12–17 January 1640Naval battle
  14. 1641 — Acclamation of Amador BuenoRebellion
  15. 1645–1654 — Insurrection of PernambucoRebellion
  16. 1645 — Battle of TabocasBattle
  17. 1645 — Battle of Casa ForteBattle
  18. 1654 — Recapture of RecifeSiege
  19. 1707 — Emboabas' WarRebellion
  20. 1710–1711 — Mascate WarRebellion
  21. 1710 — Battle of Rio de JaneiroNaval battle
  22. 1711 — Battle of Rio de JaneiroNaval battle
  23. 1742 — Revolta Indígena de ReritibaRebellion
  24. 1756 — Battle of CaiboatéBattle
  25. 1776–1777 — Spanish–Portuguese War of 1776-1777War
  26. 1789 — Minas Gerais ConspiracyRebellion
  27. 1811 — Battle of Arapey ChicoBattle
  28. 1816 — Battle of San BorjaBattle
  29. 1821 — Battle of CabritoBattle
  30. 1822–1823 — Siege of SalvadorSiege
  31. 1822 — Battle of PirajáBattle
  32. 1822 — Battle of CachoeiraBattle
  33. 1822 — Battle of FunilBattle
  34. 1823 — Battle of 4 MayBattle
  35. 1823 — Battle of JenipapoBattle
  36. 1823 — Battle of ItaparicaBattle
  37. 1823 — Siege of CaxiasSiege
  38. 1823 — Battle of MontevideoBattle
  39. 1826 — Battle of Los PozosNaval battle
  40. 1827 — Battle of ItuzaingóBattle
  41. 1827 — Battle of CamacuãBattle
  42. 1832 — Guanais FederationRebellion
  43. 1835 — CabanagemRebellion
  44. 1835 — Malê RevoltRebellion
  45. 1835 — Battle of Ponte da AzenhaBattle
  46. 1835 — Capture of Porto AlegreBattle
  47. 1836 — Battle of FanfaBattle
  48. 1836 — Battle of SeivalBattle
  49. 1836 — CemiteradaRebellion
  50. 1837–1841 — BalaiadaRebellion
  51. 1837–1838 — SabinadaRebellion
  52. 1837 — Siege of CaçapavaSiege
  53. 1838 — Battle of Barro VermelhoBattle
  54. 1842 — Liberal rebellions of 1842Rebellion
  55. 1843 — Battle of Ponche VerdeBattle
  56. 1844 — Battle of PorongosBattle
  57. 1844 — Battle of Arroio GrandeBattle
  58. 1848 — Praieira revoltRebellion
  59. 1851 — 1851 Boundary TreatyTreaty
  60. 1851 — Fluvial Convention on Commerce and Navigation between the Republic of Peru and the Empire of BrazilTreaty
  61. 1856 — Ibicaba RevoltRebellion
  62. 1857 — Revolution of the GanhadoresUprising
  63. 1864 — Coimbra Fort SkirmishBattle
  64. 1864 — Siege of SaltoSiege
  65. 1864 — Bahia incidentNaval battle
  66. 1865 — Battle of RiachueloNaval battle
  67. 1865 — Siege of UruguaianaSiege
  68. 1865 — Battle of JaguarãoBattle
  69. 1865 — Invasion of Rio Grande do SulBattle
  70. 1865 — Battle of ButuíBattle
  71. 1867 — Battle of PerecuéBattle
  72. 1867 — Battle of AlegreNaval battle
  73. 1870 — Battle of MirandaBattle
  74. 1874 — Quebra–Quilos revoltRebellion
  75. 1893 — Revolta da ArmadaRebellion
  76. 1894 — Battle of Passo FundoBattle
  77. 1894 — Queimado insurrectionRebellion
  78. 1896 — Battle of CanudosBattle · Canudos ▸ Brazil
  79. 1897 — Battle of CanudosBattle · Brazil ▸ Canudos
  80. 1899–1903 — Acre WarWar
  81. 1900 — Battle of RiosinhoBattle
  82. 1909 — Velarde-Río Branco TreatyTreaty
  83. 1912 — Contestado WarRebellion
  84. 1913–1914 — Sedição de JuazeiroBattle
  85. 1921–1927 — Coluna PrestesRebellion
  86. 1924 — Paulista RevolutionRevolution
  87. 1932 — Constitutionalist RevolutionRevolution
  88. 1934 — Battle of Praça da SéBattle
  89. 1935 — Battle of Serra do DoutorBattle
  90. 1938 — Integralist UprisingRebellion
  91. 1938 — Massacre de AngicoMassacre
  92. 1940 — war on drugs in BrazilWar
  93. 1942 — Brazil-United States Political-Military AgreementTreaty
  94. 1942 — Plan RubberInvasion
  95. 1945 — Battle of CollecchioBattle
  96. 1945 — Operation EncoreCampaign
  97. 1945 — Battle of Riva RidgeBattle
  98. 1945 — Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1945Treaty

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