| Country Name | Brazil |
| Full Country Name | Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Local - Long | Republica Federativa do Brasil |
| Local - Short | Brasil |
| Etymology- history of name | the country name derives from the brazilwood tree that used to grow plentifully along the coast of Brazil and that was used to produce a deep red dye |
| Government Type | federal presidential republic |
| Capital Name | Brasilia |
| Capital - geographic coordinate | 15 47 S, 47 55 W |
| Capital Time Difference |
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Brazil has three time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands note: Brazil is divided into three time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands |
| Daylight Savings Time | +1hr, begins third Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in February |
| Independence | 7 September 1822 (from Portugal) |
| National Holiday | Independence Day, 7 September (1822) |
| Constitution | several previous; latest ratified 5 October 1988; amended many times, last in 2016 |
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