Brazil

Official Name:	The Federative Republic of Brazil
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Federal Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republica Federativa do Brasil
ISO Country Codes:	BR : BRA
Internet Domain:	.br
Government Web Site:	https://www.gov.br/

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IATA Airports

Capital:	Brasilia	Main Airports:	Brasília International Airport, International Airport Recife, Rio de Janeiro–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport, Tancredo Neves International Airport
Language(s):	Portuguese	Population:	213,445,417
Currency:	Brazilian Real	ISO Currency Code:	BRL
Telephone Dial In:	+55	ID Prefix:	0014

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Central American Integration System; Community of Democracies; Comunidade Dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organizacion de Estados Iberoamericanos; Organization of American States; Secretar a General Iberoamericana; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina; Union of South American Nations;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Brazilian News Agency;

MercoPress;

Newspaper

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Correio Braziliense;

Diário de Pernambuco;

Diario Industria & Comercio;

Folha de S.Paulo;

Jornal do Brasil;

Jornal do Commercio ;

Radio

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Radios Aovivo;

Brazil

Government Website:	https://www.gov.br/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/brazil
Central Bank:	Banco Central do Brasil
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	5.12745 reals (BRL) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	11.93% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	4.2% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	37.01% (Dec-20 - TradingEconomics)

Prime Lending Rate:	13.75%
GDP:	$1,877 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$14,652 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Brazilian Real
Currency Code:	BRL
World Bank Classification:	Upper Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	5.2%	coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus; beef
Industry:	22.7%	textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment
Services:	72%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion; FAO; G20; IMF; International Labour Organization; The Cairns Group; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Bolsa de Cereais e Mercardorias de Maringá ; Stock & Securities Exchange: B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão ; Bolsa de Valores Minas - Espírito Santo - Brasília ;

National Statistics Office:

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE);

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Global Survey; Trading Economics;

Brazil

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Portuguese
Customs & Excise:	Ministério da Fazenda
Development Bank(s):	Development Bank of Latin America; New Development Bank; Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social;
National Standards Bureau:	Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 71/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 94/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 124/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 110/136 (2016)
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