Brazil: states and federal capital map + quiz

Interactive map for learning the names of the Brazilian states and federal district for geography students. Use the map to learn the names and locations of the states and capital and then play the Brazil geography quiz.

Geography of Brazil

Population: 210 million
Largest city: São Paulo
Capital: Brasília
Highest mountain: Pico da Neblina 2,995 meters 9,827 ft
Land area: 8,514,877 km2, 3,287,612 sq mi
Climate: tropical, temperate in the south

Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and the largest country in South America. Brazil forms the eastern part of South America, with the Atlantic Ocean lying to the east of Brazil. Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. Brazil is the fifth most populous country in the world and home to one third of all South Americans. Most of the population live along the southeast coastal regions. Brazil has a varied landscape, and topographical features include mountains, wetlands, plateaus, savannah and river drainage systems. Most of the Amazon River basin, the world's largest river basin, lies within Brazilian territory. This river basin is the location of the Amazon rainforest, which is the world's largest. Vast highland regions include the Guiana Highlands in the north and the Central Highlands to the center and southeast. The Pantanal is the largest contiguous wetlands region in the world.

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