Ordem e Progresso ("Order and Progress") | |||||||
Anthem | "Hino Nacional Brasileiro" | ||||||
Capital (and largest city) |
Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
Language | Portuguese | ||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||
Demonym | Brazilian | ||||||
Government | Constitutional Monarchy | ||||||
Legislature | General Assembly | ||||||
Emperor | Pedro IV | ||||||
Royal house: | House of Braganza | ||||||
Prime Minister | Dilma Rousseff | ||||||
Area | 8,691,092 km² | ||||||
Independence | from Portugal | ||||||
declared | September 7, 1822 | ||||||
Currency | Brazilian real | ||||||
Time Zone | (UTC -2 to -4) | ||||||
Calling Code | +55 | ||||||
Internet TLD | .br |
History[]
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Demographics[]
Year | Population | % Change |
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1890 | 14,333,915 | - |
1900 | 18,999,604 | +32.5 |
1920 | 33,382,305 | +75.7 |
1940 | 56,349,330 | +68.8 |
1950 | 76,747,788 | +36.2 |
1960 | 103,609,514 | +35.0 |
1970 | 137,593,425 | +32.8 |
1980 | 162,085,055 | +17.8 |
1990 | 173,431,009 | +7.0 |
2000 | 200,486,246 | +15.6 |
2010 | 226,950,430 | +13.2 |
2019 (est) | 251,602,920 | +10.8 |