Brazil ({{pronEng|brəˈzɪl, {{Audio|Brazil.ogg|listen), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil ({{lang-pt|Brasil or {{lang|pt|República Federativa do Brasil), is a country in South America.<ref name="CIA">{{cite web |title=CIA Factbook: Brazil |work=CIA Factbook |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html#Geo |accessdate=2007-07-10</ref> It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area|fifth-largest country by geographical area, the List of countries by population|fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. The official language is Portuguese language|Portuguese.<ref name=contituicao/> Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,367 kilometres (4577 miles).<ref name="CIA"/> Brazil borders every nation on the South American continent except Ecuador and Chile. Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and the ''Departments of France|department'' of French Guiana are to the north, Colombia to the northwest, Bolivia and Peru to the west, Argentina and Paraguay to the southwest, and Uruguay to the south.<ref name="CIA"/> Numerous archipelagos are part of the Brazilian territory, such as Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo, Fernando de Noronha, Tr... read all