GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS

Brazil

Brazil is South America’s largest country by area. Brasília is the inland national capital; Amazon lowlands contrast with extensive central and eastern uplands.

Fast Facts

Brazil borders every other sovereign South American country except Chile and Ecuador; its French Guiana border is with France.
Carajás is a major iron-ore district in Pará.
São Paulo and Santos form an important inland-city and coastal-port connection, historically linked to coffee.

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Geographical connections

AmazonTraversed by
French GuianaBorders
SurinameBorders
GuyanaBorders
VenezuelaBorders
ColombiaBorders
PeruBorders
BoliviaBorders
ParaguayBorders
UruguayBorders
ArgentinaBorders

Part of Visualize CSE, an interactive geography atlas for UPSC Civil Services (IAS) preparation.