Brazil Map & Atlas

Brazil is divided into 27 first-level administrative divisions:

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil with about 12,400,232 people; the capital, Brasília, has about 2,207,718. All 297 largest cities of Brazil →

Highest terrain in Brazil: ≈ 2,836 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

mixed 45.3%, White 43.5%, Black 10.2%, Indigenous 0.6%, Asian 0.4% (2022 est.)

Regionally, mixed is the most common ethnic group across most of the 27 divisions, while White predominates in 4 divisions (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Roman Catholic 56.8%, Evangelical 26.9%, none 9.3%, other 4%, Spirtism (Espírita) 1.8%, unspecified 1.4%, Umbanda and Candomblé 1.1%, Indigenous religions .06%, undeclared 0.2% (2022)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 27 divisions, while Evangelical predominates in 3 divisions (Rondônia, Acre, Roraima).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and many minor Amerindian languages

Regionally, Portuguese is the most common language group across most of the 27 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys