Capital: Brasília
Head of State and Head of Government: President Dilma Rousseff
Surface area: 8,515 thousand sq km
Official language: Portuguese
Population: 202.8 million (Census 2014)
Currency: Brazilian Real (R$)
Brazil's GDP 2010-2015a
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015a | |
| GDP (US$bn) (current prices) | $2,209.3 | $2,613.1 | $2,412 | $2,391 | $2,353 | $1,903.9 |
| GDP PPP (US$bn) | $2,803.9 | $2,973.9 | $3,080.6 | $3,212.3 | $3,263.8 | $3,259.1 |
| GDP per capita (US$) | $11,301 | $13,238 | $12,106 | $11,894 | $11,604 | $9,312 |
| GDP per capita PPP (US$) | $14,342 | $15,065 | $15,462 | $15,979 | $16,096 | $15,941 |
| Real GDP Growth (% change yoy) | 7.6% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | -1.0% |
Source: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Brazil Fact Sheet
aIMF/EIU Forecast
30th May, 2019
Brazilian growers have some bad news for coffee connoisseurs. In the country’s largest coffee-growing state, a sample of farms had an uneven bloom last year and suffered from searing temperatures, signalling a reduction in premium beans.
3rd March, 2019
Canadian asset manager Brookfield Asset Management Inc is looking for additional targets in Brazil after a recent wave of acquisitions, including São Paulo state water and waste management company Sabesp, a source familiar with the plans said. Having been founded in 1899 as the São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company, Brookfield has a long history in Brazil.
11th February, 2019
Commodities trading firm Louis Dreyfus expects faster switching between sugar and ethanol production in Brazil, with more flexible mills leading to “dramatic” price-driven shifts.
21st November, 2018
Chile and Brazil signed a free trade agreement on Wednesday that scraps red tape and tariffs between the two South American economies, in a move both governments said would give a boost to regional integration.
30th October, 2018
The main economic adviser to Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has proposed reducing the nation’s foreign reserves to pay down public debt, the newspaper Valor Econômico reported today.
19th September, 2018
The executive from one of China’s biggest soybean crushers sat on a panel at a Kansas City agricultural exports conference, listening to an expert beside him explain why China would remain dependent on U.S. soybeans to feed its massive hog herds.
10th September, 2018
Brazilian farmers said they are seeking support to develop a soybean futures contract that would ease deals between Brazil, the world’s largest soy exporter, and top importer China at a time of heightened U.S.-China trade tensions.
16th August, 2018
A supply crunch and growing demand will keep copper on track for longer-term gains despite a trade war and emerging market tensions that are roiling prices, according to Australian producer OZ Minerals Ltd.
14th August, 2018
Last year, Brazilian farmer Gustavo Lopes sized up his sugarcane plantation against his soybean fields.
18th June, 2018
Miner Anglo American clinched hundreds of permits this month to explore for copper in a remote part of northern Brazil, Brazilian authorities said, as the growing electric vehicle market and a scarcity of shovel-ready mining projects fuels demand for the metal.