BRAZIL

 Area: 85, 11970 sq. km

Latitude: 5˚ 15’ N -33˚ 45’s

Population: 168 million

Longitude: 34˚ 50’ – 70’ W

Capital: Brasilia (old capital: Salvador uphill 1763).

Situation: it forms a common boundary with every country of the continent except Ecuador and Chile and situated more or less in the centre of South America.

Size: largest country of South America is also the second largest country in the western hemisphere. It is the fifth largest country in the world in terms of area and population.

Resources:  leading iron ore producer in South America

World’s leading coffee producer.

Brasilia

·         Located in the central part of Campos region.

·         The new capital of Brazil based on grid pattern.

·         An architectural marvel.

ITABIRA

·         Major iron ore region of Brazil.

SAO PAULO

·         Largest urban agglomeration in the southern hemisphere.

·         Largest city of South America.

·         The third largest urban agglomeration in the world after Mexico City and Tokyo.

·         Centre of the coffee trade, and meat packaging.

·          Coffee estates of this region are called fazendas.

SANTOS

·         Outpost of saw Paulo handles maximum coffee export than any other port.

RIO DE JANEIRO

·         An important port which facilitates coffee plantation of the region.

·         Known for Sugarloaf Mountains.

BELO HORIZONTE

·         Literally known as beautiful horizon, important iron ore deposits are found here.

BELEM

·         Situated near the mouth of riot Tocantins River.

·         It is the chief port of Amazon basin which exports cocoa, rubber, etc.

MANAUS

·         Situated on the confluence of river Negro and the Amazon representative station of equatoriorial lowland climate.

·         Main rubber collecting centre in the upper part of the Amazon basin.

CARAJAS

·         Iron ore mining town of Brazil.