Key Facts and Figures

Essential basics and useful websites for planning a move to <strong>Brazil...</strong>

Formal Name	Federative Republic of Brazil, (Republica Federativa do Brasil)
Capital	Brasilia
Main Cities	Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre
Official Language	Portuguese
Currency	Reals (BRL)
Dialing Code	+55
Emergency numbers	190, 192 and 1923
Time Zone	GMT -3 (Brasilia)
Daylight Savings Time	Third Sunday in October (clocks go forward by an hour) through to the third Sunday in February (clocks go back by an hour). Equatorial Brazil does not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Units of Measure	Metric System
Electricity	110/220 volts plug type A, B or C; frequency of 60 hertz
Government	Federal republic
Population	203,429,773 (July 2011 est.)
Climate	Mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Land Surface	8,459,417 sq km
Coastline	7,491 km
	Brazilian flag

Useful Web References

• Brazilian Government website
• The official Brazilian Tourism website 
• The CIA World Factbook publishes extensive details on Brazil

• Country Overview
• Country Facts
• Public Holidays
• Conversion Tables
• Daylight Saving Time
• Telephone Directories