Official nameRepública Federativa do Brasil (Federative Republic of Brazil)CapitalBrasília (Federal District)Population estimate (2015)207·85 millionInternet domain extension.brCurrencyThe unit of currency is the real (BRL), which consists of 100 centavos.TerritoryBrazil is bounded in the east by the Atlantic and on its northern, western and southern borders by all the South American countries except Chile and Ecuador.LanguageThe official language is Portuguese.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words