Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil ( or , ), is a country in
South America. It is the
fifth-largest country by geographical area, the
fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous
democracy in the world. Bounded by the
Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,367 kilometres. It borders
Venezuela,
Suriname,
Guyana and the
department of
French Guiana to the north,
Uruguay to the south,
Argentina and
Paraguay to the southwest,
Bolivia and
Peru to the west, and
Colombia to the northwest. Numerous
archipelagos are part of the Brazilian territory, such as
Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo,
Fernando de Noronha,
Trindade e Martim Vaz and
Atol das Rocas.
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