Known for its carnaval and soccer players, the Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in South America. It borders Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, and Suriname. It names derives from pau-brasil (brazilwood);
The country belongs to Mercosur and its capital is Brasilia.

Brazil is a federation consisting of 26 states and 1 federal district which are Roraima , Amapá, Amazonas, Pará , Tocantins , Acre, Rondônia, Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará ,Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco , Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Goiás Distrito Federal (Brasília), Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul

São Paulo is the fourth largest city in the world and the financial capital of the country