English > Federative Republic of Brazil: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | The largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter. |
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| Synonyms | Brazil, Brasil |
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| Category of | macumba | (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin |
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| Instance of | South American country, South American nation | Any one of the countries occupying the South American continent |
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| Member of | Organization of American States, OAS | An association including most countries in the western hemisphere |
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| Members | Brazilian | A native or inhabitant of Brazil |
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| Part of | South America | A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama |
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| Parts | Acre | A territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru |
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| Amazon, Amazon River | A major South American river |
| Araguaia, Araguaia River, Araguaya, Araguaya River | A river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River |
| Belem, Para, Feliz Lusitania, Santa Maria de Belem, St. Mary of Bethlehem | port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta |
| Belo Horizonte | city in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro |
| Brasilia, Brazilian capital, capital of Brazil | The capital of Brazil |
| Curitiba | A city in southeastern Brazil |
| Governador Valadares | A city in eastern Brazil to the northeast of Belo Horizonte |
| Iguazu, Iguazu Falls, Iguassu, Iguassu Falls, Victoria Falls | A large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil |
| Joao Pessoa | A city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Recife |
| Limeira | A city of southeastern Brazil (northwest of Sao Paulo) |
| Madeira, Madeira River | A Brazilian river |
| Natal | A port city in northeastern Brazil |
| Para, Para River | An estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows |
| Parana, Parana River | A South American river |
| Parnaiba, Parnahiba | A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean |
| Paulo Afonso, Paulo Afonso Falls | A major waterfall in northeastern Brazil |
| Purus, Purus River | A Brazilian river |
| Recife, Pernambuco | A port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic |
| Rio de Janeiro, Rio | The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil |
| Santos | A port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo |
| Sao Bernardo do Campo | A city in southeastern Brazil |
| Sao Francisco | A river in eastern Brazil flowing into the Atlantic Ocean |
| Sao Goncalo | An industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro |
| Sao Joao de Meriti | A city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro |
| Sao Jose dos Campos | A city in southeastern Brazil to the northeast of Sao Paulo |
| Sao Louis | A city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil |
| Sao Paulo | An ultramodern city in southeastern Brazil |
| Sete Quedas, Guaira, Guaira Falls | A great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay |
| Tocantins, Tocantins River | A river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River |
| Triple Frontier | The border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet |
| Urubupunga, Urubupunga Falls | A waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil |
| Spanish | Brasil |
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| Catalan | Brasil |
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