Brazil is a country. Basic information column of Brazil Chinese name: Brazil Federation English name: The Federative Republic of Brazil abbreviation: Brazil mainland: South America capital: Brasilia major cities: Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo National Day: 1 National anthem on September 7th, 822: Hino Nacional Brasileiro Country code: BR Official language: Portuguese currency: Real-time zone: West Zone 3 and West Zone 4 Political system: Federal national leader: Luis Iná cio Lula da Silva Population: 186957 British Railways.