Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil · South America
Updated 8 November 2026
Brazil is a country in South America with its capital in Brasília. Its head of state is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On DiploMaps you can see Brazil on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Brasília
- Head of state and government
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvapresident of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023
- Foreign minister
- Mauro VieiraBrazilian diplomat
- Population
- 212.8 million (2025)
- Area
- 8,515,767 km²
- GDP
- $2.3 trillion (2025)
- Currency
- Brazilian real (BRL)
- Official languages
- Portuguese
- United Nations
- Member since 1945
- Region
- South America · Americas
Brazil and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $628.2 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $4.3 billion
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed90 days every 12 months Study: 90 days Treatment: 90 days Work: 90 days
Memberships
- G20
- BRICS
- Mercosur
- Organization of American States
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- CELAC
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)