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1972-JAN-01

Federative Republic of BRAZIL

(Brasilia)

	Federative Republic of BRAZIL
Flag or logo since 1968-05-28*	República Federativa do BRASIL (pt)	Emblem or Symbol*

President Emilio Garrastazu Medici
(ruler of BRAZIL since 1969-10-30)





Capitals & administrative places*:	Brasilia (Brasília)
Official & national languages:	*Portuguese (pt) .*

Mainland:

BRAZIL

Federative Republic of BRAZIL (Brasilia)

22 Federated Divisions:

ACRE

State of ACRE (Rio Branco)

Local:

Estado do ACRE (pt) (Rio Branco)

ALAGOAS

State of ALAGOAS (Maceio)

Local:

Estado do ALAGOAS (pt) (Maceió)

AMAZONIA

State of AMAZON (Manaos)

Local:

Estado de AMAZONAS (pt) (Manaus)

BAHIA

State of BAHIA (Salvador of Bahia)

Local:

Estado da BAHIA (pt) (São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos)

CEARA

State of CEARA (Fortaleza)

Local:

Estado do CEARÁ (pt) (Fortaleza)

ESPIRITO SANTO

State of ESPIRITO SANTO (Vitoria)

Local:

Estado do ESPÍRITO SANTO (pt) (Vitória)

GENERAL MINES

State of GENERAL MINES (Belo Horizonte)

Local:

Estado de MINAS GERAIS (pt) (Belo Horizonte)

GOIAS

State of GOIAS (Goiania)

Local:

Estado de GOIÁS (pt) (Goiânia)

GUANABARA

State of GUANABARA (Rio de Janeiro)

Local:

Estado da GUANABARA (pt) (Rio de Janeiro)

MARANHAO

State of MARANHAO (Saint Louis of the Maranhao)

Local:

Estado do MARANHÃO (pt) (São Luís do Maranhão)

MATO GROSSO

State of MATO GROSSO (Cuiaba)

Local:

Estado de MATO GROSSO (pt) (Cuiabá)

NORTH RIO GRANDE

State of NORTH RIO GRANDE (Natal)

Local:

Estado do RIO GRANDE DO NORTE (pt) (Natal)

PARA

State of PARA (Belem)

Local:

Estado do PARA (pt) (Belém)

PARAIBA

State of PARAIBA (Joao Pessoa)

Local:

Estado da PARAÍBA (pt) (João Pessoa)

PARANA

State of PARANA (Curitiba)

Local:

Estado do PARANÁ (pt) (Curitiba)

PERNAMBUC

State of PERNAMBUC (Recife)

Local:

Estado de PERNAMBUCO (pt) (Recife)

PIAUI

State of PIAUI (Teresina)

Local:

Estado do PIAUÍ (pt) (Teresina)

RIO DE JANEIRO

State of RIO DE JANEIRO (Niteroi)

Local:

Estado do RIO DE JANEIRO (pt) (Niterói)

SAINT CATHERINE

State of SAINT CATHERINE (Florianopolis)

Local:

Estado de SANTA CATARINA (pt) (Florianópolis)

SAO PAULO

State of SAO PAULO (Sao Paulo)

Local:

Estado de SÃO PAULO (pt) (São Paulo)

SERGIPE

State of SERGIPE (Aracaju)

Local:

Estado de SERGIPE (pt) (Aracaju)

SOUTH RIO GRANDE

State of SOUTH RIO GRANDE (Porto Alegre)

Local:

Estado do RIO GRANDE DO SUL (pt) (Porto Alegre)

5 Territories:

AMAPA

AMAPA Federal Territory (Macapa)

Local:

Território Federal do AMAPÁ (pt) (Macapá)

FEDERAL DISTRICT

FEDERAL DISTRICT Government (Brasilia)

Local:

Governo do DISTRITO FEDERAL (pt) (Brasília)

FERNANDO DE NORONHA

FERNANDO DE NORONHA Territory (Villado Remedios on Fernando de Noronha)

Local:

Território de FERNANDO DE NORONHA (pt) (Vila dos Remédios na Fernando de Noronha)

RONDONIA

RONDONIA Federal Territory (Porto Velho)

Local:

Território Federal do RONDÔNIA (pt) (Porto Velho)

RORAIMA

RORAIMA Federal Territory (Boa Vista)

Local:

Território Federal de RORAIMA (pt) (Boa Vista)

52 Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)

AIR SPORTS

World Air Sports Federation : WASF (Lausanne)

AMERICAN STATES

Organization of American States : OAS (Washington-District of Columbia)

ATLANTIC TUNA

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas : ICCAT (Madrid)

CCD

Conference of the Committee on Disarmament : CCD (Geneva)

COMMON FUND

Common Fund for Commodities : CFC (Geneva)

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations : FAO Specialized Agency (Rome)

FIFA

Federation of International Football Association : FIFA (Zurich)

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade : GATT (Villa Bocage)

GENEVA CONVENTION

GENEVA Convention (Geneva)

GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN

Coalition of Developing Countries : GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN (Lima)

GROUP OF TWENTY-FOUR

Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development : GROUP OF TWENTY-FOUR (Washington-District of Columbia)

HAGUE CONVENTION

Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA (The Hague)

HYDROGRAPHY

International Hydrographic Organization : IHO (Monaco)

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency : IAEA Specialized Agency (Vienna)

IBERO-AMERICAN STATES

Ibero-American States Organization for Education Science and Culture : IASO (Santo Domingo de Guzman)

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development : IBRD (Washington-District of Columbia)

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization : ICAO Specialized Agency (Montreal)

ICJ

International Court of Justice : ICJ (The Hague)

ILO

International Labour Organization : ILO Specialized Agency (Geneva)

IMCO

Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization : IMCO Specialized Agency (London)

IMF

International Monetary Fund : IMF Specialized Agency (Washington-District of Columbia)

INTELSAT

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization : INTELSAT (Washington-District of Columbia)

INTER-AMERICAN BANK

Inter-American Development Bank : IADB (Washington-District of Columbia)

INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION

Inter-Parliamentary Union : IPU (Geneva)

INTERPOL

International Criminal Police Organization : ICPO (Saint Cloud)

ISO

International Organization for Standardization : ISO (Geneva)

ITALY-LATIN AMERICA

Italian-Latin American Institute : ILAI (Rome)

ITU

International Telecommunication Union : ITU Specialized Agency (Geneva)

LATIN AMERICA

Latin American Free Trade Association : LAFTA (Montevideo)

LATIN UNION

Madrid Convention for LATIN UNION (Madrid)

LEAGUE OF RED CROSS

League of Red Cross Societies : LORCS (Geneva)

MARITIME LAW

International Maritime Committee : IMC (Antwerp)

OLYMPIC GAMES

International Olympic Committee : IOC (Lausanne)

OPANAL

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean : OPANAL (Mexico City)

PAHO

Pan-American Health Organization : PAHO (Washington-District of Columbia)

PARLATINO

Latin American Parliament : PARLATINO (Panama City)

PEACE

World Peace Council : WPC (Helsinki)

RED CROSS

International Committee of the Red Cross : ICRC (Geneva)

RIO PACT

Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance : IATRA (Rio de Janeiro)

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : UNCTAD (Geneva)

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme : UNDP Specialized Agency (New York)

UNESCO

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization : UNESCO Specialized Agency (Paris)

UNHCR

United Nations High Commission for Refugees : UNHCR Agency (Geneva)

UNICEF

United Nations International Children´s Emergency Fund : UNICEF Specialized Agency (New York)

UNITED NATIONS

United Nations Organization : UNO (New York)

UNOOSA

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies : OUTER SPACE Treaty (London + Moscow + Washington-District of Columbia)

UPU

Universal Postal Union : UPU Specialized Agency (Berne)

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

International Bureau of Weights and Measures : IBWM (Sevres + Saint Cloud)

WFP

World Food Programme : WFP (Rome)

WHO

World Health Organization : WHO Specialized Agency (Pregny-Chambesy)

WMO

World Meteorological Organization : WMO Specialized Agency (Geneva)

WORLD BUSINESS

International Chamber of Commerce : ICC [The Word Business Organization] (Paris)

1972-JAN-01

Federative Republic of BRAZIL

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UPDATED ON: ~ 2024-APR-02 ~ .