Fact Sheet
Brazil
Official Title:
Federative Republic of Brazil
General Information
Capital: Brasília
Population (million): 198.361
Total Area: 8,511,965km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 1.95 Real (BRL)(2012)
National Holiday: September 7, Independence Day (1822)
Language(s): Portuguese
Political Information
Type of State:
Federation
Type of Government:
Republic
Head of State:
President Dilma Rousseff
Head of Government:
President Dilma Rousseff
Ministers:
External Relations : Antonio de Aguiar Patriota
Dev., Industry & Foreign Trade : Fernando Pimental
Finance: Guido Mantega
Main Political Parties:
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), Workers Party (PT), Democrats (DEM), Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), Republic Party (PR), Progressive Party (PP)
Elections:
Presidential, States: Oct. 2014
Municipal: Oct. 2012
Economic Information (2012)
Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.
| Type | Brazil | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 2394.96 | 1818.32 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 12073.76 | 52209.92 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 0.87 | 1.84 |
| Inflation: (%) | 5.4 | 1.52 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 5.5 | 7.29 |
Trade and Investment (2012)
Canadian exports to country: $2,578,954,095
Canadian imports from country: $4,025,296,010
FDI in Canada: (2011) $15810 million
CDI in Brazil: (2011) $9844 million
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Piragibe dos Santos Tarragô
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Jamal Khokhar
May 2013
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
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