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Place in News: Brazil

Posted 17 Oct 2025

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Article Summary

Article Summary

The India-Brazil Business Dialogue occurred with Brazil's Vice President, highlighting Brazil as South America's largest country with extensive Amazon Basin, diverse ecosystems, and surrounding most South American nations.

Map of South America highlighting Brazil in orange with neighbors like Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay shown in grey. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the east and Brasília is marked with a star.

Brazil (Capital: Brasilia)

India-Brazil Business Dialogue was held in presence of Vice President of Brazil. 

Political Features

  • Largest country in South America
  • Bordering Countries: Borders all South American nations except Chile and Ecuador.
    • Argentina and Paraguay (Southwest), Bolivia and Peru (West), Columbia (Northwest), and Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana (North).
  • Bordering Water Bodies: Atlantic Ocean.

Geographical Features

  • Encompasses most of the Amazon Basin, which is World’s largest river system and tropical rainforest.
  • Consists of dry grasslands known as Pampas and Wetland ecosystem of Pantanal (World’s largest tropical wetland).
  • Major River Systems: Amazon, Paraguay–Paraná–Plata System, Tocantins–Araguaia System and São Francisco River.
  • Tags :
  • Brazil (Capital: Brasilia)
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