Brazil - Location, Size and Extent

• Latitude: Latitude is the angle that a place on the surface of the globe is from the equator, either north or south.
• Longitude: An angular distance on the surface of the earth, measured either east or west from the prime meridian at Greenwich, is known as longitude.
• Angular distance: The angular distance between the points from the centers is called angular distance.

Brazil : Location, Size and Extent

Location:

• Some part of Brazil lies in the northern hemisphere while most of it lies in the southern hemisphere and the western hemisphere.
• Brazil is the Northern part of the South American Continent.
• The Brazil mainland stretches from 5°15' N to 33°45' S latitudes and from 34°45' W to 73°48' W longitudes.
• The Equator (0°) and Tropic of Capricorn (23°30' S) pass through Brazil.

Size and Extent:

• Brazil covers a total area of 8.51 million square km. Brazil's total area accounts for approximately 5.6% of the world's total geographical area. Thus, Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world.
• The national territory is 4,397.53 km long from north to south and 4,320.53 km long from east to west.
• The Atlantic coast stretches 7,367 km along the east coast of Brazil. Brazil has 15,719 km in the west, measured in a clockwise direction from the south.

Brazilian Standard Time:

• Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00, and UTC−05:00.
• Brasilia (UTC−03:00) is the main time zone of Brazil and comprises the state's Goias, Tocantins, Para, Amapa, and the Federal District.