The '''Federative Republic of BrazilBrasil''' (''República Federativa do Brasil'' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]) is the largest and [[List of countries by population|most populous country]] in [[Latin America]], and fifth largest in the world. Spanning a vast area between central [[South America]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]], it is the easternmost country of the [[Americas]] and it borders [[Uruguay]], [[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]] and [[French Guiana]] — every South American nation except for [[Ecuador]] and [[Chile]]. Named after [[brazilwood]], a local tree, Brazil is home to both extensive [[agriculture|agricultural]] lands and [[rain forest]]s. A former [[colony]] of Portugal, Brazil has [[Portuguese]] as its [[official language]].
