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Nation Info
| Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Official local name: Republica Federativa do Brasil |
| Short local name: Brazil |
| Capital: Brasilia |
| Area/comparative size: 3,286,486 square miles; about the same size as the lower 48 United States |
| Population: 186 million |
| Form of government: Federal republic |
| Head of state: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva |
| Head of government: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva |
| Language(s): Portuguese |
| Time zone: 2-3 hours ahead of EST |
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| World Cup History |
| Titles | 5 | 1962, 1970, 1958, 1994, 2002 |
| Participations | 18 | 1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| GP-W-L-T | 87-60-14-13 (191 GF, 82 GA) |
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