Brazil

Brazil is the largest country in both South America and the Latin American region. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population. It is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world, and the only one in the Americas. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7491 km (4655 mi). It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and occupies 47.3 percent of the continent of South America.