The Federative Republic of Brazil is located on the geographic coordinates of 10.6500° S latitude and 52.9500° W longitude in South America.
The main
latitude and longitude of Brazil is 10° South and 55° West. The major part of Brazil, which is a South American country, falls in the southern hemisphere.
The total area of Brazil which falls within the first and last
latitude and longitude of Brazil is 8,511,965 square kilometer. The latitude and longitude of the
capital of Brazil, Brasilia is 15° 45'South and 47°57'West.
As the equator passes through the northern part of the country, Brazil has a tropical type of climate.
The southern part of
Brazil has a temperate form of climate as it is near to the Tropic of Capricorn. The longitudes of Brazil fall in the west of the Prime Meridian thus the time zones of Brazil is two or three hours less than the UTC.
The time zones of Brazil are known as BRT and BRST. The time zone is two hours more than the standard time of Washington DC.
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