Bird stamps from Brazil.

Brazil is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.

Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay.

Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile.

Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to the rank of kingdom and the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was formed. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese colonial empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal. Independence was achieved in 1822 with the formation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system.

The country became a presidential republic in 1889, when a military coup d'état proclaimed the Republic, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to the ratification of the first constitution in 1824. Its current Constitution, formulated in 1988, defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities

The Brazilian economy is the world's sixth largest by nominal GDP and the seventh largest by purchasing power parity (as of 2011). Brazil is one of the world's fastest growing major economies. Economic reforms have given the country new international recognition. Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, the G20, CPLP, Latin Union, the Organization of Ibero-American States, the Organization of American States, Mercosul and the Union of South American Nations, and is one of the BRIC countries. Brazil is also one of the 17 Megadiverse countries, home to diverse wildlife, natural environments, and extensive natural resources in a variety of protected habitats.

  Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1968.01   30.05.1968   150th anniversary of national museum       20c     37     Harpy Eagle    Harpia harpyja      1968.02   19.07.1968   Birds       20c     203     Musician Wren    Cyphorhinus arada      1968.03   02.08.1968   Birds       50c     122     Atlantic Royal Flycatcher    Onychorhynchus swainsoni      1969.01   20.08.1969   Birds       10c     230     Red-crested Cardinal    Paroaria coronata      1973.01   27.05.1973   Tropical birds and plants       20c     121     Blue Manakin    Chiroxiphia caudata      1973.02   16.06.1973   Tropical birds and plants       20c     228     Campo Troupial    Icterus jamacaii      1973.03   19.06.1973   Tropical birds and plants       20c     86     Brazilian Ruby    Clytolaema rubricauda      1973.04   28.12.1973   Brazilian flora and fauna   4v set    40c     25     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber      1cr     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao      2cr     3     Greater Rhea    Rhea americana      1978.01   05.06.1978   Birds       7.50cr     231     Saffron Finch    Sicalis flaveola      8.50cr     120     Banded Cotinga    Cotinga maculata      9.50cr     231     Seven-colored Tanager    Tangara fastuosa      1980.01   18.10.1980   Lubrapex 80       5cr     73     Red-tailed Amazon    Amazona brasiliensis      5cr     73     Vinaceous-breasted Amazon    Amazona vinacea      28cr     73     Brown-backed Parrotlet    Touit melanonotus      28cr     73     Red-spectacled Amazon    Amazona pretrei      1981.01   22.05.1981   Hummingbirds       7cr     86     Planalto Hermit    Phaethornis pretrei      7cr     86     Ruby-topaz Hummingbird    Chrysolampis mosquitus      7cr     86     Frilled Coquette    Lophornis magnificus      7cr     86     Horned Sungem    Heliactin bilophus      1983.01   20.02.1983   First Brazilian Antarctic expedition       150cr     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae      1983.02   21.05.1983   Toucans       30cr     104     Toco Toucan    Ramphastos toco      185cr     104     White-throated Toucan    Ramphastos tucanus      205cr     104     Green-billed Toucan    Ramphastos dicolorus      215cr     104     Channel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos vitellinus      1984.01   20.01.1984   Gilberto Freyre       45cr     73     Tui Parakeet    Brotogeris sanctithomae      1984.02   05.06.1984   Mato Grosso   Strip    65cr     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba      65cr     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja      80cr     24     Jabiru    Jabiru mycteria      and     230     Red-cowled Cardinal    Paroaria dominicana      1984.03   08.06.1984   Postal Union of the Americas and Spain       65cr     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao      and     0     Glaucous Macaw    Anodorhynchus glaucus      1984.04   09.07.1984   Marajo Island water buffaloes   3v strip    65cr     24     Wood Stork    Mycteria americana      and     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba      65cr     24     Wood Stork    Mycteria americana      and     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja      1984.05   03.12.1984   Christmas   4v set    120cr     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao      1985.01   05.06.1985   Abrolhos national park       220cr     30     Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens      and     31     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra      220cr     31     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra      and     23     Red-billed Tropicbird    Phaethon aethereus      220cr     66     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus      2000cr     58     Grey Plover    Pluvialis squatarola      1986.01   10.11.1986   Christmas       50c     70     Luzon Bleeding-heart    Gallicolumba luzonica      and     214     Blue-winged Leafbird    Chloropsis cochinchinensis      6.50cz     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster      and     177     European Crested Tit    Lophophanes cristatus      and     38     Northern Crested Caracara    Caracara cheriway      7.30cz          Not identified    Not identified      1987.01   05.03.1987   Heitor Villa-Lobos       1.50cz     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao      1987.02   09.03.1987   Brazilian Antarctic programme       1cz     16     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae      1987.03   04.08.1987   National tourism year   2v set    3cz     73     Coconut Lorikeet    Trichoglossus haematodus      1987.04   21.12.1987   Gabriel Soares de Sousa       7cz     3     Greater Rhea    Rhea americana      and     26     Cocoi Heron    Ardea cocoi      1988.01   10.12.1988   Brapex VII   3v sheet    100cz     73     Red-tailed Amazon    Amazona brasiliensis      400cz     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba      1990.01   22.02.1990   Brazilian Antarctic programme       20cz     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus     MS 1991.01   20.02.1991   Visit of president Collor to Antarctica       300cr     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri      and     16     Chinstrap Penguin    Pygoscelis antarcticus      1991.02   05.06.1991   United Nations conference on environment       45cr     14     Orinoco Goose    Neochen jubata      1991.03   13.10.1991   Brapex VIII       50cr     86     White-vented Violetear    Colibri serrirostris      65cr     86     Glittering-bellied Emerald    Chlorostilbon lucidus      65cr     86     Brazilian Ruby    Clytolaema rubricauda      1991.04   13.10.1991   Brapex VIII   Sheet    50cr     86     White-vented Violetear    Colibri serrirostris      50cr     86     Glittering-bellied Emerald    Chlorostilbon lucidus      500cr     86     Brazilian Ruby    Clytolaema rubricauda      1992.01   25.02.1992   2nd United Nations conference on environment   2v set    400cr     23     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus      1992.02   20.03.1992   Arbrafex 92   4v set    250cr     3     Lesser Rhea    Rhea pennata      1992.03   20.03.1992   Arbrafex 92   4v sheet   1992.02 500cr     3     Lesser Rhea    Rhea pennata      1992.04   17.07.1992   Capivara national park   2v strip    550cr     1     Small-billed Tinamou    Crypturellus parvirostris      1993.01   13.10.1993   America       22cr     73     Lear's Macaw    Anodorhynchus leari      and     0     Glaucous Macaw    Anodorhynchus glaucus      and     73     Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus      130cr     73     Spix's Macaw    Cyanopsitta spixii      1994.01   01.03.1994   Birds       50cr     211     Rufous-bellied Thrush    Turdus rufiventris      1994.02   09.03.1994   Birds       20cr     37     Roadside Hawk    Buteo magnirostris      1994.03   17.03.1994   Birds       10cr     183     Blue-and-white Swallow    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca      1994.04   04.04.1994   Birds       100cr     70     Ruddy Ground Dove    Columbina talpacoti      1994.05   13.04.1994   Birds       500cr     230     Rufous-collared Sparrow    Zonotrichia capensis      1994.06   27.04.1994   Birds       200cr     58     Southern Lapwing    Vanellus chilensis      1994.07   01.07.1994   Birds      1994.01-06 1c     183     Blue-and-white Swallow    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca      2c     37     Roadside Hawk    Buteo magnirostris      5c     211     Rufous-bellied Thrush    Turdus rufiventris      10c     70     Ruddy Ground Dove    Columbina talpacoti      20c     58     Southern Lapwing    Vanellus chilensis      50c     230     Rufous-collared Sparrow    Zonotrichia capensis      1r     112     Rufous Hornero    Furnarius rufus     New 1994.08   26.08.1994   Sao Paulo maternity hospital       12c     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia      1995.01   05.06.1995   Preservation of fauna       12c     1     Solitary Tinamou    Tinamus solitarius      12c     8     Alagoas Curassow    Mitu mitu      1995.02   28.09.1995   Lighthouses   3v set    15c     25     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber      1995.03   30.09.1995   Lubrapex 95       15c     25     White-faced Ibis    Plegadis chihi      84c     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba      and     12     Horned Screamer    Anhima cornuta      1995.04   30.09.1995   Lubrapex 95 (Rio Tiete)   Sheet   1995.03 1.50r     25     White-faced Ibis    Plegadis chihi      1.50r     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba      and     12     Horned Screamer    Anhima cornuta      1995.05   12.10.1995   America   2v set    84c     14     Black-necked Swan    Cygnus melancoryphus      and     14     Coscoroba Swan    Coscoroba coscoroba      1995.06   16.11.1995   Birds       15c     231     Saffron Finch    Sicalis flaveola      1996.01   04.05.1996   Espamer 96       15c     86     Crimson Topaz    Topaza pella      1.05r     86     Plovercrest    Stephanoxis lalandi      1.15r     86     Swallow-tailed Hummingbird    Eupetomena macroura      1997.01   09.06.1997   Missionaries   2v set    1.05r     25     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber      and     104     Keel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos sulfuratus      1997.02   22.07.1997   Definitives   sa    *     231     Blue-black Grassquit    Volatinia jacarina      1997.03   13.10.1997   Definitives       22c     119     Fork-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus savana      1998.01   16.02.1998   Definitives   sa    22c     119     Social Flycatcher    Myiozetetes similis      1998.02   05.06.1998   Nature protection   2v strip    0.22r     162     Azure Jay    Cyanocorax caeruleus      1999.01   05.03.1999   Sea resources   6v sheet    0.31r     31     Masked Booby    Sula dactylatra      2000.01   22.04.2000   Discovery of Brazil   20v sheet    0.45r     73     Red-spectacled Amazon    Amazona pretrei      0.45r     104     Toco Toucan    Ramphastos toco      0.45r     73     Golden Parakeet    Guaruba guarouba      2000.02   16.05.2000   GERCO       0.40r     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao      2000.03   12.12.2000   Border arbitration anniversary       0.40r     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba      2001.01   03.06.2001   WWF   Sheet    1.30r     73     Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus      1.30r     73     Golden-capped Parakeet    Aratinga auricapillus      1.30r     73     Ochre-marked Parakeet    Pyrrhura cruentata      1.30r     73     Yellow-faced Parrot    Alipiopsitta xanthops      2001.02   20.11.2001   Pantanal   10v booklet, sa    0.55r     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja      0.55r     33     Anhinga    Anhinga anhinga      0.55r     26     Cocoi Heron    Ardea cocoi      0.55r     24     Jabiru    Jabiru mycteria      0.55r     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba      0.55r     46     Purple Gallinule    Porphyrio martinicus      2001.03   13.12.2001   Merchant ships   2v strip    0.55r     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans      2002.01   14.07.2002   Preservation of the Caatinga Nordestina       1.10r     8     White-browed Guan    Penelope jacucaca     MS 2002.02   27.07.2002   SIVAM       1.10r     73     Blue-and-yellow Macaw    Ara ararauna      and     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao      2002.03   02.10.2002   Mercosur       1r     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus      and     104     Toco Toucan    Ramphastos toco      and     26     Great Egret    Ardea alba      and     24     Jabiru    Jabiru mycteria      2003.01   31.10.2003   Greeting stamps   2v set    0.60r     86     Plovercrest    Stephanoxis lalandi      2004.01   20.02.2004   Guara       0.74r     25     Scarlet Ibis    Eudocimus ruber      2004.02   05.06.2004   Preservation of mangroves and coastal habitats   5v sheet    1.60r     25     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja      1.60r     119     Great Kiskadee    Pitangus sulphuratus      1.60r     46     Little Wood Rail    Aramides mangle      2004.03   28.06.2004   Parintins festival: Garantido & Caprichoso   2v strip    0.74r     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao      2004.04   22.09.2004   Greeting stamp       *     121     Blue Manakin    Chiroxiphia caudata      2004.05   15.10.2004   Greeting stamp       *     24     Jabiru    Jabiru mycteria      2006.01   04.09.2006   National parks (Emas)   4v set    0.85r     3     Greater Rhea    Rhea americana      2007.01   13.03.2007   Polar year   3v set    *     16     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri      2007.02   05.10.2007   Zoo animals   6v set    0.60r     73     Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus      2008.01   16.05.2008   Serra do Japi   2v sheet    2r     231     Burnished-buff Tanager    Tangara cayana      2008.02   10.10.2008   Mercosul       1.40r     108     Kaempfer's Woodpecker    Celeus obrieni      1.40r     78     Mottled Owl    Strix virgata      2009.01   05.10.2009   Colourful birds   Sheet    1r     230     Red-crested Cardinal    Paroaria coronata      1r     120     Guianan Cock-of-the-rock    Rupicola rupicola      1r     225     Blue-naped Chlorophonia    Chlorophonia cyanea      1r     230     Blue Finch    Porphyrospiza caerulescens      1r     231     Red-necked Tanager    Tangara cyanocephala      1r     228     Scarlet-headed Blackbird    Amblyramphus holosericeus      2010.01   29.06.2010   Pantanal   8v sheet    *     73     Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus      *     24     Jabiru    Jabiru mycteria      2011.01   06.07.2011   Tijuca national park   Sheet    5r     231     Green-headed Tanager    Tangara seledon      5r     86     Violet-capped Woodnymph    Thalurania glaucopis

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