Definition
The largest country in South America, known for its rainforests, beaches, and diverse culture.
Etymology
From Portuguese “Brasil,” likely from “pau-brasil,” meaning “brazilwood,” a reddish tree that was highly valued for dye. The land was named after the resource that early colonizers prized most.
Kelly Says
Brazil is one of the few countries named after a tree, not a people or a direction on the map. In a way, the country’s global identity began as a label for a color—the deep red dye from brazilwood.
Translations
ARالعربية
البرازيل
al-brah-zee-l
BNবাংলা
ব্রাজিল
brah-zee-l
CACatalà
Brasil
brah-seel
CSČeština
Brazílie
brah-zee-lee-eh
DADansk
Brasilien
brah-see-lee-en
DEDeutsch
Brasilien
brah-see-lee-en
ELΕλληνικά
Βραζιλία
vrah-zee-lee-ah
ESEspañol
Brasil
brah-seel
FISuomi
Brasilia
brah-see-lee-ah
FRFrançais
Brésil
breh-seel
HIहिन्दी
ब्राज़ील
brah-zee-l
HUMagyar
Brazília
brah-zee-lee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
Brasil
brah-seel
ITItaliano
Brasile
brah-see-leh
KKKK
Бразилия
brah-zee-lee-yah
KMKM
ប្រទេសប្រេស៊ីល
brah-sil
MSBahasa Melayu
Brazil
brah-zil
MYမြန်မာ
ဘရာဇီး
bprah-zee
NLNederlands
Brazilië
brah-zee-lee-uh
PLPolski
Brazylia
brah-zee-lee-ah
PTPortuguês
Brasil
brah-seel
RORomână
Brazilia
brah-zee-lee-ah
RUРусский
Бразилия
brah-see-lee-yah
SVSvenska
Brasilien
brah-see-lee-en
SWKiswahili
Brazili
brah-zee-lee
TAதமிழ்
பிரேசில்
pree-zil
TEతెలుగు
బ్రెజిల్
breh-zil
TRTürkçe
Brezilya
breh-zee-lyah
UKУкраїнська
Бразилія
brah-zee-lee-yah
VITiếng Việt
Brazil
brah-zil
ZUZU
i-Brazil
ee-brah-zil