- A country of eastern South America. The largest country in the continent, it was ruled by Portugal from 1500 to 1822 and was an empire until 1889, when a republic was established. Brasília has been the capital since 1960; São Paulo is the largest city. Population, 119,002,706.巴西：南美洲东部国家。是该大陆上最大的国家，于1500至1822年间被葡萄牙统治，后在1889年成为一个王国，直到共和国的建立。自1960年起巴西利亚是其首都；圣保罗为最大城市。人口119,002,706