Guides and Directories

Wikipedia - Brazil - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil

US Library of Congress - Country Study: Brazil - April 1997 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/brtoc.html

CIA - The World Factbook: Brazil - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) - Brazil - Categorized link collection from the University of Texas.
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/brazil/

NationMaster - Brazil - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/br-brazil

BBC News - Country Profile: Brazil - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1227110.stm

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Brazil - Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/brazil/brazil.html

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Brazil - Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744897089