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Brazil vs Argentina
Government structure comparison · Side by side
Capital
Brasília
Buenos Aires
Continent
South America
South America
Population
221.4M
45.4M
GDP
$4165.0B
$1213.0B
Area
8,515,770 km²
2,780,400 km²
Languages
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and many minor Amerindian languages
Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French, indigenous (Quechua, Guarani, Mapudungun)
Currency
reals (BRL) per US dollar -
Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar -
Government
federal presidential republic
presidential republic
Head of State
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Javier Milei
Head of Government
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Javier Milei