Brazil

The Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil), commonly known as Brazil, is a country located in the eastern region of . The capital is and the largest city is São Paulo.
==Statistics==
The land area of Brazil is 8,358,140 km2, making it the largest country in . As of 2020, the population is estimated to be 211,715,973, making it the in the world.
==Apple in Brazil==
The first Apple retail store in Brazil and Latin America was opened on February 15, 2014 at the shopping complex in the neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.Opening of first Apple Store in Brazil draws large crowds despite high prices by Ben Lovejoy, 9to5Mac. 2014-02-17. In early 2020, all 2 stores in the country were temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.COVID-19: Which Apple Stores have reopened? by Michael Steeber, 9to5Mac. 2020-05-20..
In 2022, Foxconn Brazil started to assemble the iPhone 13 for Apple in the municipality of São Paulo.Apple is now assembling the iPhone 13 in Brazil, but not the iPhone 13 mini by Filipe Espósito, 9to5Mac. 2022-04-27. One of the avenues in the area was named after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.New Address Of Foxconn In Brazil: Steve Jobs Avenue by Anderson Antunes, Forbes. 2012-04-12. In September 2022, the of Brazil ordered Apple to stop selling iPhones without a power adapter, citing it as a "deliberate discriminatory practice against consumers". Apple appealed the ruling stating "we consider our impact on people and the planet in everything we do". Apple Ordered to Stop Selling iPhones Without Charger in Brazil by Juli Clover, MacRumors. 2022-09-06. In October 2022, Apple was fined 100 million by the for the same practice. Apple hit with another fine in Brazil over not selling iPhone with a charger , by Filipe Espósito, 9To5Mac, 2022-10-13
==References==
==External links==
*Governo do Brasil official portal (Portuguese)
*Visit Brazil official tourism website
*Brazil at OECD
*Apple Retail Stores, Brasil at Apple
**Apple VillageMall, Rio de Janeiro
**Apple Morumbi, Sao Paulo
*Atlas of Brazil at Wikimedia Commons
* at Wikipedia