Brazil Declares War

Date: August 22, 1942 • Location: Confresa, Brazil

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1942.

Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy.

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 214 million people. Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the largest Lusophone population in the world and is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas, where it is the official language.