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___MASK79___ , officially the Federative Republic of ___MASK79___ , is the largest country in both South America and Latin America . As the world ' s fifth - largest country by both area and population , it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in ___MASK47___ . Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east , ___MASK79___ has a coastline of . It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47 . 3 % of the continent ' s land area . Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical ___MASK6___ , home to diverse wildlife , a variety of ecological systems , and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats . This unique environmental heritage makes ___MASK79___ one of 17 megadiverse countries , and is the subject of significant ___MASK26___ interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection . Petróleo Brasileiro S . A .  Petrobras , more commonly known as simply Petrobras , is a semi - public Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum ___MASK98___ headquartered in ___MASK77___ , Brazil . The company ' s name translates to Brazilian Petroleum Corporation  Petrobras . ___MASK47___ , also collectively called America , encompass the totality of the continents of ___MASK23___ and South America . Together they make up most of Earth ' s western hemisphere and comprise the " New World ". Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in ___MASK47___ where Romance languages are predominant . The term originated in 19th century ___MASK100___ as " Amérique latine " to consider French - speaking territories in ___MASK47___ ( Haiti , French Guiana , ___MASK68___ , Guadeloupe , Saint Martin , Saint Barthélemy ) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed . It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero - America or Hispanic America  though it usually excludes French ___MASK24___ and modern French ___MASK8___ . Petroleum ( from : " ___MASK51___ " + " oleum ": " oil ". ) is a naturally occurring , yellow - to - black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth ' s surface , which is commonly refined into various types of fuels . Components of petroleum are separated using a technique called fractional distillation . Petrobras Transporte S . A . ( Transpetro ) is the largest oil and gas transportation company of ___MASK79___ . Transpetro works with transportation and storage activities of oil and byproducts , ethanol , biofuels and natural gas . It is responsible for a network of more than 11 , 000 kilometres ( 7 , 000 mi ) of oil and gas pipelines , connected to terminals and an oil tanker fleet . Transpetro , a fully owned subsidiary of Petrobras , was established on 12 June 1998 , as per legislation ( Act no . 9 . 478 / 1997 ) which restructured the oil sector in ___MASK79___ . In addition to Petrobras , Transpetro provides services to several distributing companies and to the petrochemical industry . South America is a continent located in the western hemisphere , mostly in the southern hemisphere , with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere . It is also considered a subcontinent of ___MASK47___ , which is the model used in nations that speak Romance languages . The reference to South America instead of other regions ( like Latin America or the Southern Cone ) has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics ( in particular , the rise of ___MASK79___ ). ___MASK96___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK96___ ( which literally translates as " Republic of the Equator "), is a representative democratic republic in northwestern South America , bordered by ___MASK3___ on the north , ___MASK84___ on the east and south , and the Pacific Ocean to the west . ___MASK96___ also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific , about west of the mainland . A multinational corporation "" or worldwide ___MASK39___ is a corporate organization that owns or controls production of goods or services in one or more countries other than their home country . It can also be referred as an international corporation , a transnational corporation , or a stateless corporation . The petroleum ___MASK98___ includes the ___MASK26___ processes of exploration , extraction , refining , transporting ( often by oil tankers and pipelines ), and marketing petroleum products . The largest volume products of the ___MASK98___ are fuel oil and gasoline ( petrol ). Petroleum ( oil ) is also the raw material for many chemical products , including pharmaceuticals , solvents , fertilizers , pesticides , synthetic fragrances , and plastics . The ___MASK98___ is usually divided into three major components : upstream , midstream and downstream . Midstream operations are usually included in the downstream category . ___MASK77___ (" River of January "), or simply Rio , is the second - most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth - most populous in the Americas . The metropolis is anchor to the ___MASK77___ metropolitan area , the second - most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and sixth - most populous in the Americas . ___MASK77___ is the capital of the state of ___MASK77___ , Brazil ' s third - most populous state . Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site , named "" ___MASK77___ : Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea "", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape . ___MASK31___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK31___ , is a South American country occupying a long , narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the ___MASK67___ Ocean to the west . It borders ___MASK84___ to the north , Bolivia to the northeast , Argentina to the east , and the Drake Passage in the far south . Chilean territory includes the ___MASK67___ islands of Juan Fernández , Salas y Gómez , Desventuradas , and Easter Island in Oceania . ___MASK31___ also claims about of Antarctica , although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty .