Translation guide
The country Brazil. In Japanese, it is almost always referred to as ブラジル, a katakana loanword. The kanji form 伯剌西爾 is extremely rare and only used in historical or highly stylized contexts.
Referring to the country Brazil in general conversation or writing.
The standard Japanese word for Brazil. Used in all contexts: news, conversation, formal writing, etc.
Brazil is in South America.
Ateji (kanji used phonetically) for Brazil. Extremely rare; found only in historical documents or for stylistic effect. Not used in modern communication.
He is from Brazil.
The official full name 'Federative Republic of Brazil'. Used in formal or diplomatic contexts.
The capital of the Federative Republic of Brazil is Brasília.
伯剌西爾はかつて漢字で表記された。
Brazil was once written in kanji.