What is the Portuguese word for "Brazil"?

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The correct Portuguese name for the country is “Brasil” (with S and no accent). “Brazil” is the English spelling, “Brasília” (with accent) is the capital city, and “Brasíl” is not a standard form in Portuguese.

The name comes from “pau-brasil,” the brazilwood tree prized by early Portuguese colonizers; “brasil” relates to “brasa” (ember), referencing the wood’s reddish dye. A 20th-century orthographic reform standardized “Brasil” with S in Portuguese, though older texts sometimes used “Brazil.” Memory tip: Z is for the English spelling (Brazil); S is for the Portuguese (Brasil). And remember: the accent goes in the capital—Brasília—not in the country.