Brazil vs. Arroba — What's the Difference?

Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil; Brazilian Portuguese: [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. It covers an area of 8,515,767 square kilometres (3,287,956 sq mi) with a population of over 211 million.

Arroba is a Portuguese and Spanish custom unit of weight, mass or volume. Its symbol is @.

(obsolete) A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood.

A unit of weight formerly used in Spanish-speaking countries, equal to about 11.3 kilograms (25 pounds).

The hard, brown wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally the sappan, Biancaea sappan, of the East Indies, and later the brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata.

A unit of weight formerly used in Portuguese-speaking countries, equal to about 14.4 kilograms (32 pounds).

A Brazil nut.

A liquid measure formerly used in Spanish-speaking countries, having varying value but equal to about 16.2 liters (17 quarts) when used to measure wine.

A seam of coal containing iron pyrites

(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 11.5 kilograms.

The largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter

(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 14.7 kilograms.

Three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell

(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of liquid measure, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 15 liters.

A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36 lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil = 32.38 lbs. avoir.

A Spanish liquid measure for wine = 3.54 imp. gallons, and for oil = 2.78 imp. gallons.

A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries

A liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries