Bolivia

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Introduction

Capital: La Paz.

Official Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani, and a variety of Indigenous languages.

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country in west-central South America. It borders Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, and Chile and Peru to the west.

Bolivia is a democratic republic divided into nine departments. It is a developing country with a medium Human Development Index (HDI) and a poverty rate affecting around 60% of its population. Its main economic activities include agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and the production of goods such as textiles, clothing, refined metals, and refined petroleum. Bolivia is very rich in minerals, particularly tin.

The Bolivian population, estimated at 10 million inhabitants, is multiethnic, comprising Amerindians, mestizos, Europeans, Asians, and Africans.

Currency: Boliviano (BOB).

Time Zone: UTC -4.

Telephone Code: +591.

Tourist Attractions
Salar de Uyuni.
Isla del Sol.
Laguna Verde.
Amboró National Park.
Valle de la Luna.

Brazilian Embassy and Consulates in Bolivia
Address: Av. Marcelo Terceros Bánzer 334, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Phone: +591 3 3447575.

Bolivian Embassy and Consulates in Brazil

Embassy of Bolivia in Brasília
Website: www.embolivia.org.br.
Email: embolivia@embolivia.org.br.
Address: SES Quadra 809, Lote 34, ZIP 70200-090, Brasília - DF.
Phone: +55 (61) 3366-4448 / 2238.
Fax: +55 (61) 3366-3136.

Consular Section of the Embassy of Bolivia in Brasília
Email: consulado@embolivia.org.br.
Address: SHIS QI 19, Conjunto 13, Casa 19, Lago Sul, ZIP 71655-130, Brasília - DF.
Phone: +55 (61) 3366-4448.
Fax: +55 (61) 3366-4448.

Consulate General of Bolivia in Rio de Janeiro
Website: http://www.consuladodeboliviaenrio.org.br/.
Email: consulbolrio@globo.com.
Address: Av. Rui Barbosa, 664, Apt 101, Flamengo, ZIP 22250-020, Rio de Janeiro - RJ.
Phone: +55 (21) 2552-5490.
Fax: +55 (21) 2551-2395.

Consulate General of Bolivia in São Paulo
Email: conbolsp@terra.com.br.
Address: Rua Coronel Artur Godoi, 7, Vila Mariana, ZIP 04018-050, São Paulo - SP.
Phone: +55 (11) 3289-0443.
Fax: +55 (11) 3289-2073.

Consulate of Bolivia in Brasileia
Email: consuladoenbrasileia@hotmail.com.
Address: Rua Hilário Meireles, 236, ZIP 69932-000, Brasileia - AC.
Phone: +55 (68) 3546-5760.

Consulate of Bolivia in Corumbá
Email: consuladoboliviacorumba@gmail.com.
Address: Rua Antônio Maria Coelho, 667, Centro, ZIP 79301-001, Corumbá - MT.
Phone/Fax: +55 (67) 3231-5605.

Consulate of Bolivia in Guajará-Mirim
Email: ivillabernal@hotmail.com.
Address: Av. Beira Rio, 505, Bairro Centro, ZIP 76850-000, Guajará-Mirim - RO.
Phone/Fax: +55 (69) 3541-8622.

Consulate of Bolivia in Salvador
Email: recepcao.ssa@montepascoal.com.br.
Address: Avenida Oceânica, 591, Barra, ZIP 40170-010, Salvador - BA.
Phone: +55 (71) 2103-4009.
Fax: +55 (71) 2103-4005.

Honorary Consulate of Bolivia in Cáceres
Email: consuladoencaceres@gmail.com.
Address: Rua dos Diamantes, 284, Bairro Vila Mariana, ZIP 78200-000, Cáceres - MT.
Phone: +55 (65) 3224-1253.