South America is about 2.1 times bigger than Brazil.

Brazil is approximately 8,515,770 sq km, while South America is approximately 17,840,000 sq km, making South America 109% larger than Brazil.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Brazil vs. South America uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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