Brazil

From Wikipedia
Federal Republic of Brazil
República Federativa do Brasil
Flag Coat of arms
Official flag Official Coat of Arms

National information
National motto: "Ordem e Progresso"
(Order and progress)
National anthem: Brazilian National Anthem

About the people
Official languages: Portuguese
Population:
(# of people)
  • Total: 169,590,693
    (ranked #13)
  • Density: 23,1 per km²

Geography / Places
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Capital city: Brasília
Largest city: São Paulo
Area
  • Total: 8,511,965
    (ranked #)
  • Water: n/a km² (2.18%)

Politics / Government
Established: September 7th, 1822
Leaders: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Economy / Money
Currency:
(Name of money)
Real (R$)

International information
Time zone: -02 to -05
Telephone dialing code: 55
Internet domain: .BR


Brazil is the country in South America, and is the world's fifth largest country, with 180 million people. Most people in Brazil speak Portuguese. The capital is Brasília, the city planned and built from 1957 to 1960. Brazil also has the world's fourth largest city, São Paulo.

Brazil has the world's largest forest, the Amazon Rainforest, which makes up 40% of the country's land. Brazil also has other types of land; are is the type of savanna called cerrado; are is also the dry plant region named caatinga'.

Brazil is known for soccer, but it also has many other interesting things: the deep, varied culture (influenced by people who have come from many countries), and the changing, modern economy.

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Countries and territories of South America
Independent: Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Ecuador | Guyana | Paraguay | Peru | Suriname | Uruguay | Venezuela
Governed by other countries: Falkland Islands | French Guiana | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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