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🌍 Countries of the world 🌎 The Americas

Brazil

Brazil

📖 In short

Brazil is the biggest country in South America, covering about half the continent! It has the biggest rainforest in the world, the great Amazon River and wonderful beaches. Its capital is Brasília and its language is Portuguese.

🤩 Did you know?

  • The capital is Brasília, a new city built in the middle of the country.
  • The capybara, or “water pig”, lives in Brazil and is the biggest rodent in the world.
  • The official language is Portuguese, and the currency is the real.
  • In Rio de Janeiro a huge statue stands on a mountain overlooking the city.

🗂️ Fact file

Brazil is one of the biggest countries in South America. It covers about half the continent and borders ten other countries.
Brazil is one of the biggest countries in South America. It covers about half the continent and borders ten other countries.
The coat of arms marks the birth of the Republic on 15 November 1889. Branches of coffee and tobacco, two important crops in Brazil, surround its center.
The coat of arms marks the birth of the Republic on 15 November 1889. Branches of coffee and tobacco, two important crops in Brazil, surround its center.
Capital
Brasília
Official language
Portuguese
Official name
Federative Republic of Brazil
Currency
Basic unit: the real.
Area
8,547,403 km²
Population
The population is about 174,222,000 according to 2002 estimates.

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🌟 The Amazon rainforest

The Amazon rainforest covers a large part of Brazil, home to countless kinds of animals and plants like parrots, monkeys and jaguars. It's called “the lungs of the Earth” because it produces a lot of oxygen.

🔍 The Amazon

The Amazon flows across Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. It's the biggest river in the world by amount of water, with strange fish and pink dolphins.

💡 Coffee and carnival

Brazil is the world's biggest coffee producer. And every year Rio de Janeiro holds a huge carnival with dancing, music and colorful costumes.

🎯 Land of football

Brazil has won the FIFA World Cup more times than any other country, five times. One of its most famous players is Pelé.

🧩 Test yourself

1 What is the biggest rainforest in the world?

2 What is Brazil's official language?

3 Which picture shows “Brazil”?

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📷 Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons