Learn about Brazil

Brazil

Introduction

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3.2 million square miles) and with over 211 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the sixth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.

Brazil in world map [source: wikipedia] 

Some Quick facts about Brazil

1. Capital : Brasília

2. Provinces (States): 26 states and the Federal District

3. Largest City : São Paulo

4. National Language : Portuguese

5. Republic day : 15 November

6. National Animal : Jaguar

7. Flag :

Brazil Flag [Source: wikipedia]

8. Tourist places: Sugar Loaf, Cristo Redentor, Iguaçu Falls, Amazon Rain Forests, Brasília's Modernist Architecture, Salvador's Pelourinho, Pernambuco Beaches, Ouro Preto [Source: plantware.com]

Cristo Redentor

Iguaçu Falls

Amazon Rain Forests

Brasília's Modernist Architecture

Pernambuco Beaches

9. Famus Sports : Football

10. Longest river : Amazon River