More Facts About Brazil

GEOGRAPHY 

This is the largest country in South America.  Brazil shares boundaries with all South American countries except Chile and Ecuador.  World's largest rain forest located in Amazon Basin.  Climate is mostly tropical in  the North, where it isn’t usually cold.  In the South, it can even snow in some places.

LANGUAGE 

Brazilians mostly speak Portuguese.  Because it is a tourist trap, a lot of the people there know English too.

ACTIVITIES 

 

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Population:       186,112,794

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Land Area:       8,511,965 km

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Leaders:           Republic

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Climate:            Tropical, Temperate South

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Currency:         centavos or real

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Language:         Portuguese, English, Spanish, French

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Religion:           73.6% Roman Catholic, 15.4% Protestant, 1.8% other, 7.4% none