Per capita Gross Domestic Product: $5,580
Life Expectancy: Male 57, Female 67
Number of people per radio: 2.9
Number of people per television: 5.3
Number of people per telephone: 13
31% of the population is supported by agriculture
This largest South American reaches from the Atlantic Ocean into the jungles of the Amazon River Basin. The northeastern region is dry, the south semitropical and home almost half all Brazilians.
When you think of Brazilian music, you think of Latin rhythms and spicy beats. There is the music of Carnivale (Mardi Gras) that fills the streets of Rio de Janiero as Samba Dancers parade in exotic costumes. Guitars, drums and xylophones are key to modern Brazilian music.
Hear Brazilian music! One author's report about famous Brazilian musicians