About Brazil
Territory: Brazil is the 5th biggest country in the world, accounting for 47.7% of South America.
Brazil has a coastline of 7500km with beaches and tropical island paradises like Fernando de Noronha and Ilha Grande.
Climate: Brazil can be divided into roughly 5 types of climate: equatorial, tropical, tropical-mountainous, semi-arid and subtropical · The predominant climate in the southeast and northeast is tropical, with hot summers (December to March) and winters warm and dry.
Hydrography: The interior of Brazil is abundant in freshwater, covering about 55,457 km2. The Amazon Basin is the largest area of water in the world. The Amazon River has an extension of 6,515 km.
Money: The Real is the unit of currency in Brazil. 100 centavos = 1 Real. See www.xe.com/ucc/ or Banco do Brasil (Dolar Turismo) for the latest exchange rate.
Official Language: Portuguese
Population: 170 million - Brazil is perhaps the most mixed race country in the world. From native Indian tribes, the Portuguese colonizers, African slave influence and later on the mass immigration from countries such as Italy, Japan and German. Brazil is a multicultural melting pot.
Typical Food: Brazil is famous for its all you can eat barbeque restaurants. Feijoada is a dish famous in Brazil made from beans and various types of meat usually eaten with couve (a green leafy vegetable), manioc flour and sliced orange. The state of Minas Gerais is well known to Brazilians for its fine variety and tasty food. Salvador and the state of Bahia are famous for many seafood dishes and cuisine with an African influence .
Drinks: Famous Caipirinha with sugar, lime juice and cachaça (something like white rum).
Events: Carnival in the Sambódromo of Rio de Janeiro in February. New Year on Copacabana Beach - an unmissable fifteen minutes of fireworks.
Sports: Which other country in the world has won five football World Cups? Brazil is also quite well known for its strength in volleyball both indoor and on the beach.
BRAZIL - WHERE THE SUN SHINES ALL YEAR