Are you curious to learn some weird and wonderful facts about Brazil?
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Facts About Brazil
1 – The population of Brazil is around 211 million.
2 – The capital city of Brazil is Brasilia.
3 – The official language in Brazil is Portuguese.
4 – There are 3 time zones in the country – Eastern Standard Time (UTC-02), Central Standard Time (UTC-03) and Western Standard Time (UTC-04).
5 – In terms of area, it’s the fifth largest country by size with an area of 8,514,890 sq km.
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6 – It borders ten different countries including Argentina to the south and Colombia to the north.
7 – The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world.
8 – Rio de Janeiro has a population of 6.748+ million people (it’s the second largest city after San Paulo which has 12.22 million) – the capital of Brazil Brasilia has 4.235 million.
9 – It borders the Atlantic Ocean, as well as Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia.
10 – One famous Brazilian dish includes feijoada which is a meat stew with red beans and rice. Other famous Brazilian foods include feijoada (black bean stew), acarajé (fried ball of ground manioc flour with shrimp or other seafood inside), and pão de queijo (cheese bread).
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11 – In 1964 Juscelino Kubitschek became president and set out on a campaign to turn Brasilia into a modernist utopia with buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer and Lúcio Costa.
12 – The Amazon rainforest covers an area of more than 3,000,000 square miles.
13 – Rio de Janeiro was founded by Portuguese settlers in 1565.
14 – Carnaval is one of the most popular events in Brazil that takes place before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
15 – One quarter of all Brazilian exports are agricultural products such as coffee beans, soybeans, oranges and sugarcane.
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16 – The Amazon rainforest covers about 60% of Brazil’s territory.
17 – Soccer (or football) is extremely popular in Brazil and many players have gone on to become international stars like Ronaldo, Pele, Ronaldinho, Garrincha, Rivaldo, Kaka and Cafu.
18 – One third of all land within brasil belongs to just 0.05% of landowners – this disparity contributes greatly to poverty rates among rural populations living outside major cities like São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.
19 – The country’s motto is “Ordem e Progresso” meaning order and progress.
20 – The world’s largest exporter of coffee is Brazil – in fact it has been that way for more than 150 years. Indeed it supplies about a third of the world’s coffee but in the 1920s it was about 80%.
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21 – The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro is a popular tourist destination. This statue weighs 635 tonnes, is 38 metres high and was named one of the “New Seven Wonders of the World” in 2007. Unfortunately, back in 2014, it was damaged by a lightning strike.
22 – There are about 70 uncontacted tribes currently living in Brazilian Amazon.
23 – The most popular surname in Brazil is Silva.
24 – Jardim Gramacho was once the world’s largest open-air garbage dump. It was in the Brazilian city of Duque de Caxias but closed in 2012.
25 – Brazil is one of the 77 first founding members of the UN (United Nations).
Bonus Facts
The second longest river in the world is the Amazon and it flows through Brazil. The longest river in the world Nile.
In Brazil alone there are around 2500 airports.
