Brazil officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 214 million people, Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest country by area and the seventh 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; one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.
List of facts
Human settlement in Brazil is thought to have begun at least 32,000 years ago.
Brazil’s official name is República Federativa do Brasil
Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest country by area
Brazil is the sixth largest country in the world by population
The word “Brazil” likely comes from the Portuguese word for brazilwood, a tree that once grew plentifully along the Brazilian coas
Brazil was ruled by the Portuguese for more than 300 years.
Brazil borders every South American nation except Ecuador and Chile.
Brazil’s Capital, Brasilia, looks like an aeroplane from above.
Brazil was once called “United States of Brazil.”
Brazil is the longest country in the world. Brazil extends 4,395 kilometers from north to south.
Brazil attained independence from Portugal on September 07, 1822.
Brasilia is currently the capital of Brazil and is Brazil’s third capital city since independence.
Rio de Janeiro was Brazil’s capital city until 1961.
Rio de Janeiro was once the capital of Portugal
The Portuguese officially named what we now know as Brazil, Terra do Santa Cruz
Brazil has thirteen cities with a population of more than one million people.
Brazil 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
There are about 2500 airports in Brazil.
The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina at 9,823 feet
The largest tropical forest park in the world is Tumucumaque National Park in Brazil.
Brazil boasts the largest population of Catholics in the world
The Amazon River, over half of which lies within Brazil, is the world’s largest by volume.
Brazil has about 2 million square miles of rainforests, which is around 60 percent of the country
There are more than 60 national parks in Brazil
An island in Brazil called Snake Island has up to 5 snakes per square meter. Civilians are not allowed to visit the island.
The Brazilian national dish is feijoada, a black bean stew with dried, salted, and smoked meat
Brazil’s flag colours. The country’s woodlands are green, its mineral riches are yellow, and the night sky, with its blue circle and stars, is blue.
Natives of Rio de Janeiro’s city proper are called Carioca
Brazil has been the world’s leading coffee producer for more than a century.
The Portuguese established sugar plantations in Brazil during the 16th century.
Voting is compulsory in Brazil
According to a study, 35% of men from rural Brazil have had sex with an animal.
Brazil was the only independent South American country to send ground troops to fight in WW2
In the 1980s, Brazil became the first South American country to accept women in its armed forces.
Brazil has 4,655 miles (7,491 km) of coastline
The Carnival held in Rio de Janeiro is often cited as the “world’s largest party”.
There’s a city in Brazil called “Nao-Me-Toque” meaning “Don’t Touch Me.”
The largest free rock concert ever had 4.2 million people. It was held by Rod Stewart in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Brazil has created a replica of the Statue of Liberty
The caipirinha, a sugarcane liquor cocktail with ice, sugar, and lime juice, is Brazil’s national drink.
Brazilian cowboys are called gaúchos. They live primarily in Rio Grande do Sul.
Indoor tanning for anyone of any age was banned in 2003 in Brazil, making it the first country to impose such a ban
An estimated 3.5 million slaves crossed the atlantic to Brazil from Africa over the span of three centuries
The biggest African city outside Africa – Salvador – is in Brazil.
Brazil’s economy is the world’s 8th-largest by GDP as of 2019
Brazil became the first South American country ever to host the Olympics in 2016
Brazilian prisoners can reduce their sentence by 4 days for every book they read and write a report on
At least 180 languages are spoken in Brazil.
92% of all new sold cars in Brazil use ethanol as fuel
Brazil is the world’s second-largest producer of ethanol fuel.
There’s a colony in Brazil founded by up to 4,000 Confederate refugees who left the U.S. after losing the Civil War.
Piranha soup is a popular aphrodisiac in Brazil.
The Macaw is the national animal of Brazil.
Brazil once listed an aircraft carrier for sale on eBay.
Brazil also has the largest number of Japanese people outside of Japan.
Brazil is the leading producer of oranges in the world
Bolivia, not Brazil, is the main exporter of Brazil Nuts.
The largest number of species of mammals, plants and freshwater fish are found in Brazil.
There are more species of monkeys in Brazil than in any other nation.
Silva is the most popular surname in Brazil.
Half of the top 20 cities in the world with the highest murder rates are in Brazil.
The Itaipu Dam in Brazil is the second-largest producer of hydroelectricity in the world
Brazil has won football’s FIFA World Cup five times
Sao Paulo is the richest and the most populated state in Brazil.
Sao Paulo is also the largest city in South America.
Brazil has 21 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Apple’s iPhone is almost twice more expensive in Brazil than in the U.S.
The name “Amazon” comes from the “Amazons” of Greek mythology
There is a group of people in Brazil called the Bororo who all have the same blood type: “O.”
For the 2014 World Cup, Brazil spent US$11 billion
The first Carnival in Brazil dates back as far as 1723.
As many as 60 tribes remain largely uncontacted in the Amazon
