Awesome Brazil Facts

 The Federative Republic of Brazil is the official name of the nation. It may be found throughout South America. Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and French Guiana share Brazil's northern border. Bolivia and Peru border it on the west, while Columbia borders it on the northwest. Brazil has borders with Argentina and Paraguay in the southwest and Uruguay in the south. Brazil is the biggest nation in South America and the only country in the Americas that speaks Portuguese. Human remains going back 11,000 years have been discovered in Brazil. Brazil has been inhabited by indigenous people for thousands of years prior to the advent of European explorers and settlers.

Facts about Brazil that are interesting:

Brazil gets its name from a kind of tree known as brasilwood. It's a dark rosewood tree that used to be Brazil's most valuable export. It is currently prohibited to export Brazilian rosewood.

Brazil's official language is Portuguese. Brazil is the world's biggest Portuguese-speaking nation.

In addition, there are 180 native languages spoken in Brazil.

Brazil is the world's fifth biggest nation in terms of people and geographical area. In 2012, the population was estimated to be about 194 million.

Brazil has a total size of 3,287,612 square miles, almost half of South America (47 percent ).

Brazil has a coastline of 4,655 kilometers.

Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, while Sao Paulo is the biggest city.

Fortaleza, Salvador, and Rio de Janeiro are some of Brazil's other important cities.

In Brazil, there are 13 cities with populations over one million people.

The Portuguese claimed the area for Portugal when they landed in the Brazilian region around 1500.

In 1822, Brazil declared its independence. Every year on September 7th, Brazilians commemorate their country's independence.

Except for Ecuador and Chile, every nation in South America borders Brazil.

Brazil is so vast that it is divided into three time zones.

The United Nations was founded by 77 countries. One of them was Brazil.

The Amazon River, which flows through Brazil, is the world's second-longest river. The Nile is the longest river in the world.

Within Brazil's borders, 60 percent of the Amazon Rainforest is found.

Brazil is a famous tourism destination, attracting millions of tourists every year.

Soccer is the most popular sport in Brazil.

Armadillos, pumas, jaguars, and tapirs are among the numerous animal species found in Brazil.

Brazil's environment is under danger from logging, mining, and agriculture.

Ranching, logging, and slash-and-burn agriculture methods are responsible for the destruction of 4% of Brazil's rainforests each year.

Coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, maize, sugarcane, citrus, and cocoa are among Brazil's most important crops, while cattle is the country's most important animal.

Gold, iron ore, nickel, phosphates, tin, platinum, uranium, petroleum, bauxite, and manganese are among Brazil's natural resources.

Brazil has a population of 75.8 million individuals that have access to the internet.

Rio de Janeiro's Corcovado Mountains are one of the most well-known mountains in the world. Since 1931, a 98-foot-tall monument of Christ the Redeemer has stood atop the mountain.

Rio Carnival is one of Brazil's most well-known attractions. It is a big festival that takes a year to plan and draws a large number of visitors each year.