Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest population in the world. It forms an enormous triangle on the eastern side of the continent with a 7 400 kilometre coastline along the Atlantic ocean.
Bodacious Brazil!
Capital: Brasilia
Population: 211 million (2019)
President: Jair Bolsonaro
Currency: Brazilian real
Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest population in the world. It forms an enormous triangle on the eastern side of the continent with a 7 400 kilometre coastline along the Atlantic ocean. Ok, we’re impressed! But did you know it also has borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador? Brazil gets its name from the pau-brasil, which is the national tree of this country.
About Brazil
The Brazilian landscape is like a packet of liquorice allsorts sweets because it’s so varied. It is most well-known for its dense forests, including the world’s largest jungle in the north called the Amazon. But forests aren’t all that make up this beautiful country. Dry grasslands called pampas, hills, vast wetlands and the long coastal line also feature.
The other cool thing about Brazil is that out of all the countries in the world, Brazil has the largest variety of animals. It is home to over 600 mammals, 100 000 types of insects, 1 600 species of birds and 1 500 kinds of fish. It’s like one massive zoo if you think about it! Of course, Brazil’s jungles are where most of the animal life call home but many special species also live in the semidesert regions and pampas too.
The Amazon river dominates the Northern part of Brazil. The cool thing about the Amazon River is that it’s not just one river but rather a network of hundreds and hundreds of waterways totalling a length of 6 840 kilometres. Woah! Thousands of species call the Amazon River their home – including the scary Piranha and the Boto, known as the pink river dolphin. Awwwww!
In the western part of central Brazil, you’ll find a swampy area known as the Pantanal. This is an area of lagoons and small islands networked together and steals the prize for the world’s largest wetland. Here anacondas, giant guinea pigs and South American alligators called Caimans exist. Eeeeeek! Not your average holiday destination, is it?
Sadly though, this enchanting place of beauty has a dark past as for thousands of years, people have been exploiting the forests and jungles in what we already know as deforestation (link to other blog). In fact, most of Brazil’s rainforest is now gone, and huge parts of the Amazon are disappearing as we read this. How sad! ☹
More about Brazil
Now that we’ve covered the animals, let’s move to the people. Brazilians are passionate about soccer, and their country is known to have produced some of the world’s best players. The most famous of all time would have to be Edson Arantes do Nascimento. We know that’s a lot, but the rest of the world knows him as Pelé. That’s easier, right? Brazil has also won the World Cup more times than any other country. 5 times to be exact. Show-offs! Haha, just kidding. We love them! Most Brazilians are actually descendants of 3 ethnic groups: Amerindians, European settlers (from Portugal) and good ol’ Africans. We just knew we would feature. We rock!
It all started in the 19th century when loads of immigrants from Europe and the Middle East migrated to the area. Even people from Japan decided it was an excellent place to call home. This diversity of nations has created a rich musical and food experience which you just have to experience for yourself. This is also reflected in their trade. Brazil produces a great variety of crops. Sugarcane, cocoa beans, coffee, latex, soybeans, rice and tropical fruits are exported from Brazil to everyone around the globe. Thanks for that, guys! Or Obrigado, as they say in Portuguese, the official language of this gem of a country.
Minimeba fun fact: Rio de Janeiro hosts the world’s largest carnival held every year in the first week of March. Generally, it draws crowds of over 6 million people. Gosh!
So if you ever feel like jetting off to South America, we highly recommend you start with Brazil. It sounds like a wild adventure!
References:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Brazil
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2019-08-20/10-interesting-facts-about-brazil
Brazil
Bodacious Brazil!
Capital:
Brasilia
Population:
211 million (2019)
President:
Jair Bolsonaro
Currency:
Brazilian real
Brazil is the largest country in South America and has the fifth-largest population in the world.
It forms an enormous triangle on the eastern side of the continent with a 7 400 kilometre coastline along the Atlantic ocean.
Ok, we’re impressed!
But did you know it also has borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador?
Brazil gets its name from the pau-brasil, which is the national tree of this country.
The Brazilian landscape is like a packet of liquorice allsorts sweets because it’s so varied.
It is most well-known for its dense forests, including the world’s largest jungle in the north called the Amazon.
But forests aren’t all that make up this beautiful country.
Dry grasslands called pampas, hills, vast wetlands and the long coastal line also feature.
The other cool thing about Brazil is that out of all the countries in the world, Brazil has the largest variety of animals.
It is home to over 600 mammals, 100 000 types of insects, 1 600 species of birds and 1 500 kinds of fish.
It’s like one massive zoo if you think about it!
Most of Brazil’s animals live in the jungle, but many special species also live in the semidesert regions and pampas.
The Amazon river dominates the Northern part of Brazil.
The cool thing about the Amazon River is that it’s not just one river but rather a network of hundreds and hundreds of waterways totalling a length of 6 840 kilometres.
Woah!
Thousands of species call the Amazon River their home – including the scary Piranha and the Boto, known as the pink river dolphin.
Awwwww!
In the western part of central Brazil, you’ll find a swampy area known as the Pantanal.
This is an area of lagoons and small islands networked together and steals the prize for the world’s largest wetland.
Here anacondas, giant guinea pigs and South American alligators called Caimans exist.
Eeeeeek!
Not your average holiday destination, is it?
Sadly though, this enchanting place of beauty has a dark past as for thousands of years, people have been exploiting the forests and jungles in what we already know as deforestation.
In fact, most of Brazil’s rainforest is now gone, and huge parts of the Amazon are disappearing as we read this.
How sad!
Now that we’ve covered the animals, let’s move to the people.
Brazilians are passionate about soccer, and their country is known to have produced some of the world’s best players.
The most famous of all time would have to be Edson Arantes do Nascimento.
We know that’s a lot, but the rest of the world knows him as Pelé.
That’s easier, right?
Brazil has also won the World Cup more times than any other country.
Five times to be exact.
Show-offs!
Haha, just kidding, we love them!
Most Brazilians are actually descendants of 3 ethnic groups: Amerindians, European settlers (from Portugal) and good ol’ Africans.
We just knew we would feature.
We rock!
It all started in the 19th century when loads of immigrants from Europe and the Middle East migrated to the area.
Even people from Japan decided it was an excellent place to call home.
This diversity of nations has created a rich musical and food experience which you just have to experience for yourself.
This is also reflected in their trade.
Brazil produces a great variety of crops.
Sugarcane, cocoa beans, coffee, latex, soybeans, rice and tropical fruits are exported from Brazil to everyone around the globe.
Thanks for that, guys!
Or Obrigado, as they say in Portuguese, the official language of this gem of a country.
So if you ever feel like jetting off to South America, we highly recommend you start with Brazil.
It sounds like a wild adventure!
Take the quiz & earn your Eekahs!
Bodacious Brazil!
Capital:
Brasilia
Population:
211 million (2019)
President:
Jair Bolsonaro
Currency:
Brazilian real
Brazil is the largest country in South America and has the fifth-largest population in the world.
It forms an enormous triangle on the eastern side of the continent with a 7 400 kilometre coastline along the Atlantic ocean.
Ok, we’re impressed!
But did you know it also has borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador?
Brazil gets its name from the pau-brasil, which is the national tree of this country.
The Brazilian landscape is like a packet of liquorice allsorts sweets because it’s so varied.
It is most well-known for its dense forests, including the world’s largest jungle in the north called the Amazon.
But forests aren’t all that make up this beautiful country.
Dry grasslands called pampas, hills, vast wetlands and the long coastal line also feature.
The other cool thing about Brazil is that out of all the countries in the world, Brazil has the largest variety of animals.
It is home to over 600 mammals, 100 000 types of insects, 1 600 species of birds and 1 500 kinds of fish.
It’s like one massive zoo if you think about it!
Most of Brazil’s animals live in the jungle, but many special species also live in the semidesert regions and pampas.
The Amazon river dominates the Northern part of Brazil.
The cool thing about the Amazon River is that it’s not just one river but rather a network of hundreds and hundreds of waterways totalling a length of 6 840 kilometres.
Woah!
Thousands of species call the Amazon River their home – including the scary Piranha and the Boto, known as the pink river dolphin.
Awwwww!
In the western part of central Brazil, you’ll find a swampy area known as the Pantanal.
This is an area of lagoons and small islands networked together and steals the prize for the world’s largest wetland.
Here anacondas, giant guinea pigs and South American alligators called Caimans exist.
Eeeeeek!
Not your average holiday destination, is it?
Sadly though, this enchanting place of beauty has a dark past as for thousands of years, people have been exploiting the forests and jungles in what we already know as deforestation.
In fact, most of Brazil’s rainforest is now gone, and huge parts of the Amazon are disappearing as we read this.
How sad!
Now that we’ve covered the animals, let’s move to the people.
Brazilians are passionate about soccer, and their country is known to have produced some of the world’s best players.
The most famous of all time would have to be Edson Arantes do Nascimento.
We know that’s a lot, but the rest of the world knows him as Pelé.
That’s easier, right?
Brazil has also won the World Cup more times than any other country.
Five times to be exact.
Show-offs!
Haha, just kidding, we love them!
Most Brazilians are actually descendants of 3 ethnic groups: Amerindians, European settlers (from Portugal) and good ol’ Africans.
We just knew we would feature.
We rock!
It all started in the 19th century when loads of immigrants from Europe and the Middle East migrated to the area.
Even people from Japan decided it was an excellent place to call home.
This diversity of nations has created a rich musical and food experience which you just have to experience for yourself.
This is also reflected in their trade.
Brazil produces a great variety of crops.
Sugarcane, cocoa beans, coffee, latex, soybeans, rice and tropical fruits are exported from Brazil to everyone around the globe.
Thanks for that, guys!
Or Obrigado, as they say in Portuguese, the official language of this gem of a country.
So if you ever feel like jetting off to South America, we highly recommend you start with Brazil.
It sounds like a wild adventure!
Take the quiz & earn your Eekahs!
