Brazil

Flag colours: Green, Yellow, Blue and White.

Flag Description: green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress). There are 27 Stars on the flag.

Brazil is in the continent called South America.

It is 5,400 miles from London, England to Brazilia, Brazil. It takes approximately 12 hours to fly there.

It is located in the east of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean.

It’s land area is 8,456,510 sq km.

Brazil has a population of 191,908,598 people.

The capital city is called Brasilia and 2,160,100 people live there.

The Amazon River is in Brazil and it is the second largest river in the world.

The main towns (not including the capital city) are:

• Sao Paulo with 18,628,444 people
• Rio de Janeiro with 11,226,729 people
• Belo Horizonte with 5,100,559 people
• Porto Alegre with 3,877,844 people
• And Recife with 3,466,214 people

The national currency (money) is called Real and is shortened to BRL.

Brazil has a president and he is called Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva.

There are official language of Brazil is Portuguese. Spanish, English and French are also spoken.

Famous music styles that have come from Brazil include:

• Samba (shown on the left)
• Bossa Nova
• And Lambada

The main sports in Brazil are football, rugby and fighting sports, including Copoeira which is a brazilian sport combining fighting, dancing, music and acrobatics (shown on left).

Traditional food of Brazil include:

	Feijoada: Black beans and pork stew
	Bolinho de chuva: Brazilian doughnuts. Served for breakfast or tea time
	Creme de Sagú com vinho: Sago pudding sago with red wine dessert
	Moqueca: Fish Stew with Coconut
	Pão de queijo: Cheese Rolls eaten plain or filled with Brazilian cream cheese and olives or guava paste.

The animals that you can see in Brazil include:

Spider monkey	Golden Lion Tamarin	Toco toucan	Giant Armadillo

Famous people who were born in Brazil include:

• Pele (footballer)
• Juninho (footballer)
• Rivaldo (footballer)
• Ronaldo (footballer)

Some detail about the weather in Brazil:

• The hottest months are January and February with average maximum temperatures of 29°C.
• The coldest months are June and July with average maximum temperatures of 24°C.

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