If ever there were a fun loving people, it is the Brazilians. Here are ten interesting things about Brazil for you to dance around with.
1. Brasilia is the capital of the country. The country’s total area is 8,511,965 sq km, and the land area counts 8,456,510 sq km. Brazil territory includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo.
2. Brazil is a highly populated country. The population of the country is 186,112,794 at the last count.
3. AIDS is expected to slow the population growth in the country. It is believed to be widespread, but not mentioned much do to bias and stereotypes.
4. The estimated population of Brazil in 2050 is expected to be over 206 million.
5. The languages spoken in Brazil are Portuguese, Spanish, English and French. Portuguese is the official language.
6. The people of Brazil are highly religious. The claim the following religions as their own: Roman Catholic 73.6 percent, Protestant 15.4 percent, Spiritualist 1.3 percent, Bantu/voodoo 0.3 percent, no religion 7.4 percent.
7. Literacy of the people in the country is as follows. From the point of the total population and the gender factor it reaches 86.4% for the total population, 86.1% for males and 86.6% for females (2003 estimation).
8. Life expectancy is 71.69 years in total. Males live for 67.74 years where as females live 75.85 years as of 2005.
9. Brazil is a federative republic. Its currency is the “real” (BRL).
10. Brazil is considered a leader in alternative energy. A vast amount of its electricity is produced through hydropower and much of the vehicle transportation has been converted to ethanol fuel, a biomass product produced from sugar cane. With the transformation, Brazil is now an exporter of oil instead of an importer despite the fact it has nominal oil reserves.
Brazil is a diverse, crowded country with a lot of unique issues. These ten interesting things regarding Brazil represent a primer on the country. To experience the brilliance of the country, you just have to go visit.
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Without a doubt, the most famous singer in Brazil history is Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim. His best song is “The Girl From Ipanema”. It is a symbol of Brazil. Like Pele (sportsman) and Jorge Amado (writer), Antonio Carlos Jobim, who was best known as Tom Jobim, is one of the most famous Brazilians in the world.
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Like Taiwan, Argentina, Peru, and South Africa, Brazil is a democracy in the 21st century.
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The Christ the Redeemer, the statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro, is regarded as one of the seven wonders of the modern world.The statue was created by French sculptor Paul Landowski. The Christ the Redeemer is the monument that best symbolizes Brazil.
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The Brazilian metropolis has hosted the IV Pan American Games in 1964 and three FIBA Women´s World Championships in 1957, 1971 and 1983.
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Brazil is famous in history as the birthplace of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who is best known as Pele, one of the best athletes in the 20th century. Perhaps his greatest triumph was captaining his country to their third FIFA World Cup triumph in Mexico City in 1970.
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Brazilian people produce world´s best coffee.
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Brasilia is the capital city of Brazil. It was designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer, who is one of the best architects in the world. Brasilia is considered one of the world´s most beautiful cities.
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Brazil is bigger than Japan, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Indonesia and South Africa.
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Juscelino Kubitschek, who was president of Brazil (1956-1961), had Czech ancestry.
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Brazil has spectacular beauties: Fernanda Tavares (supermodel), Natalia Guimaraes (Miss Brazil 2007), Adrianne Alves de Oliveira (Miss Brazil-World 1984), and Gisele Bündchen (supermodel).
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The Maracana Stadium, built in Rio de Janeiro in 1950, is one of the most beautiful stadiums in the Third World.
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Ivo Helcio Jardim de Campos Pitanguy is one of the most famous plastic surgeons in the world.
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In the 20th century, John McEnroe, a famous tennis player, was coached by Tomas Koch, who was born in Brazil.
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