Brazil
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| Federal Republic of Brazil República Federativa do Brasil |
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| National motto: | "Ordem e Progresso" (Order and progress) |
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| National anthem: | Brazilian National Anthem | ||||
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| Official languages: | Portuguese | ||||
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| Capital city: | Brasília | ||||
| Largest city: | São Paulo | ||||
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| Established: | September 7th, 1822 | ||||
| Leaders: | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | ||||
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| Time zone: | -02 to -05 | ||||
| Telephone dialing code: | 55 | ||||
| Internet domain: | .BR | ||||
Brazil is a country in South America, and is the world's fifth largest country, with 180 million people. Most people in Brazil speak Portuguese. The capital is Brasília, a city planned and built from 1957 to 1960. Brazil also has the world's fourth largest city, São Paulo.
Brazil has the world's largest forest, the Amazon Rainforest, which makes up 40% of the country's land. Brazil also has other types of land; there is a type of savanna called cerrado; there is also a dry plant region named caatinga'.
Brazil is known for soccer, but it also has many other interesting things: a deep, varied culture (influenced by people who have come from many countries), and a changing, modern economy.
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| Countries and territories of South America |
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| Independent: Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Ecuador | Guyana | Paraguay | Peru | Suriname | Uruguay | Venezuela |
| Governed by other countries: Falkland Islands | French Guiana | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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