Fun Facts on Brazil

Largest country in South America

Shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador

One of the largest Roman Catholic countries in the world

The only country to have played in every World Cup soccer tournament.

Has more species of monkeys than any other country

160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road

Sao Paulo, Brazil rates as the third largest city in the world

Brazil has the 2nd highest Christian population in the world

The country that issues the 4th most daily newspapers is Brazil

Portuguese is the 8th most widely spoken language in the world, mainly because of Brazil’s large population

The largest stadium in the world can be found in Rio de Janeiro, it's called Maracaña

Brazil's national dish is feijoada, it's made with black beans, dried beef, and pork

Brazil has the largest area of rain forest in the world—almost a billion acres

The waterfall at Iguazois one of the largest in the world

On one side of the currency the picture is horizontal, but on the other it's vertical

 

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