BRAZIL PROFILE

ABOUT BRAZIL


General facts:

- Name of the country: Federative Republic of Brazil.



- Location: South America comprising the eastern half of the continent and some groups of small islands in the Atlantic. the capital of 

- Capital: Brasilia








- Population: 192 million of people




- Currency: Brazilian real



- Official language: Portuguese



- Landscape: Brazil has large rivers such as the Amazon River, which occupies the northern third of the country, also has the Brazilian massif, which occupies nearly thirds. No major mountain ranges, ridges or the like. Brazil's climate is largely tropical, but the South has subtropical climate.



- Government: The government of Brazil is a federal presidential representative democratic republic, and therefore Brazilian president is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multiparty system.



The Christ of Corcovado




- Tourist attractions: Between places are more representative of Brazil are found: the Christ of Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro bays, Maracana Stadium and the Brazilian rainforest.









- Food: Brazilian food is influenced by the Portuguese and Africans and is used ingredient more beans.



*Feijoada: The most popular dish known. Made with black beans and pork chunks.
*The feijão tropeiro and okra.
*The churrasco: Typical of Rio Grande do Sul piece of grilled meat or parrrilla is scrumptious.
*The picadinho of jacaré: Made with lizard meat.
*The arapaima of jacket: A mixture of various ingredients in highlighting the eggs and olives.
*The moqueca.
*The acarajé: fat is almost a bread made from white kidney beans and fried onions. It is prepared with oil and shrimp.
*The tutu à mineira: intense sauce of beans and manioc flour.

- Music: Indian influences, African and European. Besides the samba and bossa nova







                                                         Brazilian soccer selection





- Sports: Brazil practice all kinds of sports, this country is a world power in sports, but it known as the country with the best football team in the world.








- Festivals: Brazil has a lot of festivals, where religious Mallorie, but the most important and recognized worldwide is the Rio Carnival parade in which numerous schools dance and many people.

- Religion: The constitution does not declare any kind of religion as official, but at its Mallorie Brazilian population is Catholic.





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