Interesting Facts about Brazil
15. Brazil is the largest country in South America.
14. The name of the country comes from the name of the tree called ‘BrazilWood.’
13. Brazil is the only Portuguese speaking country in the Americas.
12. Brazil has the largest stadium in the continent: the Maracana Stadium.
11. Brazil was given to Portugal as part of the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 and the first person to officially claim Brazil for Portugal was Pedro Álvares Cabral.
10. Brazil has the 10th highest number of vehicle owners in the world.
9. It’s larger than the continental United States, though much of that is sparsely populated rainforest.
8. The world’s best beach – according to TripAdvisor – is Baia do Sancho, in Brazil. It is found in the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, just over an hour by air from Natal.
7. In Brazil they speak Portuguese, not Brazilian or Spanish.
6. Soccer matches will be played in 12 host cities across the country.
5. It has the 2nd largest Christian population in the world.
4. The national soccer team of Brazil has won the FIFA World Cup a record 5 times.
3. Brazil is the only country in South America that speaks Portuguese.
2. Brasilia is the capital city of Brazil.
1. Brazil is one the 10 most powerful countries in the world.
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