Brazil is the largest country in South America, extending over half the continent. With a population of over 200 million, Brazil has a diverse culture formed from the blending of Native American, Portuguese, and African influences. Portuguese is the primary language and Roman Catholicism the dominant religion, though African religious traditions are also prevalent. Soccer is Brazil's most popular sport and the country has made major contributions to music genres like samba, bossa nova, and choro.

1. BRAZIL
By: Juan Jairo Rodríguez López
School: Colegio Campestre
Degree: 4 th
2011

2. BRAZIL

3. Geography
Land area:
3,265,059 sq mi
(8,456,511 sq
km); total area:
3,286,470 sq mi
(8,511,965 sq km)

4. Geography
Brazil covers nearly half of South America and is the
continent's largest nation. It extends 2,965 mi (4,772
km) north-south, 2,691 mi (4,331 km) east-west,
and borders every nation on the continent except
Chile and Ecuador.

5. Population (2010 est.):
201,103,330 people approximately

6. Largest cities are:
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Belo
Horizonte, Recife, Manaus, Brasilia, Natal,
Fortaleza,
Curitiba,
Cuiabá
and
Porto Alegre

7. Language
Portuguese is spoken by nearly
100 percent of the population

8. Monetary Unit
The REAL is the monetary unit of Brazil

9. Religion
The Brazilian population is predominantly
Catholic religious heritage because of the
Portuguese.
Obtained by African religious customs of Afro-
Brazilians. Brazil is now the largest number of
spiritualists in the world.

10. Food
Chicken drumstick, Fried manioc, Coated egg,
Cheese rolls,, Corned beef spread, Coated
sausage, Toast and the famous Brazilian
Rodizio.

11. Sports
The soccer is the most popular sport in Brazil.
One of the most influential Brazilian soccer
players is Pelé, widely considered as the best
soccer player of all time.

12. Music
The music of Brazil reflects the diverse culture
of the Brazilian nation. Some of thepopular
musical genres known from Brazil are
the choro, samba, bossa nova and Brazilian
popular music.

13. Culture
Is a culture of a very diverse nature. An ethnic
and cultural mixing occurred in the colonial
period between Native Americans, Portuguese
and Africans formed the bulk of Brazilian
culture.

14. Popular people
Ex-president
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Actual president
Dilma Rousseff

15. Popular Places in Brazil
Explore some of our favourite places in Brazil.
Green Coast
Manaus
Rio de
Iguaçu Falls
Janeiro

16. Bibliografía
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil