Brazil is the fifth largest country in both size and population. The city of Rio de Janeiro has over 160 neighborhoods. There are nine Portuguese speaking countries including Brazil. Iguaçu Falls is located on the border between Brazil and Argentina. The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro stands 98 feet tall. The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by volume and the second longest.

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3. 1. Brazil is the ___________ largest country of the world in size and population. second third fourth fifth

4. Area and Population With an area of 8,511,965 square miles, Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world in size, only losing to Russia, Canada, China and the U.S., respectively Brazil also has the fifth largest population in the world. Figures may vary from 183,987,291 (2007 official Brazilian census) to 198,739,269, depending on the source

5. 2. The city of Rio de Janeiro has __________ different neighborhoods. 6 16 60 160

6. Population of Rio The city of Rio de Janeiro has over 6 million inhabitants divided into 4 zones with a total of 160 city neighborhoods and suburbs The state of Rio de Janeiro has close to 15,500,000 inhabitants

7. 3. How many countries in the world speak Portuguese? 2 4 5 9

8. Portuguese-Speaking Countries There are nine Portuguese speaking countries: Brazil, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guiné Bissau, Moçambique, Portugal, Timor, Macau, and São Tomé e Príncipe Portuguese ranks 6th in number of native speakers Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America

9. 4. Iguaçu Falls is located at the border of Brazil and: Uruguay Paraguay Argentina Peru

10. Igua çu Falls Cataratas do Iguaçu (Iguazu Falls) is one of the biggest waterfalls in the world, comprising a series of 275 individual cascades and waterfalls separated by rocky, densely wooded islets Some of the cascades plummet straight down for 269 feet Iguaçu Falls is located at the border of Brazil and Argentina

11. 5. The statue of Christ the Redeemer stands _________ feet tall overlooking the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. 39 56 78 98

12. Christ the Redeemer stands 98 feet tall overlooking the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro With its pedestal, the statue is 120 feet tall It is located 2,300 ft high, at the top of Corcovado mountain, and weighs 635 tons Christ the Redeemer

13. 6. The Amazon River is the ___________ largest river in the world in volume and the __________ longest. first; second second; third third; fourth fifth; sixth

14. The Amazon River The Amazon River is the largest river in the world in volume It is the second longest river in the world, with 4,040 miles (the first is the Nile) The Amazon River travels through, or touches, 8 countries

15. 7. The Amazon River discharges _______ of the world freshwater into the Atlantic Ocean. It discharges about ___________ gallons of water per minute into the ocean. 5%; 50 k 10%; 500 k 15%; 2 mil 20%; 3.5 mil

16. The Amazon River The Amazon River discharges 1/5 of the world freshwater into the Atlantic Ocean It discharges 3.4 million gallons of water per minute into the ocean; that is 14 times more than the Mississippi river Freshwater is still found 100 miles off the coast into the ocean! Can you imagine the strength with which the Amazon's waters enter the Atlantic?!!

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