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Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil), officially the Feerative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil) listen (help·info), is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi). It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and the overseas department of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos are part of the Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz.

Trivia about brazil

  • Of the more than a dozen countries through which the equator passes, this country stretches farthest south
  • The way this nation's coastline would fit neatly into the Gulf of Guinea supports the theory of continental drift
  • In the 1920s this nation's churches pooled their money & erected a 120-foot religious monument on a 2,300-foot peak
  • After the Royal Family fled to this country in 1807, it became the only one in South America from which a European country was ruled
  • In the 1500s the Portuguese transported Angolans as slaves to this South American colony
  • This country's 26 states include Para, Pernambuco & Amazonas
  • This country usually produces almost one-third of the world's coffee crop
  • Through 1991 from 8 to 12% of this country's Amazon Basin had been deforested
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  • The flag of this South American sports powerhouse is seen here
  • Due to the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494, Portugal gained possession of this country in the New World
  • In World War II only Mexico & this largest Latin American country provided troops to the Allied cause
  • This country is so huge that it occupies nearly half of South America's land area
  • This South American country has about as many people as all the other South American countries combined
  • In 1962 this nation canceled the Czechs' World Cup soccer dreams, winning without Pele
  • Bolivia's longest border is with this neighbor to the east
  • In April 1960 Rio de Janeiro was replaced as capital of this country
  • Mexico,Brazil,Argentina
  • Most of the river's 4,000-mile course is in this country
  • Drink up! This nation leads the world in coffee growing
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  • King Pedro IV of Portugal was also emperor Pedro I of this South American country
  • If Recife, in this S. Am. country, had been around 200 million years ago, you could have walked from it to what's now Africa
  • The royal house of Braganza supplied kings & emperors to Portugal & this other country 100 times its size
  • In the past, 12- to 14-year-old brides were not unusual in this Portuguese-speaking country
  • The bossa nova
  • The equator crosses more land in this South American nation than any other
  • When blown off course, explorer Pedro Cabral discovered this country and claimed it for Portugal
  • The upper Amazon is known as the Solimoes River until it reaches this nation's city of Manaus
  • Bahia, Parana & Sao Paulo
  • During the Napoleonic Wars, the royal family of Portugal fled to this colony
  • Roraima,Maranhao,Amazonas
  • Bananas are a culinary mainstay in Bahia, an Atlantic coast state in this South American country
  • In 1822 this South American country won its freedom from Portugal in a revolution by petition
  • John Boorman's man-returns-to-the-jungle film "The Emerald Forest" takes place mostly in this S.A. country
  • Most gem-quality topaz is mined in this South American country
  • In this largest South American country, Romeu e Julieta is a slice of fresh cheese topped with guava jelly
  • On July 17, 1994 this nation won a record fourth World Cup soccer title by beating Italy, 3-2 on penalty kicks
  • The easternmost country in South America
  • In 1831 Pedro I abdicated as emperor of this South American country & returned to Portugal
  • In 1500 Pedro Cabral sailed too far west in rounding Africa & spotted what is now this country on April 22
  • In 2009 this country's president Lula da Silva offered to mediate in the icy U.S.-Venezuelan relationship
  • Of Brazil, India or Australia, the one that's largest in area
  • Seixas Point, the easternmost point on the mainland of the Americas, lies in this country
  • Life is a carnival when you travel to this country
  • This South American nation is the world's fifth-largest country in both area & population
  • In 1889 this country became a republic when Pedro II gave up his throne
  • This country's area is more than 45% of South America's land mass
  • "The Coffee Song" from the '40s is subtitled "They've Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in" this country
  • In area, it's the largest country that borders Colombia
  • This country has more than 40% of Latin America's area & about 1/3 of the people
  • When papa, Pedro, abdicated in 1831, 5-year-old Pedro II acquired this So. American country's crown
  • Brazil,Botswana,Belgium
  • Hosmany Ramos, a plastic surgeon from this country, smuggled drugs, committed murder & stole Pele's watch
  • Marajo in the Amazon River
  • Salvador Bahia, also known as Sao Salvador, a port city in this So. American country, is in the sisterhood
  • Paulistas live in a large city in this large South American country
  • It borders every country on its continent but Ecuador & Chile
  • Clinton's in this country embracing one of its legendary athletes(Pele)
  • Terry Gilliam co-wrote & directed this 1985 film
  • Suriname
  • Colombia to the north, Peru to the west, Paraguay to the south & the Atlantic Ocean to the east
  • Sergio Mendes &Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • In 1994 a penalty kick goal by Dunga gave this country its fourth World Cup
  • The Washington navel orange is also called the Bahia; it was imported from the state of Bahia in this country
  • This S. American country's currency is the real thing; the real was also once used in Portugal
  • World soccer fans might recognize the flag of this South American nation
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Recife,Sao Goncalo,Itapipoca
  • It's the country immediately due south of Guyana
  • This country successfully launched its VSB-30 rocket just south of the equator at Alcantara
  • 1822: Dom Pedro is crowned emperor of this Western Hemisphere nation
  • You can head south on Varig Airlines, the national airline of this South American country
  • Amazonas &Bahia
  • Unlike his father Pedro I, Pedro II worked to abolish slavery in this country
  • Of the world's 168 million speakers of Portuguese, more than 90% live in this country
  • On September 7 you can party on down to Rio & celebrate this South American country's independence
  • Portuguese is spoken by more than 150 million people; 80% of them live in this country
  • Almost 10 times the size of the Everglades, the largest swamp is the Pantanal of Mato Grosso in this country
  • The Muriqui prize, named for a South American monkey, is given for helping preserve this country's forest
  • 2 of its last 3 World Cup wins were over Italy in the finals
  • Buying a ticket on this country's Varig Airlines will cost you real money; the real is its currency
  • The Coroado people of this South American country's Atlantic coast admit it: linguistically, "I'm Ge"
  • Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is president of this nation with a population near 175 million
  • Pele scored his 1000th goal in front of more than 100,000 fans at Maracana Stadium in this country
  • Portuguese is the official language of this largest South American country
  • Recife is called "The Venice of" this South American country
  • In 1889 Pedro II called it quits & this S. American land moved toward becoming a republic
  • 9,094 feet high, Mount Roraima is found at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela & this country
  • The maxixe, a ballroom dance, evolved in this largest South American country in the 1870s
  • Sao Luis,Manaus,Rio Verde
  • This country borders every other country in South America except Ecuador & Chile
  • A former foreign minister, Fernando Cardoso became president of this large South American country in 1995
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads the clue.)Behind the coat of arms on Portugal's flag is a navagational tool. In 1816, it was also on the flag of this other land
  • Rondonia, Matto Grosso & Rio Grande do Sul are regions of this South American country
  • In 1889 this South American country's last emperor, Pedro II, was forced to abdicate
  • In 1888, it was last country in W. Hemisphere to abolish slavery
  • Formula One champion Ayrton Senna from this South American country began driving at age 4
  • When Napoleon threatened Portugal in 1807, the royal family fled to this country
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  • This country's pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair was designed by Lucio Costa & Oscar Niemeyer
  • In 1945 Heitor Villa-Lobos founded this South American country's academy of music
  • Guyana shares the Acarai Mountains with this nation, its largest neighbor
  • Of the 5 largest countries in area, the one in South America
  • Escola Tecnica Federal de Goia & Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana are found in this country
  • Iaracarai Waterfall flows in the Amazonas state of this country
  • In 1831 Pedro I abdicated his throne in this country to his 5-year-old son & went back to Portugal
  • The people of this country, home to the world's largest tropical rain forest, speak Portuguese
  • The Jurua, the Japura & the Tapajos Rivers all flow into another much larger river in this country
  • Niteroi's Museum of Contemporary Art overlooks Guanabara Bay in this country
  • To the Japanese Chile is Chiri & this South American country, Burajiru
  • In 1999 this South American country produced over 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity by water power
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  • In 1808 at age 5, war hero Luis Alves de Lima e Silva joined an infantry unit in this large South American country
  • In 1991 the Yanomami tribe in this country was awarded a reserve 3 times the size of Belgium
  • Flowing north through Mato Grosso state, the Xingu River covers over 1,200 miles in this South American country
  • The Uruguay River forms the border between Uruguay & Argentina & most of the border between Argentina & this country
  • Of the 10 million slaves sent to the Americas over 3 1/2 centuries, almost 40 percent went to this Latin American country
  • The samba
  • In 1922, after 91 years as an instrumental, this S. Amer. country's anthem got words calling it "a brave colossus"
  • Venezuela & Argentina
  • Impeached in 1992, this country's President Fernando Collor de Mello resigned as his trial was beginning
  • Feijoada
  • I'm hiding in the jungle near Manaus, so seek me in this biggest country in South America
  • The 727-carat Presidente Vargas Diamond bears the name of the head of state of this nation where it was found
  • The Paraguay River originates in the highlands of Mato Grosso in this country
  • Capoeira, developed in this country in the 1500s, has becoma a popular dance & martial arts class
  • Candido Rondon found the River of Doubt, now the Rio Roosevelt, which flows in this country's Amazonas State
  • In 1501 Portugal sent Vespucci to what's now this country; he'd sailed there earlier on Alsonso de Ojeda's voyage
  • In the 1940s Oscar Niemeyer was chief architect of Pampulha, a new suburb near Belo Horizonte in this country
  • In 2002 this South American country's Varig Airlines celebrated its 75th anniversary
  • This country has won soccer's World Cup more times than any other nation
  • Pedro Cabral formally took possession of it in 1500 & named it Vera Cruz; we know it as this country today