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Brazil

• Federative Republic of Brazil
• National name: República Federativa do Brasil
• President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003)
• Area: 3,286,470 sq. mi. (8,511,965 sq. km)
• Population (2006 est.): 188,078,227
• Capital (2003 est.): Brasilia, 2,160,100
• Largest cities: São Paulo 18,333,000 (metro. area); Rio de Janeiro 11,469,000 (metro. area); Salvador, 2,590,400; Belo Horizonte, 2,347,500; Recife, 1,485,500; Porto Alegre, 1,372,700  
• Monetary unit: Real
• Language: Portuguese
• Ethnicity/race: white (includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish) 55%, mixed white and African 38%, African 6%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1%
• Religion: Roman Catholic, 90% (nominal)   Source:  Infoplease

Iguacu Falls

A street in Paraty

Blue Throated Macaws

Copacabana Beach, Rio

Corcovado, Rio de Janiero

Pontal do Coruripe

Rio de Janiero

Sao Luis, Capital of Maranhao State

Straw hats from Sobral

The Square at Pelourinho

Black River

Coconut field, Recife

Corumba

Forest, shade and mountain

Pretty landscape, Sao Francisco Xavier

Pedralva

Pico dos Marins

Recife at night

Rio Paraguay

Rural chapel

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Iguacu Falls

 

Brazil's national anthem

 

	For more information on Brazil click on the links below: Brazilian Embassy in London Brazilian Music and Folklore Biodiversity Hotspot:  Atlantic Forest Biodiversity Hotspot:  Cerrado Deforestation in the Amazon Infoplease Parks, Reserves and Other Protected Areas The Wonders of Brazil Virtual Recife Wikipedia World Desk Reference World Heritage Sites
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva		Brazil's national coat of arms