Though famous for sun, samba, football and caipirinhas, there is
much more to Brazil than you may think. As the largest country
in Latin America, it has breathtaking landscapes and a hugely
diverse cultural life.
- Population: 201 million
- Official language: Portuguese
- Ethnicity: white 47.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 43.1%, black 7.6%, Asian 1.1%, indigenous 0.4%
- Capital: Brasilia
- Money: Real/reais (plural)
- Country calling code: +55
- Time: GMT minus 2-4 hours (depending on the region and
daylight savings time)
- Area: 8,456,510 km²
- Religion: 74% Roman Catholic, 15% Protestant, 1.5% Spiritualist,
2.5% Other, 7% None
- Unemployment: 5.8%
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