Brazil
Things To Know
Federative Republic of Brazil
Fifth largest country in the world
Capital: Brasilia
The largest and most populous country in
South America.
Map Of Brazil
Official Language: Portuguese
Say
Hello in the Portuguese Language
Brazil is the world’s leading coffee producer and one of the eight largest cocoa producers.
Brazil is known for the mining of precious gems; especially diamonds. Black diamonds are only found in Brazil and the Central African Republic. Brazil produces most of the world’s aquamarines, topazes, amethysts, tourmalines and emeralds.
Brazil has the second-largest herd of beef cattle in the world. Brazilian cowboys are called gauchos in southern Brazil and vaqueiro in northern Brazil.
History of Brazil Kids Corner
Animals
Brazilian Fauna
Animals in Brazil
Jaguar
The largest cats in the Western Hemisphere.
Explorers
Pedro
Álvares Cabra First European to see Brazil, on April 22, 1500.
Amerigo
Vespucci names each newly discovered place along Brazil's coast
after the saint on whose day it was discovered.
Climate
The climate in Brazil is mostly tropical, but temperate in the south.
Land
The great interior, much of which
is covered by the rainforest basin of the Amazon, remains sparsely settled.
South of the Amazon region, the
country's interior is dominated by the Brazilian
Shield, an expansive flat bedrock that is slowly falling victim
to the elements. The Mato Grosso, a smooth, grassy plain in
Brazil's center, slowly gives way to the Planalto,
a low-rise plateau that extends across the central and western
regions. In the far west, along the border with Paraguay and Bolivia,
is the Pantanal,
one of the most extensive swamplands in the world.
Plants
The
Brazilian Cacti Project
Information about the Brazilian
species of cacti.
The Paradise
Explore cacti and nature in Brazil.
Games
Monica's
Gang toon site!
South American cartoon.
Read the
comics, send free greeting cards, play games and learn about Mauricio
de Sousa, the artist/cartoonist who creates it all!
Stories
How the Toad Got its Skin
Brazilian folktale
Make
Bottle-cap Tambourines
Dance
Let's Dance Latin Style
Learn about the Samba a Brazilian folk danceon this ThinkQuest Jr. site.
Puzzles
Brazil
Flag
Color Pages
Brazil Flag
Wallpapers
Young Female Jaguar
Fun
Facts
Click here to see the current time in the Federal District, Brazil.
Recipes
Cook Brazil
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