20 facts about Brazil
- The name of the country comes from the name of the tree called ‘BrazilWood’
- In Portuguese, it is called Brasil and the language is called Brazil
- Brasilia is the capital city of Brazil.
- The Christ Redeemer located in Rio De Janeiro is located in Brazil which is one of the new seven wonders of the world.
- Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world.
- It is also the largest country in Latin America.
- It is the longest country in the world spanning 2800 miles via land from north to south
- It is the largest country in South America.
- Brazil has the second highest number of airports in the world.
- It has the tenth largest railway network in the world.
- It also has the third largest roadways in the world.
- It also has the world’s eighth largest economy in the world
- The highest point in Brazil is the Pico da Neblina at a height of 2994m.
- The lowest point in the country is Atlantic Ocean at 0m.
- Brazil has the official language as Portuguese.
- The country is the largest Portuguese speaking country in the Americas and has the largest Portuguese speaking population in the world.
- Brazil has one of the fastest growing economies. It has an annual growth rate of 5%.
- The country has the ninth highest number of billionaires in the world.
- It constitutes the world’s 25% of the rain forests.
- The best coffee in the world is said to come from Brazil.