Brazil Country Guide | Guide to Brazil

Country Guide Brazil

Capital: Brasilia

Population: 186,405,000

Currency: real (BRL)

Religions: Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)

Government: federative republic

Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

Climate: mostly tropical, but temperate in south

Phone Code: 55

Photos of Brazil

Photos of Brazil by Paul Dodson, courtesy of Observations of an Unimportant Man.

The Partying Starts Early During Carnaval - Rio de Janeiro Carnaval, Brazil

Dancing in the Streets at Carnaval - Rio de Janeiro Carnaval, Brazil

A Makeshift Carnival Kite - Rio de Janeiro Carnaval, Brazil

Lagoa, Ipanema and Copocabana in Rio de Janeiro from Cristo - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A Crowd Gathers - Florianopolis, Brazil - Florianopolis, Brazil

Man With a Purpose - Florianopolis - Florianopolis, Brazil

Festivals in Brazil

Carnaval [article]

Boi Bumba [article]

Boi Bumba [photo gallery]

Carnival in Rio [video]

Buzios Jazz and Blues Festival [web site]

Buzios Festival of Cinema [web site]

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Brazil Accommodation

Hotels in Brazil

Brazil Flights

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Brazil Tours

Tours in Brazil

Brazil DVD

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Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and covers half of South America. The world's biggest jungle, The Amazon, fills nearly half of the country. Due to the colonial history, Brazilians speak Portuguese, and with more than 150 million people they form the largest Catholic nation on earth.

Traveller Ian Wright visits the historic North East, from Salvador following the coast to the mouth of the mighty Amazon, the world's largest river. He then goes to Rio de Janeiro, a lively melting pot of Portuguese settlers and African slaves, the home of Samba, soccer, and carnival capital of the world.

Along the way

Attend a Candomble ceremony, one of the fastest growing and most popular cults in Brazil, brought over by African slaves
Go down a mine in the colonial town of Lançois where diamond miners are still at work
Follow a guide into the heart of the rainforest
Visit Rio de Janeiro, its modern Museum of Contemporary Art, and the world famous temple to soccer, Maracana
Join Rio Carnival's street parties and the Samba parades for the maddest night of your life!

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Further Brazil Resources

Photos of Brazil [web site]

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