Brazil Country Guide

Brazil Facts

  • 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

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Festivals in Brazil

Boi Bumba (Parintins, Brazil)
Festival Types: Carnival, Party, Street Parade
Month: June
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Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Festival Types: Carnival, Street Parade, Party
Month: February
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Anima Mundi - International Animation Festival of Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Festival Types: Film - Animation, Film
Month: July
Anima Mundi - International Animation Festival of Brazil Website
Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Festival Types: Sport - Formula 1, Sport - Motor Sport, Party
Month: October
Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix Photos Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix Website
Buzios Festival of Cinema (Buzios, Brazil)
Festival Types: Film
Month: November
Buzios Festival of Cinema Website

Brazil Accommodation

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Brazil Flights

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Brazil Tours