Brazil

Brazil is the largest country in Latin America. It spreads across almost half of South America, and occupies a total area of 8,547,403.5 km2. It is the fifth largest country in the world after Canada, the Russian Federation, China and the United States. 

Except for a small number of islands, Brazil is a single and continuous landmass. The Equator crosses through the Northern region, near Macapa, and the Tropic of Capricorn cuts through the South of the country, near São Paulo. The Atlantic Ocean extends along the country’s entire eastern coast, providing 7,367 km of coastline.

The climate is predominantly tropical with some variation according to the region. The average annual temperature in the north is 28º C and 22º C in the south.

Brazil is known, internationally, for its Carnival, soccer and tourist attractions such as Christ the Redeemer and the Iguaçu Falls. However, as are its people and its culture, the options for fun and entertainment in Brazil are diverse and extreme. 

In the cosmopolitan Brazilian metropolises, such as Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador and Brasilia, a broad range of cultural options is available to the tourist, such as museums, international-quality cuisine, operas and symphonic orchestras.

For those who insist on getting to know more about our culture, they can enjoy popular festivities that reveal much of the history, the art and the riches of the Brazilian people. There are options for all tastes: Bumba-meu-boi in the north of the country, the typical gaucho dances and festivals with European influences in the south and, of course, the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro – the grandest party on the planet.

Nature in Brazil also deserves special attention, with several ecological parks and extremely varied ecosystems: the tropical forest in the Amazon region, the stunted vegetation in the Northeast, the Atlantic Forest in the Southeast, the vast swamplands in the Midwest and the pampas in the South. Besides these, in cities such as Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro, it is possible to visit botanical gardens, which are a blend of historical value and Brazilian biodiversity.

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