Brazil

Federal Republic of Brazil ; República Federativa do Brasil
Official flag	Official Coat of Arms
National information
National motto:	"Ordem e Progresso"; (Order and progress)
National anthem:	Brazilian National Anthem
About the people
Official languages:	Portuguese
Population:; (# of people)	Total: 169,590,693; (ranked #13); Density: 23,1 per km²;
Geography / Places
	country map Here is the country on a map of the world.
Capital city:	Brasília
Largest city:	São Paulo
Area	Total: 8,511,965; (ranked #); Water: n/a km² (2.18%);
Politics / Government
Established:	September 7th, 1822
Leaders:	President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Economy / Money
Currency:; (Name of money)	Real (R$)
International information
Time zone:	-02 to -05
Telephone dialing code:	55
Internet domain:	.BR

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Brazil is the country in South America, and is the world's fifth largest country, with 180 million people. Most people in Brazil speak Portuguese. The capital is Brasília, the city planned and built from 1957 to 1960. Brazil also has the world's fourth largest city, São Paulo.

Brazil has the world's largest forest, the Amazon Rainforest, which makes up 40% of the country's land. Brazil also has other types of land; are is the type of savanna called cerrado; are is also the dry plant region named caatinga'.

Brazil is known for soccer, but it also has many other interesting things: the deep, varied culture (influenced by people who have come from many countries), and the changing, modern economy.

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