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Christ the Redeemer

#7wondersoftheworld #top

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Iguazu Falls (Brazil)

#waterfall #top

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Lencois Maranhenses National Park

#nationalpark #top

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Ipanema beach

#beach #top

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Pedra Do Telegrafo

#top #mountain

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Fernando de Noronha

#top #island

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Sugarloaf mountain

#mountain #top

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Copacabana beach

#beach #top

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Ouro Preto

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Sao Paulo

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Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

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Pantanal Matogrossense National Park

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Parque Enrique Lage

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Salvador carnival

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Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

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Itamambuca beach

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Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading

#library #topmuseum

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Salvador Brazil

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Caracol State Park

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Genipabu

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Ilha dos Frades

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Cathedral of Brasilia

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Moon Valley

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Manaus

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Olinda

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Paraty

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Arraial do Cabo

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Ricardo Brennand Institute

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AquaRio

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Aquario de Sao Paulo

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Gramado Zoo

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Maracana stadium

#football #stadium

Geography
Area
total: 8,515,770 sq km
land: 8,358,140 sq km
water: 157,630 sq km

Climate
mostly tropical, but temperate in south

Natural resources
alumina, bauxite, beryllium, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, niobium, phosphates, platinum, tantalum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber

People and Society
Population
218,689,757 (2023 est.)

Ethnic groups
White 47.7%, mixed 43.1%, Black 7.6%, Asian 1.1%, Indigenous 0.4% (2010 est.)

Languages
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages

Religions
Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)

Population growth rate
0.64% (2023 est.)

Government
Government type
federal presidential republic

Capital
name: Brasília

Economy
Economic overview
industrial-led economic growth model; recovering from 2014-2016 recession when COVID-19 hit; industry limited by Amazon rainforest but increasing deforestation; new macroeconomic structural reforms; high income inequality; left UNASUR to join PROSUR

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$3.128 trillion (2021 est.)

Real GDP per capita
$14,600 (2021 est.)

Agricultural products
sugar cane, soybeans, maize, milk, cassava, oranges, poultry, rice, beef, cotton

Industries
textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment

Exports
$317.175 billion (2021 est.)

Exports - partners
China 28%, United States 13% (2019)

Exports - commodities
soybeans, crude petroleum, iron, corn, wood pulp products (2019)

Imports
$297.924 billion (2021 est.)

Imports - partners
China 21%, United States 18%, Germany 6%, Argentina 6% (2019)

Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, vehicle parts, crude petroleum, integrated circuits, pesticides (2019)

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Piauí(135)

Rio de Janeiro(104)

Rio Grande do Norte(118)

Rio Grande do Sul(259)

Rondônia(46)

Roraima(14)

Santa Catarina(200)

São Paulo(595)

Sergipe(63)

Tocantins(60)

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