Brazil Overview, Facts, Vacation Information of Brazil

Capoeira is a mix of martial arts, dancing and gymnastics and originated in Brazil
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Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil or República Federativa do Brasil), is a country in South America. It is the fifth-largest country in the world by geographical area, the fifth most populous country and the fourth most populous democracy. The official language is Portuguese and Catholicism is the predominant religion.

Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 4,578 miles. Brazil borders every nation on the South American continent except Ecuador and Chile: Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and the department of French Guiana are to the north, Colombia to the northwest, Bolivia and Peru to the west, Argentina and Paraguay to the southwest and Uruguay to the south. Numerous archipelagos are part of the Brazilian territory, such as Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo, Fernando de Noronha, Trindade and Martim Vaz and Atol das Rocas.

Brazil is crossed by both the Equator and Tropic of Capricorn, and as such is home to a vast array of flora, fauna and natural environments; as well as extensive natural resources.

Text courtesy of Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil