Brazil

South America's giant

Brazil is the largest country in South America, occupying nearly half the continent.

It is the world's fifth-largest nation by area and population, and the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas.

The Amazon rainforest covers much of northern Brazil.

The country is known for football, Carnival, and Rio de Janeiro: We're going to Brazil for the World Cup.

A brazil or brazil nut is the large, oily seed of a South American tree.

culture

feijoada

Smoked meat bean stew

caipirinha · churrasco · telenovela · futebol · Carnaval · favela · novela · açaí

country

Brasília

Brazil's purpose-built capital

federal · republic · independence · empire · constitution · flag · real · democracy · president · colony

carnival

samba

Afro-Brazilian celebratory dance

floats · dancers · drummers · revelry · masquerade · beads · Rio · kings · queens · fantasia

soccer

Pelé

Legendary Brazilian footballer

Neymar · Ronaldo · futebol · Ronaldinho · yellow jersey

amazon

rainforest

Wet tropical woodland ecosystem

indigenous · ecosystem · deforestation · conservation · canopy · flora · fauna · tribes · rubber · anaconda

geography

Iguazu Falls

Vast Argentine-Brazilian cataract system

Amazon basin · coastline · highlands · savanna · wetlands · beaches · Bahia · delta

coffee

beans

Edible pod seeds

export · plantation · harvest · Santos · aroma · cupping · production · commodity · shade-grown · processing

diversity

multicultural

Including multiple ethnic traditions

Lebanese · ethnicities · syncretism · immigration · melting-pot · Yoruba · heritage · diaspora

Categories
Opposites
south american rivalry

BrazilArgentina

Southern cone republic

Uruguay · Paraguay · Chile

global south vs. global north

BrazilPortugal

Iberian Peninsula republic

United States · United Kingdom · Germany · France · Japan

tropical vs. arctic/cold climate

BrazilIceland

Nordic island republic

Greenland · Norway · Russia · Canada · Finland

Phrases
Family

Brazilian, Brazilians, Brazil nut, Brazil nuts

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G