Information about brazil
Country: Brazil
Before Brazil got its name, it was called llah de Vera Cruz ("Island of the True Cross"). It was named by Pedro Alvarez Cabral, who was a Portuguese captain, after the discovery of the land in 1500. It has been known as a couple different names under different regions and people. Brazil finally got its name from the 'brazilwood' tree, which was the earliest commercially exploited product there.
Location: The largest country in South America
Brazil is not a landlocked country because its west coast is open to the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil does have some landlocked states however. Out of its 26 states, Brazil has 9 that are landlocked. And more than half of the states capitals are hosted near the coast. An interesting fact about Brazil's coastline is that is expands 7,941 km and is the 16th longest national coastline of the world. Brazil holds borders with 10 different countries: France, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay. Another interesting fact is that Brazil has 2095 beaches in total which makes it a featured hot spot for tourists.
Major Languages Spoken: Portuguese is the official language of Brazil and is spoken by 99% of the population
Other than Portuguese, minority languages such as German, Italian, and Pomeranian are present. All in all, there are about 210 languages, 180 being indigenous, that the Brazilian population speaks or signs.
The Capital: Brasilia
For almost 200 years (from 1763 - 1960), Rio de Janeiro was Brazil's capital because it flourished with resources. On April 21, 1960 Brasilia became the new capital of Brazil because it was seen as a more regionally neutral area for the capital. In 2014, Brasilia had an estimated population of 2,852,372 and was the 4th most populated city in the country. Brazil as a whole had an estimate of about 203,211,300 people so far in 2015.
Leader: President Dilma Rousseff
Type of Government: Form of a democratic republic government, with a presidential system
Type of Economy: Brazil has a mixed economy (capitalism and socialism aspects) with abundant natural resources
Flag: {Pictured Below}
Since the flag below is more artistic than a realistic representation of the Brazilian flag; the real flag hosts a blue celestial globe depicting a starry sky with a band in the middle inscribed with the nations motto: "Ordem e Progresso". This is enclosed in a yellow rhombus with a green back drop. There was previous designs on the flag, however this current design was adopted November 19, 1889. It replaced the flag of the second empire of Brazil. Something interesting about the blue celestial globe is that it holds 27 white stars to represent the union's federated units, one per specific state plus the Federal District. As far as the flags symbolism and meaning the colors in the flag give it its representations. The green field represents the forests of Brazil, the yellow rhombus represents Brazil's mineral wealth, and the blue circle with the stars represents the sky over Rio de Janeiro at the time the Republic of Brazil was declared (8:37 A.M. on November 15, 1889).
Before Brazil got its name, it was called llah de Vera Cruz ("Island of the True Cross"). It was named by Pedro Alvarez Cabral, who was a Portuguese captain, after the discovery of the land in 1500. It has been known as a couple different names under different regions and people. Brazil finally got its name from the 'brazilwood' tree, which was the earliest commercially exploited product there.
Location: The largest country in South America
Brazil is not a landlocked country because its west coast is open to the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil does have some landlocked states however. Out of its 26 states, Brazil has 9 that are landlocked. And more than half of the states capitals are hosted near the coast. An interesting fact about Brazil's coastline is that is expands 7,941 km and is the 16th longest national coastline of the world. Brazil holds borders with 10 different countries: France, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay. Another interesting fact is that Brazil has 2095 beaches in total which makes it a featured hot spot for tourists.
Major Languages Spoken: Portuguese is the official language of Brazil and is spoken by 99% of the population
Other than Portuguese, minority languages such as German, Italian, and Pomeranian are present. All in all, there are about 210 languages, 180 being indigenous, that the Brazilian population speaks or signs.
The Capital: Brasilia
For almost 200 years (from 1763 - 1960), Rio de Janeiro was Brazil's capital because it flourished with resources. On April 21, 1960 Brasilia became the new capital of Brazil because it was seen as a more regionally neutral area for the capital. In 2014, Brasilia had an estimated population of 2,852,372 and was the 4th most populated city in the country. Brazil as a whole had an estimate of about 203,211,300 people so far in 2015.
Leader: President Dilma Rousseff
Type of Government: Form of a democratic republic government, with a presidential system
Type of Economy: Brazil has a mixed economy (capitalism and socialism aspects) with abundant natural resources
Flag: {Pictured Below}
Since the flag below is more artistic than a realistic representation of the Brazilian flag; the real flag hosts a blue celestial globe depicting a starry sky with a band in the middle inscribed with the nations motto: "Ordem e Progresso". This is enclosed in a yellow rhombus with a green back drop. There was previous designs on the flag, however this current design was adopted November 19, 1889. It replaced the flag of the second empire of Brazil. Something interesting about the blue celestial globe is that it holds 27 white stars to represent the union's federated units, one per specific state plus the Federal District. As far as the flags symbolism and meaning the colors in the flag give it its representations. The green field represents the forests of Brazil, the yellow rhombus represents Brazil's mineral wealth, and the blue circle with the stars represents the sky over Rio de Janeiro at the time the Republic of Brazil was declared (8:37 A.M. on November 15, 1889).