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=__Brazil:__=

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The Flag:
This is the Brazilian Flag! The brazilian flag is green, yellow, blue, and white. The flag also has a total of 27 stars on it, all aligned to form the Southern Cross.

Physical Characteristics of Brazil:
This is the [|Amazon River]! The Amazon River is the longest river in Brazil! This is the [|Amazon Basin]! The Amazon Basin forms the biggest rain forest in the world today! These are the [|Paulo Afonso Falls]! These waterfalls are connected to the São Francisco River in Brazil!

First stanza:
It was heard from the placid banks of the Ipiranga the resounding cry of a heroic people, and the sun of liberty, in brilliant rays, shone in the skies of the homeland at that moment.

If we have achieved the promise of this equality by our mighty arms, in thy bosom, O freedom, our courageous breasts shall defy death itself!

O beloved, idolized homeland, Hail, hail!

Brazil, an intense dream, a vivid ray of love and hope descends to earth if in thy lovely skies, smiling and clear, the image of the (Southern) Cross shines resplendent.

A giant by thine own nature, thou art beautiful, art strong, an intrepid colossus, and thy future mirrors this greatness.

Beloved Land amongst a thousand others art thou, Brazil, O beloved homeland!

To the sons of this land thou art a gentle mother, beloved homeland, Brazil!

Second stanza:
Eternally lying in a splendid cradle, by the sound of the sea and the light of the deep sky, thou shinest, O Brazil, great flower of America, illuminated by the sun of the New World!

The most beautiful land therein, thy smiling, lovely fields have more flowers, 'Our forests have more life', 'our life' in thy bosom 'more loves.'

O beloved, idolized homeland, Hail, hail!

Brazil, let the star-spangled banner thou showest forth be the symbol of eternal love, and let the green-laurel of this pennant proclaim 'Peace in the future and glory in the past.'

But if thou raisest the strong gavel of justice, thou wilt see that a son of thine flees not from the battle, nor does he who loves thee fear death itself.

Land adored amongst a thousand others art thou, Brazil, O beloved homeland!

To the sons of this land thou art a gentle mother, beloved homeland, Brazil!

[|Population:]
188,078,227 (July 2006)

[|Major Languages:]
Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

[|Major Religions:]
Catholic (nominal) 74%, Protestant 15%, Other 11%

[|Life Expectancy for Males:]
68.02 years (2006)

[|Life Expectancy for Females:]
76.12 years (2006)

[|Literacy Rate:]
Male: 86.1% Female: 86.6%

[|Major Ethnic Groups:]
white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7%

Capital:
[|Brasilia] [|Absolut Location of Brasilia!]

Major Cities:
[|São Paulo], [|Rio de Janeiro], [|Belo Horizonte]

[|Climate:]
mostly tropical, and temperate in the south

Region:
[|Brazil is in South America!] [|Western Hemisphere]

[|Relative location:]
NE of Bolivia, NE of Paraguay,SE of Colombia and Venezuela

[|The Rainforest:]
Brazil holds about one-third of the world's remaining rainforests, including a majority of the Amazon rainforest. It is also overwhelmingly the most biodiverse country on Earth, with more than 56,000 described species of plants, 1,700 species of birds, 695 amphibians, 578 mammals, and 651 reptiles. The [|rainforest] is all over Brazil!

[|Government:]
Federal Republic

[|President:]
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

[|Vice President:]
Jose Alencar da Silva

[|Natural Resources:]
Iron Ore, Manganese, Bauxite, Nickel, Uranium, Gems, Petroleum, Phosphates, Tin, Gold, Platinum, Timber, Hydroelectric Power, Granite, Limestone, Clay, Sand

[|Ruling:]
For a wile the Portuguese ruled Brazil by landing in the country and claiming it theirs.

[|Culture:]
//Carnaval//, as it is known in Brazil, is an annual celebration held forty days before Easter and marking the start of Lent. Brazil's rich cultural tradition extends to its music styles which include samba, bossa nova, forró, frevo and many others. The religion of most Brazilians is Christianity. In fact, Brazil is the largest country in the world whose predominant religion is Roman Catholicism.

[|Currency of Brazil:]
BRL

[|Want to go to Brazil?]
Well you can go to Brazil for flight costing only $558 round trip!

- Agriculture:
coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus; beef

- Arable Land:
5%

- Exports:
$95 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

- Imports:
$61 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

- Natural Resources:
bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber

- Telephones (main lines in use):
38.81 million (2002)

- Telephones (mobile cellular):
46,373,300 (2003)

- Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Internet hosts: 3,163,349 (2003) Internet users: 14.3 million (2002)

**-Birth rate:**
21.48 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

**-Death rate:**
8.63 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

[|Cristo Redentor:]
Cristo Redentor is a very sacred monument in Brazil.