BRAZIL

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BRAZIL AND TAIWAN

South America

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Countries bordering with Brazil:

General Data

Area: 8,514,877 km² Coastline: 7,490 km Lang.: Portuguese Currency: Real (R$) Capital: Brasília 5 Regions Federated Units:

26 States 1 Federal District 5,564

Municipalities

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Population

191.660.000inhabitants

84.2% in urban areas

Great miscegenation

Indigenous people Portuguese African Spanish Dutch Italian

Miscegenation in Brazil

Jewish German Japanese Turkish Other people

City Inhabitants

1 São Paulo 10,990,0002 Rio de Janeiro 7,050,4723 Salvador 2,948,7334 Brasília 2,557,1585 Fortaleza 2,473,6146 Belo Horizonte 2,434,6427 Curitiba 1,828,0928 Manaus 1,709,0109 Recife 1,549,980

10 Porto Alegre 1,430,22011 Belém 1,424,12412 Guarulhos 1,279,20213 Goiânia 1,265,39414 Campinas 1,056,64415 São Luís 986,82616 São Gonçalo 982,83217 Maceió 924,14318 Duque de Caxias 864,39219 Nova Iguaçu 855,50020 São Bernardo do Campo 801,580

Source: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics(2008 Demographic Census)

Largest Cities

The Federal District

The Federal District

General Data

Area: 5,802 km² Population: 2,606,885 49 years old Divided in 28 administrative

regions Administrators of these

regions are chosen by Governor

Cultural Activities• Carnival: they usually

speak about history or important personality or event.

Leisure Activities

• Barbecue

Thanks a lot!

Muito obrigado!