Brazil
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    he Amazon rainforest is the worlds largest and takes up an area half the size of Europe

    The worlds biggest exporter of Brazil nuts is Bolivia

    Brazil has the 2nd highest Christian population in the world


    Brazils soccer team is the only team ever to have lifted the world cup 5 times

    More than 25% of the worlds rainforest land is situated within Brazil

    Brazil is the only Portuguese speaking nation in South America

    Brazilian women received the right to vote before the ladies of France and Switzerland

   

   

    Rio de Janeiro has a coastline of over 50 miles

    The Brazilian rainforest is home to over 2 million species of animals and birds

    The Amazon basin gets over 7 feet of rainfall each year

    Native Indian tribes live throughout the rainforest regions


    Sao Paulo is the counties largest city with over 18 million people making it the 3rd largest in the world, Brazils capital Brasilia has only 2 million

    Brazil is the longest country in the world from north to south over land (over 2800 miles)

    Although slightly shorter than the Nile in Africa, the Amazon is by far the largest in terms of volume of water carried

    Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way round

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