Brazil — world's 5th largest country, 215 million inhabitants, 60% Amazon. Homeland of samba and carnival.
- Brazil is the world's 5th largest country (8.5 mn km²). 27× larger than Poland. Borders with 10 countries (all except Chile + Ecuador).
- Amazonia — 60% of Brazil's territory 5.5 mn km² of forests. 30% of global biodiversity. 'Lungs of the world' — 20% of global oxygen.
- Carnival in Rio de Janeiro 5 days in February/March. Sambodromo: 90,000 spectators, 12 samba schools. World's widest festival.
- Christ the Redeemer — Cristo Redentor Rio de Janeiro, 30 m + 8 m pedestal. Since 1931. One of 7 new wonders of the world (2007). Pilgrimage 1.8 mn annually.
- Brazilian football — 5 World Cups 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002. Pelé, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Neymar. 4× more than any other country.
- Brazil has 22 UNESCO sites Iguazu, Brasilia (planned city), Salvador (colonial), Olinda, Rio, Pantanal (world's largest wetlands).
- São Paulo — South America's largest city 12 mn (city), 22 mn (metro). Latin America's financial centre. 50% of Brazil's GDP.
- Brazilian language — Portuguese Only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas. Brazilian form different from European (like American vs British English).
- Brazil produces 1/3 of global coffee + 1/3 of sugar + 1/2 of soybeans + #1 beef exporter. 'World's table' — feeds the rest of the globe.
- Brazil has 60% of the Amazon Of 9 countries (BR, BO, PE, CO, VE, EC, GU, FG, SU). Brazil largest, but all suffer from deforestation + mining.
Sources: IBGE Brasil, Ministério do Turismo, UNESCO World Heritage.