GEOGRAPHY
Bounded
by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km
(4,655 mi). It is bordered on the north byVenezuela, Guyana, Suriname
and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by
Colombia; on the west byBolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina
and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos form
part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll,
Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It borders all
other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and occupies 47
percent of the continent of South America.
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SIGHTS
TEATRO AMAZONAS
Teatro
Amazonas or Amazon Theatre is an opera house located in Manaus, in the
heart of the Amazon Rainforest. It was built during the heyday of rubber
trade using materials from all over the world, with furniture from
Paris, marble from Italy, and steel from England. On the outside of the
building, the dome was covered with 36,000 decorated ceramic tiles
painted in the colors of the Brazilian national flag.
FERANDO DE NORONHA
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Fernando de
Noronha is a beautiful archipelago with pristine beaches, landscapes and
wildlife, situated 354 km (220 miles) off the northeastern coast in
Brazil. The archipelago was discovered by Amerigo Vespucci in
1503 and temporarily occupied by the Dutch and French before Portugal established dominion in 1737.
Today
only the largest of the 21 islands is inhabited with a population of
about 3,500. The islands are a Mecca for divers and snorkelers with warm
waters year-round and very good visibility even at depths of 50 meters.
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SALVADOR BEACH
Salvador
is the capital of the state of Bahia, with an attractive colonial town,
a vibrant musical scene and loads of exceptional beaches all around.
The beaches range from calm inlets, ideal for swimming, diving and
sailing, as well as open sea inlets with strong waves, popular with
surfers. There are also beaches surrounded by reefs, forming natural
pools of stone, ideal for children
RIO CARNIVAL
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There are
carnival celebrations in virtually every corner of Brazil, the
best-known ones taking place in Recife together with the neighboring
Olinda and Salvador. But the biggest
and
most famous carnival is undoubtedly the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. The
Rio Carnival attracts two million people per day on the streets and
almost half a million foreigners during its 4 day celebration. The
Carnival is all over the place, in the streets and squares, bars, clubs
and all other venues in Rio, concluding in the spectacular Rio Samba
Parade at the Sambadrome.
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AMAZON RIVER
At
approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles) the Amazon River is the second
longest river in the world, just slightly shorter than the Nile, and the
largest river by volume. The Amazon has over 3,000 recognized species
of fish and new species are still being discovered. The Amazon Basin is
covered by half of the planet’s remaining rainforests. Although a tenth
of the world’s estimated 10 million living species live in the
Amazon
rainforest, jungle tours are more about the boating upriver into the
damp, buzzing, oppressive ambience than actually spotting animals.
IGUACU FALLS
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| IGUACU FALLS |
One of the great natural wonders of the world, Iguaçu Falls is situated on the border between Brazil and
Argentina.
The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along the Iguazu River. The
most impressive of them all is the Devil’s Throat a U-shaped with a
height of 82 meter (269 ft). The falls can be reached from the cities
Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil and Puerto Iguazú in Argentina, as well as from
Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. On the Brazilian side there is a long
walkway along the canyon with an extension to the lower base of the
Devil’s Throat.
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Christ
the Redeemer is the famous statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro.
Located at the peak of the 700 meters (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain, it
provides a sweeping panorama from the interior of Guanabara bay
to the north, to Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas to the south. The Christ the Redeemer statue stands 39.6 meters (130 ft) tall, including its 9.5 meters (31 ft) pedestal and has become an icon of Rio and Brazil.
to the north, to Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas to the south. The Christ the Redeemer statue stands 39.6 meters (130 ft) tall, including its 9.5 meters (31 ft) pedestal and has become an icon of Rio and Brazil.
SPORTS-HOBBIES
FOOTBALL
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its third World Cup in 1970, they were awarded theJules Rimet Trophy, when Pelé one of the most recognized footballers in history, led Brazil to three of those championships, and is the top scorer of all time in the sport. All of the leading players in the national teams are prominent in the football world, including Pele,Garrincha, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Romário, Ronaldinho, and Kaká in the men's game, and Marta in the women's game. Some of these players can be considered super-stars, achieving celebrity status internationally and signing sports contracts, as well as advertisement and endorsement contracts, in the value of millions of euros.
Football
is taken very seriously in Brazil. During the World Cup, workers pause
from their duties to watch their team in action, and banks shut down
three hours before matches to allow their workers to prepare for the
game.
MOTORSPORTS
Brazil
has produced three Formula One world champions: Emerson Fittipaldi
(1972 and 1974), Nelson Piquet (1981, 1983 and 1987), and Ayrton Senna
(1988, 1990 and 1991). In total, Brazil has 101 Formula One race wins
(as of the 2009 Italian Grand Prix), distributed between Senna (41),
Piquet (23), Fittipaldi (14), Felipe Massa (11), Rubens Barrichello
(11), and José Carlos Pace (1).
In
1994, Brazil declared three days of national mourning after three time
World Champion Ayrton Senna died during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
He was a national hero and was a kind giver to charity.
There were two Brazilian drivers in the 2012 lineup, Bruno Senna of Wiliams and Felipe Massa of Ferrari.
The
Brazilian Grand Prix has been in the Formula One calendar since 1972,
currently held in October or November. There are two circuits have been
host to the race: Jacarepagua and Interlagos. The first one, located in
Rio de Janeiro, hosted the 1978 race, and then between 1981 and 1989.
From 1972 to 1977, in 1979 and 1980, and since 1990, the Brazilian Grand
Prix takes place at the Interlagos circuit, in São Paulo.
The only Formula One constructor to ever be based in Brazil is Fittipaldi Automotive.
Brazil
is also home to notable drivers in American Championship Car Racing.
Cristiano da Matta was 2001 CART champion and Tony Kanaan was 2004
IndyCar champion, whereas Brazilians have won the Indianapolis 500 race 6
times: Emerson Fittipaldi (1989 and 1993), Hélio Castroneves (2001,
2002, and 2009), and Gil de Ferran (2003). The CARTrace, the Rio 400 at
Jacarepagua in the late 1990s, whereas the IndyCar Series currently
hosts São Paulo Indy 300 street race since 2010.
In
the sports car racing scene, Raul Boesel won the 1987 World Sportscar
Championship and got close to winning the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours, when he
was second, and Ricardo Zonta won the 1998 FIA GT Championship. Also
the Mil Milhas Brasil, an endurance race, has the longest history in the
Brazilian racing events.
Auto
racing popularity is rising, with the Stock Car Brasil and Fórmula
Truck being broadcast nationally. The South American Formula Three is
mostly held in Brazil and has developed several South American circuit
drivers.
On motorcycle
racing, the most prominent Brazilian racer on MotoGP as of now is Alex
Barros, who is the most experienced racer of all time in the category,
with 276 race starts and seven wins. The Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix
is a former Grand Prix race.
BASKETBALL
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Brazilian national basketball team has also won three Olympic bronze medals (1948, 1960, 1964) and total of nine medals at theFIBA Americas Championship, three gold (1984, 2005, 2009) two silver (1988, 2001), and four bronze (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997). Oscar Schmidt is the most renowned male Brazilian player, and Hortência Marcari the most renowned female. There are many good Brazilian basketball players that play in the Brazilian domestic league, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete, and for big clubs across the world. There are four notable Brazilian players that play in the NBA: they are the Phoenix Suns' Leandro Barbosa, the Washington Wizards' Nenê, theCleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejão, and the San Antonio Spurs' Tiago Splitter.
MUSIC
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Brazil has
also a tradition in the classical music, since the 18th Century. The oldest
composer with the full documented work is José Maurício
Nunes Garcia, a catholic priest who wrote numerous pieces, both sacred and secular,
with a style resembling the classical viennese style from Mozart and Haydn. In
the 19th Century, the composer Antonio
Carlos Gomes wrote many operas with Brazilian indigenous themes, with librettos in Italian, many of which premiered in Milan; some of the most outstanding works are the operas Il Guarany and Lo Schiavo (The Slave)
In the 20th
Century, Brazil had a strong modernist and nationalist movement, with the works
of internationally renowned composers like Heitor Villa-Lobos, Camargo Guarnieri, César Guerra-Peixe and Cláudio Santoro, and more recently Marlos Nobre and Osvaldo Lacerda. Many famous performers are
also from Brazil, such as the opera singer Bidu Sayão, the pianist Nelson Freire and the former pianist and
now conductor João Carlos
Martins.
The city of São Paulo hosts the Sala São Paulo, home of the São Paulo State
Symphony Orchestra ,one of the most outstanding concert halls ofe world.
Also the city of Campos do Jordão hosts
yearly in June the Classical Winter Festival, with performances of many
instrumentists and singers from all the world.
TRADITIONAL
FOOD
Ingredients first used by native peoples in Brazil include cassava, guaraná, açaí, cumaru and tacacá. From there, the many waves of immigrants brought
some of their typical dishes, replacing missing ingredients with local
equivalents. For instance, the European immigrants (primarily from Portugal, Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland and Switzerland) were accustomed to a wheat-based diet, and introduced wine, leaf vegetables, and dairy products into
Brazilian cuisine. When potatoes were not available they discovered how to use the native sweet manioc as a replacement. The African slaves also had a role
in developing Brazilian cuisine, especially in the coastal states. The foreign
influence extended to later migratory waves - Japanese immigrants brought most of the food items that Brazilians would
associate with Asian cuisine today and introduced large-scale aviaries, well
into the 20th 
BRAZIL TRADITIONS
The culture of Brazil presents a very
diverse nature showing that an ethnic and cultural mixing occurred in the
colonial period involving mostly Native
Brazilians, Portuguese and Africans. In the late
19th and early 20th centuries Italian, German, Spanish, Ukrainians, Polish, Arab and Japanese immigrants settled in Brazil and played an important role in its culture, creating
a multicultural and multiethnic society.
As consequence of three centuries of colonization by the Portuguese empire, the core of Brazilian culture is derived from the culture of Portugal. The numerous Portuguese inheritances include the language, the predominant religion and the colonial architectural styles. These aspects, however, were influenced by African and Native American
traditions, as well as those from other Western European countries. Some
aspects of Brazilian culture are contributions of Italian, German and other European immigrants. Amerindian peoples and Africans played a large role in the formation
of Brazilian language, cuisine, music, dance and religion.
This diverse cultural background has helped boast
many celebrations and festivals that have become known around the world, such
as the Brazilian Carnival and the Bumba Meu Boi. The colourful culture creates an environment that makes Brazil a
popular destination for many tourists each year.
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http://wikitravel.org/en/Brazil
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/brazil/sights
http://famouswonders.com/south-america/brazil/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Brazil
http://www.southamerica.cl/Brazil/Food.htm
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http://www.buzzfeed.com/gabrielakruschewsky/traditional-brazilian-foods-you-need-to-eat-right-now
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