Thread: Curiosities about Brazil

Hey! For the future visitors of our beautiful country, I'll name here a few curiosities

• Portuguese is the fifth most spoken language in the world (aprox 191 million!)
• The oldest tree in Brazil is a "jequitiba-rosa" that has about 3020 years old !!!!! It is located at São Paulo State.
• Brazil has the fastest growing helicopter fleet. São Paulo has the third most intense helicopter traffic in the world
• The oldest theather still running in Brazil is located at the city of Ouro Preto, and its been working since 1769.

If you live in one of the Brazilian states and know some curious facts, please share!!

Here are some cool facts about Brazil. Did you know that:

• -they produce the worlds best coffee

• -largest country in South America

• -shares borders with every country except Chile and Ecuador

• -longest beach at 7500km

• -the worlds second largest river the Amazon is found in Brazil

Interesting Facts About Brazil

• Almost 200 million people live in Brazil. This makes it the fifth largest country in the world in terms of population.
• The official language of Brazil is Portuguese.
• Brazil declared independence from Portugal on September 7, 1822.
• Most of the country has a tropical climate.
• Scientists have estimated that there may be up to four million species of plants and animals in Brazil. More and more species are discovered everyday.
• There are 26 states in Brazil.
• Brazil has the world’s tenth largest economy. Some of the major exports are aircraft, coffee, cars, iron ore, corned beef, shoes, steel, orange juice and textiles.
• 0.5% of the population (about 1 million people) who live in Brazil are Asian.
• Sao Paulo is the largest city in Brazil.
• About 88% of the population is literate.
• Brazil is the largest Catholic nation in the world.
• Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Brazil. The national side has won the FIFA World Cup five times- in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil is hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
• Basketball, car racing, martial arts, volleyball, swimming and tennis are all fairly popular in parts of Brazil.
• The highest court in Brazil is the Supreme Federal Tribunal.
• Voting in elections is compulsory for everyone aged between 18 and 65.

Here are some more fun facts about Brazil:

• -one of the largest Roman Catholic countries

• -the most species of monkeys

• -has the largest stadium called the Maracana

• -Brazilians love to play soccer

The 1963 Pan American Games were held in Brazil. Not only that but the greatest football player ever Edson Arantes dos Nascimento, known as "Pele". They acel in many sports. They won 13 Olympic Medals between 1920 and 1972.

• largest rain forest in the world

• thier currency has both horizontal and vertical pictures

Those are some very interesting facts about Brazil, especially the one about The oldest tree in Brazil "jequitiba-rosa". Did you also know that it is Found in Atlantic Forest and is considered the largest native tree of Brazil, because it can reach up to 50 meters tall and a trunk diameter of up to 7 meters. Used in boat building, framing, boxes and crates, cabinet making, flooring, furniture, heavy construction, joinery, plywood, veneer.

EMBRAER company, which produces executive planes is the larger company into the segment of Executive Aviation in the world.