Brazil

South America

Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean.

10 00 S, 55 00 W

Ordem e Progresso"(Portuguese) "Order and Progress"
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Sil	Vice President José Alencar

Capital
São Paulo

Government
Federal presidential constitutional republic

Religion
Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4%.

Population
201,103,330

Ethnic group
White 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7%.

National Language                   
Portugues
          
National Day
7 September 1822

Anthem
Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Portuguese), "Brazilian National Anthem"

Currency
Real (R$) (BRL)

Attractions
Amazon Rain Forest [with Peru], Brasilia,Carnival in Rio, Christ the Redeemer statue,Copacabana Beach,Fernando de Noronha,Iguacu Falls [with Argentina],Ipanema Beach.... 

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Art & Cultural

The ICON

Christ the Redeemer (statue) Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; considered the second largest Art Deco statue in the world. It is 39.6 metres (130 ft) tall, including its 9.5 metres (31 ft) pedestal, and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. It weighs 635 tonnes (625 long,700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed between 1922 and 1931.

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