Fascinating Facts

Below are some interesting facts about Brazil, its places, its people and much more besides:

• The 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
  
  
• Brazil borders every country in south America except Chile and Ecuador

• 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