Brasil

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BRAZIL
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil6 7 8 (in Portuguese: Federative Republic of Brazil), is a country in South America comprising the eastern half of the continent and some groups of small islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
With an estimated area of ​​over 8.5 million km ², is the fifth largest country in the world in total area (equivalent to 47% of the South Americanterritory) 0.9 Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7491 km.10Al north bordering Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French overseas department of French Guiana, on the northwest by Colombia, on the west by Bolivia and Peru; southeast with Argentina, Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Thus has fronteracon all South American countries except Ecuador and Chile.10 For themost part, the country is between the terrestrial tropics, so the seasons do not feel in a radical way in much of the same. The Amazon rainforest covers 3.6 million km ² of its territory. Thanks to its climate and vegetation, is one of the countries with the most species of animals in the world.
 Brazil, previously inhabited by Indians, was discovered by Europeans in 1500, by a Portugueseexpedition led by Pedro Álvares Cabral. After the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Brazilian territory was the segment of the American continent which corresponded to the kingdom of Portugal, which became independent on 7 septiembrede 1822. Thus, the country went from being central part of the kingdom of Portugal for an empire to finally become a republic. His first capital was Salvador, which was replaced byRio de Janeiro until they built a new capital, Brasilia. Current Suconstitución, formulated in 1988, defines Brazil as a republic federativapresidencialista.8 The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States and 12 note 1 municipios.8 5565
Although its more than 192 million inhabitants make Brazil the fifth populous paísmás, 3 exhibits low population density. This isbecause the majority of its population is concentrated along the coast, while inland is still marked by huge demographic gaps. The official language and the most widely spoken is Portuguese, which makes it the largest lusophone country in the world.10 On the other hand, the most followed religion is Catholicism, with the largest number of nominal Catholics in the world. The Brazilian society isconsidered to be a multiethnic society formed by descendants of Europeans, Indians, Africans and Asians.
The Brazilian economy is the largest in Latin America and the southern hemisphere, the sixth largest in the world by nominal GDP and the seventh largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). 4 Brazil is a major fastest growing economies in the world economic and financial reforms gave the country newinternational recognition both regionally and global.14 15 The country is a founding member of the United Nations (UN), G20, Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), the Latin Union, Organisation of American States (OAS), the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the Union of South American (Unasur), besides being one of the BRIC countries.Brazil Art
Brazil is a multicultural eminently marked by large and diverse migratory flows from all continents and intense mixing between them.
MUSEUMS
 Brasileira de Letras "and" National Library. "Is also famous for its carnival and parade of guilds (the" samba schools "). Outstanding museums are the" National Museum of Fine Arts "," Museum of Art Modern "(MAM), the" Indian Museum "and the"Museu do Futebol "in" Maracanã ", 3rd largest stadium in the world. also highlights the" Museo de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi "(MAC), in the" State do Rio de Janeiro ".
São Paulo has the "Museum of Modern Art", the MASP, the "Museu do Ipiranga", the "Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo" and the "Museu da Lingua Portuguesa" among others. It is also the largest cultural center of South America,...
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