23 interesting facts about Brazil

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During our stay in Rio, we learned the most interesting facts about Brazil and proved that this is not just about carnival and football

Our short city trip to Rio de Janeiro was attached to the end of our big journey, so that we did not come in the city or in Brazil ourselves as long as we wanted. We have decided to return one day to explore the huge interior and to take a boat trip on the Amazon.

For now, we have to make do with the few days that we had in the fascinating city of Rio with their breathtaking mountains, rain forests and apparently endless beaches.

During our stay we learned a lot about Brazil and proved that it is not just about carnival and football in the South American Powerhouse. We share our favorite facts below.

Interesting facts about Brazil

  1. Brazil has the 20th most powerful pass in the world. His citizens can visit 169 travel destinations without a visa or with a visa on arrival. Incidentally, the Brazil visa is generally accessible and can easily be requested online with Travel Visa Pro. (Source: Henley Passport Index)

  2. With 8,514,877 square kilometers, Brazil is the fifth largest country to land mass and accounts for 47 % of the South American continent. (Source: Cia World Factbook)

  3. In 2010, Dilma Rousseff was the first woman to be elected Brazilian President. In the elections in October 2014, she won a second term. (Source: BBC)

  4. In 2014, Baia do Sancho was named the best beach in the world in the Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha from Tripadvisor. Since then it has been replaced by the top position, but has taken second place in the past two years. (Source: Daily Mail)

Wissenswertes über Brasilien - StrandCCINTRA, CC BY-SA 3.0Baia do Sancho in Brazil

  1. With 204,259,812 inhabitants in July 2015, it is also the sixth largest country in the world. (Source: Cia World Factbook)

  2. Some fishermen in Laguna in the southeast of Brazil use dolphins to help them fish. The dolphins drive fish to waiting nets and even snap their heads to indicate that the trap is set up. (Source: Telegraph)

  3. São Vicente was founded in 1532 and is the oldest city in Brazil. It was Portugal's first permanent settlement in America. (Source: Britannica)

Benedito Calixtos Ölgemälde auf Leinwand Benedito Calixto, community -freeBenedito Calixto, community -free

  1. The Liberdade district in Sao Paulo is home to the largest Japanese immigrant community in the world. Over 1.8 million people of Japanese descent live in Brazil, 600,000 of them in Liberdade. (Source: CNN)

  2. Brazil borders on every country in South America except Ecuador and Chile. (Source: Cia World Factbook)

  3. Every year a penguin named Dindim returns to his savior on an island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. In 2011, Joao Pereira de Souza saved a starving Magellan Penguin covered with oil. Since then, the penguin has traveled three to five thousand miles from Patagonia every year to spend up to eight months with the retired fisherman. (Source: Independent)

  4. With over 123 million (possibly even 150 million), Brazil has the highest number of Catholics worldwide. (Source: BBC and PEW Research Center)

  5. Brazil is the most successful international football team ever. They won the FIFA World Cup five times-more than any other country-and are the top priority in the eternal ranking. (Source: FIFA)

  6. The capital of Brazil, Brasilia, was built in just 41 months from 1956 to 1960. Rio de Janeiro has been the capital of the past 197 years. (Source: BBC)

Brasilia ist eine unserer interessanten Fakten über BrasilienGoverno do Brasil, Creative CommonsBrazil's capital Brasilia

  1. Brazil's highest mountain is the Pico da Neblina (fog summit). Since it is almost constantly wrapped in clouds, it was only discovered in the 1950s and only climbed in 1965 (12 years after Everest). It is located on the border with Venezuela at 2,994 meters (9,823 feet) above sea level. (Source: Summitpost)

  2. The solarium in interiors is prohibited across the country. (Source: CDC)

  3. The Amazon is the world's largest river according to the water volume. Over 209,000 cubic meters per second flow into the Atlantic Ocean, which is more than the next seven largest rivers. During the rainy season, the river swells to almost 50 km (30 miles). (Source: Telegraph)

Luftaufnahme des AmazonasCurioso.photography/shutterstockBrazil's Amazona

  1. There are no bridges over the actual Amazon. In 2011, a 3.5 km long bridge over the largest tributary of the Amazon, the Rio Negro, was built, but the main river still remains without a bridge. (Source: The Guardian)

  2. Brazil has been the world's largest exporter of coffee for over 100 years. In 2014 it produced 2,720,520,000 kilograms of coffee beans. (Source: Weltatlas)

  3. The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro is one of the "new seven wonders of the world". It is 38 meters high and weighs 635 tons. The construction of the statue lasted five years and was opened in 1931. (Source: New7wonder)

christus der erlöser in rio de janeiroAtlas & BootsChrist the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro

  1. Brazil has over 4,000 airports. Only the United States has more. (Source: Cia World Factbook)

  2. In 2004, the Brazilian government tried to sell a 16,000 -ton aircraft carrier on Ebay. Commandments reached £ 4 million before it was removed. (Source: Telegraph)

  3. According to a 2007 report, there are at least 67 uncontacted peoples in the Brazilian Amazon area. (Source: Reuters)

interessante fakten über brasilien - stämmeGleilson Miranda, Creative CommonsUncontacted people in the Brazilian Amazon

  1. Tragically, the government reported in 2005 that a fifth of the Amazon had been cleared by deforestation. (Source: BBC)

Discover more interesting facts about Brazil in the Lonely Planet Brazil.

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