About Brazil

Brazil is one of the largest countries of the world, the largest state in South America and fifth on a size country in the world after Russia, China, Canada and the USA.

In this country the magnificent tropical forests adjoin with majestic mountains, wild jungles with magnificent beaches. For country visiting presence of the Brazil visa is necessary.

History of Brazil

As distinct from inkas and mayas Brazilian Indians never developed the centralized civilization.

Due to jungles and climate, there are little what remained to archaeologists for a study: a bit potteries, small groups of cockleshells, skeletons. When Portuguese landed ashore first, territories of today's Brazil were populated by various nations, and a population was made to six millions.

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Brazilian Culture

Portugueses, Indians and Africans formed the modern Brazilian culture.

The Portuguese beginning is dominant - Brazilians talk on a bit changed Portuguese, a catholicism prevails, it is basic religion of Portuguese, the consuetudes of the first settler-colonialists are widely widespread.
The culture of Brazil was formed and formes till now.

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Brazilian information

Brazil is a country of indescribable beauty and variety in all displays of life. Brazil is different for everybody and it is not identical. On the face of it, it appears the place of the slack life from a hot sun, football and carnival the whole year round.

But these values of Brazilian reality is only part of its many-sided present.

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