About Brazil

  Population and Size

• Brazil, the 5th largest country in the world, has a population of 188 million people

• Sao Paulo, one of the largest cities in the world, has a population of over 20 million people

• It is also the 5th largest country in land mass covering over 3.3 million square miles

   Religion

• Brazil is the largest Roman Catholic country is the world

• Most Brazilians claim to be Roman Catholic because of tradition

• It is also the largest Spiritist country in the world

• Brazil is wide open to the Gospel of Jesus Christ

   Government

• Brazil's government is somewhat the same as the United States

• Federative Republic

• Brazil contains 26 states

• Brasilia is the country's capital

• The elected officials are voted in by the people

• Brazil received their Independence from Portugal on September 7, 1822

   Language

• Portuguese

• Other languages consist of Spanish, French, English, and German & Italian in the South

   Climate

• Mostly Tropical, but Temperate in the South