Brazil
Key Facts
Slums
Amazon Rainforest
Location
South America
Became independent in 1822
Very poor and crowded places
Moist broadleaf tropical rainforest
Southern Hemisphere
Borders Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname and France (French Guiana)
President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Population: 213.32 million
National language: Portuguese
Currency: Brazilian Real
Borders the Atlantic Ocean
Largest country in South America
Capital: Brasilia
Called Favelas
Around 11 million people live in Brazilian slums all together
Around 5,500,000 km2
Also called the Amazonia
Covers the countries: Brazil(60%), Peru(13%), Columbia(10%), and minor amounts in Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela
Amazon River
Largest river by discharge volume of water in the world
Disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the River Nile
The home to the Largest Aquatic Mammal in South America (Pink River Dolphin)
Flows through Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador and French Guiana
Working class neighbourhoods
Around 6% of Brazilian population lives in slums