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Brazil is located on the east coast of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.
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population: about 192 million, half the population of the South American continent. Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, is the 6th largest urban population in the world: 17.8 million people.
size: 3,300,154 square miles, Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world.
economy: 9th largest economy in the world. 31% of Brazilians live in poverty.
culture: 73.6% of Brazilians are Roman Catholic—the largest concentration of Catholic people in the world. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. Brazil has more people of Italian and Japanese descent of any country outside of Italy and Japan.
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Brazil—Issue 12
Brazil and Soccer….the combination of the two brings adoration from the entire world. From Pelé to their recent World Cup victory, the country has dominated the planet’s most popular game. Though ...
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