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Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil
• Surface: 8.5 million km2
 Largest country in South America
 The boundaries extend over 23,086 km
 Brazilian coast extends over 7,3 Km through the Atlantic
Ocean
• Population: 200 million
 5th in the world by both area and population
• GDP 2015: US$ 1.8 trillion
 Brazil is the ninth largest economy in the
world by nominal GDP (Source: world bank)
Federative Republic of Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil
• 27 Federative Units
 26 states
 1 Federal Distric
• Largest metropolita
n areas in Brazil:
 São Paulo – 21 million
 Rio de Janeiro – 12 million
 Belo Horizonte – 5 million
Brazilian Territory
Brazilian Territory
History and Ethnicity
Brazil: a country that embraces similarities and celebrates the diversity
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Indian
Portuguese
Africans
Asian
 People from over 60 countries
migrated to Brazil between 1808 and
1972 (Italian, Spanish, German,
Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish, Russian,
Chinese, Japanese)
Culture
Food
• Brazilian cuisine
varies greatly
according to region
 reflects the combination
of native populations and
immigrants
Olympic and Paralympic games
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The 2016 Summer
Olympics is being held
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known as Rio 2016, is a
major international
multi-sport event
Running from 5 to 21
August 2016
More than 11,000
athletes from
206 National Olympic
Committees
Thank you!
See more at:
http://www.brasil2016.gov.br/en
http://www.visitbrasil.com/en/
Thayana Freitas de Queiroz
Foreign Trade Analyst
Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services of Brazil