Brazil: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Brazil

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Historic Town of Ouro Preto, Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda, Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia, Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas, Iguaçu National Park. Interesting food you need to try here: Feijoada.

Economy

It is ranked 12# in the world with a GDP of $1,608,981,456,325 USD in 2021. You need to pay 22.90R$ (corresponding to $4.25 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©. The sign for the local currency is R$ (BRL).

Population

With a birth growth rate at 0.64%, the median age is 33.20 years. Around 206,812,000 people live in this country, or 2.77% of all people on earth.

Education

Well known universities are: University of São Paulo, University of Campinas, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo State University, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The average length of time residents spend in school is 16 years (including tertiary education).

Geography

The inhabitants speak the following languages: Portuguese. The country has a 8,515,767 km² area, a postcode system is employed and the primary cities are: Curitiba, São Paulo, Fortaleza, Joinville, Recife. The capital of this country is Brasília and the country has a border with Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Good to know

Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil to learn more about this nation. The country's ISO code is BR, phone numbers start with +55, the domain name ".br" is used by the country's websites

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