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 Brazil officially the Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in both South America and
Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3.2 million square miles) and with over 208 million
people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous. Its capital is
Brasília, and its most populated city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the
26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. It is the largest country to have
Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most
multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from
around the world.

Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi). It
borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47.3% of the
continent's land area. Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse
wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous
protected habitats. This unique environmental heritage makes Brazil one of 17 megadiverse
countries, and is the subject of significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and
environmental protection.

Geography

Brazil occupies a large area along the eastern coast of South America and includes much of the
continent's interior, sharing land borders with Uruguay to the south; Argentina and Paraguay to
the southwest; Bolivia and Peru to the west; Colombia to the northwest; and Venezuela, Guyana,
Suriname and France (French overseas region of French Guiana) to the north. It shares a border
with every South American country except Ecuador and Chile. Brazil is the fifth largest country in
the world, and third largest in the Americas. Brazil is the only country in the world that has the
equator and the Tropic of Capricorn running through it. Brazilian topography is also diverse and
includes hills, mountains, plains, highlands, and scrublands.

Tourism

Natural areas are its most popular tourism product, a combination of ecotourism with leisure and
recreation, mainly sun and beach, and adventure travel, as well as cultural tourism. Among the
most popular destinations are the Amazon Rainforest, beaches and dunes in the Northeast Region,
the Pantanal in the Center-West Region, beaches at Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina, cultural
tourism in Minas Gerais and business trips to São Paulo city.
Culture

The core culture of Brazil is derived from Portuguese culture, because of its strong colonial ties
with the Portuguese Empire. Among other influences, the Portuguese introduced the Portuguese
language, Roman Catholicism and colonial architectural styles. The culture was, however, also
strongly influenced by African, indigenous and non-Portuguese European cultures and traditions.
Some aspects of Brazilian culture were influenced by the contributions of Italian, German and
other European as well Japanese, Jewish and Arab immigrants who arrived in large numbers in the
South and Southeast of Brazil during the 19th and 20th centuries. The indigenous Amerindians
influenced Brazil's language and cuisine; and the Africans influenced language, cuisine, music,
dance and religion.

Brazilian art has developed since the 16th century into different styles that range from Baroque
(the dominant style in Brazil until the early 19th century) to Romanticism, Modernism,
Expressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Abstractionism. Brazilian cinema dates back to the birth of
the medium in the late 19th century and has gained a new level of international acclaim since the
1960s.

Sports

The most popular sport in Brazil is football. The Brazilian men's national team is ranked
among the best in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings, and has won the
World Cup tournament a record five times.

Volleyball, basketball, auto racing, and martial arts also attract large audiences. The Brazil
men's national volleyball team, for example, currently holds the titles of the World
League, World Grand Champions Cup, World Championship and the World Cup. In auto
racing, three Brazilian drivers have won the Formula One world championship eight times.
Gastronomy

Brazilian cuisine varies greatly by region, reflecting the country's varying mix of indigenous and
immigrant populations. This has created a national cuisine marked by the preservation of regional
differences. Examples are Feijoada, considered the country's national dish; and regional foods
such as beiju, feijão tropeiro, vatapá, moqueca, polenta (from Italian cuisine) and acarajé (from
African cuisine).

The national beverage is coffee and cachaça is Brazil's native liquor. Cachaça is distilled from sugar
cane and is the main ingredient in the national cocktail, Caipirinha.

A typical meal consists mostly of rice and beans with beef, salad, french fries and a fried egg.Often,
it's mixed with cassava flour (farofa). Fried potatoes, fried cassava, fried banana, fried meat and
fried cheese are very often eaten in lunch and served in most typical restaurants. Popular snacks
are pastel (a fried pastry); coxinha (a variation of chicken croquete); pão de queijo (cheese bread
and cassava flour / tapioca); pamonha (corn and milk paste); esfirra (a variation of Lebanese
pastry); kibbeh (from Arabic cuisine); empanada (pastry) and empada, little salt pies filled with
shrimps or heart of palm

Brazil has a variety of desserts such as brigadeiros (chocolate fudge balls), bolo de rolo (roll cake
with goiabada), cocada (a coconut sweet), beijinhos (coconut truffles and clove) and romeu e
julieta (cheese with goiabada). Peanuts are used to make paçoca, rapadura and pé-de-moleque.
Local common fruits like açaí, cupuaçu, mango, papaya, cocoa, cashew, guava, orange, lime,
passionfruit, pineapple, and hog plum are turned in juices and used to make chocolates, ice pops
and ice cream.

Clothing

Brazilians love clothing that burst with lovely bright colors and attires that display attractive cuts
and patterns. The fashion usually places a lot of emphasis on appropriate accessories as well.
While the overall trend leans towards unisex apparels, Brazilian fashion is dictated by the region
you’re in.
Residents in Rio greatly favor casual clothing. People in places like Sao Paolo have eccentric ways
of dressing up. In the northern part of the country, trousers are not a part of women’s fashion.
Shorts and stylish tops are the general favorites.

The general population in many places in Brazil, including senior citizens, prefer to wear smart
looking attire. You can usually spot several elderly women walking in miniskirts. Nice sandals that
go along with their dresses are typically worn by most Brazilian women. Young Brazilian women
love to wear figure-hugging jeans and tops.

There is no place for soft or dull colors in the Brazilian fashion circle. T-shirts with western designs,
logos and phrases are well-accepted. Since Brazil is a country of long sandy beaches, beachwear
has become one of the popular attires. Wearing scanty clothing is acceptable in beaches
everywhere in the country.

Customs

Brazil is a fascinating country, especially in terms of its rich culture, history and heritage. The
following customs and features are part of its diverse culture:

• The communication style of Brazilian locals is usually relaxed and fairly informal.

• During a conversation, it is not uncommon to be interrupted, as this is not perceived as

being rude.

• Brazilians are quite direct in their manner of speaking as well as in what they say.

• When communicating, locals will often touch one another lightly and stand close together.
This applies even when two women are talking, or when a man and woman are in conversation.
Do not mistake this for flirtation or inappropriate behaviour
• People working in service provision (such as construction workers, nurses and house
cleaners) will often avoid eye contact with those perceived to be above them in social status.
Colleagues and friends will, however, usually maintain direct eye contact.

• Making brief eye contact with strangers is acceptable and commonplace.

• Punctuality is not generally strictly adhered to. However, those in corporate situations do,
generally, try to maintain good time-keeping. As a visitor to the country, you should definitely stick
to meeting times out of respect.

• A close friendship is indicated by rubbing the two index fingers together.

• Thumbs up indicates approval, while thumbs down represents unhappiness and

disapproval.

• Sucking your thumb indicates a feeling of being left out.

• Sticking your thumb between your middle and index finger (which is usually considered to
be a rude gesture in North America, South Africa, Australia and Europe) is a symbol of wishing
someone good luck in Brazil.

• Women are generally expected to take care of all household chores.

• The legal drinking and smoking age is 18 years.

• Being in possession of a small quantity of drugs as a local generally results in a small fine.
However, being in possession as a foreigner is likely to lead to deportment and / or time in prison.

• Brazilians are generally well dressed and neat.

• Corporate women should have manicured hands.

• In a work-related environment, it is not acceptable to wear jeans.

• If you do not know the marital state or academic qualification of the person to whom you
are speaking, refer to them by the same title that they used to addressed you (that is, if they called
you Mr or Ms, use the same gender-appropriate title to refer to them).

• Hand business contacts your business card when you are introduced to them.

• If you are going to Brazil on business, have a batch of business cards printed in English with
Portuguese on the back. Then, present these cards to locals with the Portuguese side facing up.
• Corporate meetings are almost always preceded by plenty of small talk, as Brazilians tend
to deal with those in whom they trust (and, therefore, know to some degree).

• Brazilians are not generally confrontational, so take a calm, friendly approach when
dealing with them in business.

The principal airports

1 Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo

2 Congonhas Airport São Paulo

3 Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport Brasília

4 Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro

5 Tancredo Neves-Confins International Airport Belo Horizonte

6 Viracopos International Airport Campinas

7 Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro

Connections from airports in Brazil to Venezuela

Copa airlines

Avianca