Capital: Brasília
Language: Portuguese
Currency: Real
Population: about 148.000.000
President: Fernando Henrique Cardoso since 1994
Most important cities: São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Manaus, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Salvador
Most popularsports: Soccer, volleyball, basketball, judo and swimming
Metropolitan area: 1.493 km2
Population: about 15.000.000
It's South America's leading industrial city and one of the biggest cities in the world. Is located 2 degrees south of the Tropic of capricorny.
Fotos do Brasil- Pictures from Brazil
Museu do Ipiranga- Ipiranga Museum, one of the most important in São Paulo