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Brazil, officially the Federal Republic of Brazil is the largest state in South America by area and population and the only Portuguese-speaking country in America. It is on the fifth place among the countries in terms of area(8512 thousand km) and the fifth in terms of population(201.1 million). It occupies the Eastern and Central part of the continent.

The capital is Brasilia. The longest distance from North to South is 4320 km, from East to West is 4328 km.it Borders all the States of South America, except Chile and Ecuador: French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela in the North, Colombia in the North-West, Peru and Bolivia in the West, Paraguay and Argentina in the South-West and Uruguay in the South. The length of the land borders is about 16 thousand km. from the East it is washed by the Atlantic ocean, the length of the coastline is 7.4 thousand km. Brazil also includes several archipelagos, in particular Fernando de Noronha, Rokas, San Pedro I so Paulo and Trindade and Martin VAS.
The river network is very dense. The entire Amazon, the South Guiana and the Northern Brazilian plateaus are irrigated by the Amazon river system. The South of the Brazilian plateau-the Uruguay and paran river systems, the West-the tributary of the paran river-Paraguay, the East belongs to the basin of the San Francisco river, the North-Eastern and Eastern borders of the plateau are irrigated by short rivers that flow directly into the Atlantic ocean

The climate of Brazil is as diverse as the terrain. Although Brazil is a tropical country, there are few areas unfavorable for permanent residence-too hot, too humid or with the same temperatures
It is well known that these climate was favorable for human settlement. Dense tropical forests did not allow the ancient people of the Mongoloid race to spread widely over the vast territory of South America, but the active settlement of a more developed European civilization accelerated the process of development of new lands and, consequently, a huge influx of people from Europe and Africa.

After three centuries of being ruled by Portugal, Brazil became an independent state in 1822. Being, at that time, the largest and most populated country in South America, Brazil managed to survive half a century of military intervention in order to become a country with a developed industry and agriculture. Reasonably using enormous natural and human resources, the country became a leader among Latin American countries in the 1970s.

Brazil today is a developed industrial power, successfully competing in world markets in such high-tech areas as the aerospace industry, the automotive industry, computer science, and biotechnology. Being today one of the leaders in the export of agricultural products and livestock, the country each year increases its production and strengthens its position in the world, and therefore is a promising partner for cooperation. In 2007, the Republic ranked 6th in the global economy in terms of gross domestic product, and reached the same level as the UK, France, Russia and Italy. 50% of the economy of all Latin America is concentrated in this state.

Speaking of Brazil, they usually recall football, coffee and of course the famous carnival. Brazil is quite distinctive and colorful. On all are the prints of the three cultures, European, Indian and African.

Almost all major cities have museums. The most interesting are: the Museum of Modern Art (a collection of exhibits from many countries of the world). National Museum (more than 4 million exhibits on geology, botany and anthropology), Museum of Indians. Historical Museum. The Art Museum is all in Rio de Janeiro; Museum of Contemporary Art in Sao Paulo. In addition, Brasilia has a beautiful botanical garden, a zoo and the Metropolitan Cathedral of modern architecture. In Rio de Janeiro: the famous ocean beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema and Lebnon; Sugar Loaf Mountain; Corcovado Mountain with a statue of Christ the Savior; A large number of buildings of colonial architecture, a zoo. Recently, the city of Fortaleza on the northern coast of the country has become a landmark.