Brazil Travel Overview

Brazil Travel Overview

Important facts

Capital: Brasilia (See more on SIMPLYYELLOWPAGES.COM)

Official language: Portuguese

Currency: Real 1BRL = 0.21EUR

Continent: South-South America

Holidays between carnival and natural spectacle

Brazil is a country of superlatives. It is the fifth largest country in the world and the Amazon is the longest river in the world at 6,500 km. It is known for its festivals, especially the carnival. The country’s music is a mixture of indigenous and African influences. The most famous styles are the Samba and the Bossa Nova.

According to Countryaah, Brazil borders French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Atlantic Ocean.

“Celebrate” holidays in Brazil

If you want to go on holiday in Brazil, you should do so in February, because that is the time when the carnival takes place.
Or do you want to explore the endless rainforest? Then find out (preferably always on site) after a tour with the houseboat on the Amazon and marvel at the flora and fauna of this South American country.
The cities of the country cannot be compared with European dimensions. Often the city ​​centers are several kilometers in diameter and therefore difficult to walk through. If you want to see the metropolises of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the best thing to do is to rent a car and drive along the coast. In case you just want to relax and looking for oneIf you are on a beach vacation, then endless white beaches and turquoise blue sea await you.

Security

No matter where and how you travel, you should always pay attention to your personal safety. A few simple pieces of advice: never take more money with you than you absolutely need (approx. 20 euros) and never move around poor areas at night with valuables such as digital cameras or wristwatches. Avoid dark alleys at night! Be skeptical of over-friendly locals who want to lead you to a “cheap deal” in an empty alley, such deals can turn out badly for you. Lock your car every time you start!

Worth seeing

Tourism is not as widespread in Brazil as it is in Europe. Domestic and international flights are expensive, but there is a network of intercity buses. Always find out in advance where you want to go and find out which areas you should avoid, then this country offers you incomparable sights.
An example of a Brazilian natural wonder are the Iguazú Falls. This system of over 200 cases borders Argentina and extends over 2.7 km and. They are the largest waterfalls in the world, measured by their width (in contrast to the Victoria Falls in Zambia and Zimbabwewhich are the tallest waterfalls in the world). They were included in the list of UNESCO World Natural Heritage.
A natural landscape of a different kind is the pampas. A seemingly endless pasture that Brazil shares with Argentina.

Brazilian cuisine

Don’t forget to try Brazil’s national dish – the feijoada. It is a stew that is cooked with black beans and various types of meat: dried beef, pork ears and smoked sausages are cooked with bay leaves, black pepper, garlic, onions, cloves and other ingredients and served with rice, a special type of cabbage and a pepper sauce.

Important facts

Capital: Brasilia

Official language: Portuguese

Currency

Currency (sub-unit)

Real (100 Centavos)

ISO 4217 code

BRL / 986

Geography

Continent: South America

Region: south

Geo coordinates: S -14 ° -14 ‘-6 ” W -51 ° -55’ -31″

Highest mountain: Pico da Neblina (3,014 m)

Total area: 8,511,965 km²

Mainland: 8,456,510 km²

National border: 14,691 km

Coastline: 7,491 km

Politics

Dependency: Portugal since 1822

Formerly dependent states: Uruguay until 1825

UN member since: 1945

Other political affiliation: Organization of American States

Form of government: Presidential Democracy

Houses of Parliament: bikameral

Party system: Multi-party system

State building: federalist

Political culture: in the north-east more civil, in the south more subject culture

Particularities: Choice between 16-18 years, from 70 voluntary, in between elective

Economy

Brazil GDP - gross domestic product

Export goods: Coffee, cotton, ores

BSP: $ 649.732 billion

GDP: $ 698.471 billion

GDP purchasing power parity: $ 1,693 billion

Economic growth: 3.1%

GDP share of agriculture: 8.2%

GDP share of industry: 39.4%

GDP share of services: 52.4%

Inflation rate: 6.3%

Unemployment: 9.3%

National debt: 50.4%

Export: $ 134.8 billion

Import: $ 94.190 billion

Foreign debt: $ 162 billion

Gold and currency reserves: $ 54,610,000,000

Electricity consumption: 368,430 million KWh

Gas reserves: 240,000 million m³

Gas production: 18,430 million m³

Gas consumption: 22,600 million m³

Oil reserves: 15,120 million m³

Oil production: 2,397,000 million m³

Oil consumption: 1,746,000 million m³

Cultivation area: 7.81%

Bovine: 198,200,000 pieces

Pigs: 35,900,000 pieces

Sheep: 14,100,000 pieces

Fishing: 890,000 t

Demographic data

Residents: 188.078.300

Residents in cities: 152,372,000

Minorities: 53% European immigrants, approx. 100,000 Indians, 1 million Japanese

Average age: 28.2 years

0-14 years: 25.8%

15-64 years: 68.1%

> 65 years: 6.1%

Population growth: 1.04%

Birth rate: 16.83 / 1,000 residents

Death rate: 6.17 / 1,000 residents

Migration: -0.03 / 1,000 residents

Ratio men / women: 0.98

Fertility: 1.91 children / woman

Infant mortality: 28.6 ‰

Life expectancy men: 68.02 years

Life expectancy women: 76.12 years

Country codes and abbreviations

ISO 3166 Alpha 2: BR

ISO 3166 Alpha 3: BRA

ISO 3166 numeric: 76

Top Level Domain: br

IOC country code: BRA

UN / LOCODE: BR

Source: Abbreviationfinder

Communication

Telephone connections: 39,440,000

Cell Phones: 52,710,000

Radios: 81,050,000

TV: 74,890,000

Computer: 17,890,000

Internet users: 26,010,000

Transportation

Railway lines: 29,184 km

Paved roads: 103,228 km

Cars: 26,920,000

Merchant fleet (ships over 1,000 GRT): 137

Pipelines: 21,397

Health

Number of doctors: 457,000

Daily food intake: 3,060 kcal / resident

HIV- infected people: 770,000

Education

Illiteracy: 12%

History

Foundation: 1822

Last sovereign since: 1822

Religion

Main religious group: Christians

Distribution of religions: 3/4 of the population Catholic, Afro-Brazilian religions

Crime

Prison inmates: 336,900

Military

Armed forces (troop strength): 288,000

Main battle tank: 190

Battleships: 17

Submarines: 4

Warplanes: 260

Helicopter: 210

Defense Spending: $ 10,360,000,000