- The Capital is Brasilia
- Brazil is the world's
fifth-largest country.
- Brazil occupies almost half of the
South American continent and borders every
country in it except for Chile and Ecuador.
- The Amazon is the world's largest
river, 3,890miles long.
- The Amazon forest contains 30% of
the world's remaining forest. 60% of the Amazon
Basin lies within Brazil.
- Brazil is the only country to be named "after" a tree.
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