Overview of Brazil

Location: In fact, it borders every South American nation except for Ecuador and Chile

Size: It is the fifth largest country in the world in both area and population covering an area of 8,511,965sq km.

Capital: Rio de Jainero

Population: About 116,7 million people

Language: Portuguese

History: The Portuguese were the first European settlers to arrive in the area, led by Pedro Cabral, who began the colonial period in 1500. The Portuguese reportedly found native Indians numbering around seven million. Most tribes were peripatetic, with only limited agriculture and temporary dwellings, although villages often had as many as 5000 inhabitants. Today, the few remaining traces of Brazil's Indian tribes reveal little of their lifestyle. and now, fewer than 200,000 of Brazil's indigenous people survive, most of whom inhabit the jungle areas.