Brazil is the biggest country in South America! It is so big that almost half of the entire continent fits inside it. The capital city is Brasilia, but the biggest city is Sao Paulo. People in Brazil speak Portuguese, not Spanish like most of their neighbors. Brazil is full of colorful wildlife, music, and dancing!
Every year, Brazil holds a huge party called Carnival! People wear bright costumes and dance in the streets to samba music. Brazilians love soccer more than almost any other sport, and their national team has won the World Cup five times! Kids in Brazil enjoy eating acai bowls and a yummy cheese bread called pao de queijo.
- The Amazon Rainforest is so big that it makes its own rain clouds!
- Pink river dolphins swim in the Amazon River and they can turn their heads all the way around.
- Toucans live in Brazil and have beaks that are almost as long as their bodies.
- Brazil is also home to a famous statue of Jesus called Christ the Redeemer, which stands on top of a mountain in Rio de Janeiro!
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