Meet the real Made In BOB-Town

It is named after a tree; brazilwood

Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world

The capital of Brazil is Brasilia, built in 1960

Brazil has 64 national parks and more than 200 conservation units. One of the interesting parks – Lencóis Maranhenses National Park is home to sand dunes that are formed by wind and ocean currents. The dunes can reach heights of 40 metres

The Portuguese spoken in Brazil is evidently most similar to that spoken in the 16th century

Brazil was a Portuguese colony for over 300 years and gained its independence in 1822

Samba music developed in Brazil in the 1800’s, is still tremendously popular

There’s a Brazilian island where the largest population are snakes

Maria and Jose are the most common names

There are more than 4000 airports

Caipirinha is a popular cocktail

Home to the biggest Japanese population outside Japan

Piranha soup is considered an aphrodisiac in Brazil

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Brazilian prisoners can reduce their sentence by 4 days for every book they read and write a report on

There is a stadium in Brazil in which the midfield line lies on the Equator, making each team defend one hemisphere

In 1958, a rhinoceros called Cacareco was a candidate in the city council elections in Sao Paulo and received the most votes

In 2007, it was reported that were 67 tribes who have never had contact with modern man

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Have you been to Brazil? Are there any interesting or unusual facts you’d like to share?