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Hello everyone, here I am on
a cold Monday morning flicking through the Great Book of Knowledge looking for
a country to write about and decided on Brazil.
Brazil is South America’s
largest country it takes up nearly half of South America. Its capital is Brasilia,
it has a population of around 210 million. It is officially called the
Federative Republic of Brazil.
The government is a presidential
system, federal republic and constitutional republic. The constitution is the
supreme law of Brazil.
The currency is the Real,
the flag is a blue disc depicting a starry sky spanned by a curved band with
the moto “Ordem e Progresso” in a yellow rhombus on a green field. Officially
adopted on the 19 November 1889, four days after the Proclamation of the Republic
to replace the flag of the Empire of Brazil.
Football or what I would
call soccer is the most followed sport and a source of national pride.
The country is known for the
Amazon rainforests, Sugarloaf Mountain, Iguazu Falls, soccer and the statue
Christ the Redeemer. Just to name a few things, there are other things.
The Statue of Christ is 130
feet tall, it over looks Rio de Janeiro and is one of the seven wonders of the
modern world. It is the symbol and icon of Brazil.
I would LOVE to see that statue of Christ.
ReplyDeleteSo would I
DeleteI didn't even know the official name is Federative Republic of Brazil! Goodness! I knew it was really huge, though.
ReplyDeleteI have a suggestion for a country--Argentina. I used to have a pen pal there for years and she just drifted away as they do sometimes. Oh, or The Netherlands! I have a pen pal from there right now but I know very little about her country.
Stay warm, Jo-anne! :)
I have made a note of those countries and will do posts about them
DeleteMy dad had one of those Brazil bills. I think my brother John has it now...
ReplyDeleteI would like to have one we have some money from a few different countries
DeleteAfter high school and before university, I went overseas (1966) on a Gap Year Programme with southern hemisphere students from Argentina, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand etc.. but most importantly for me, from Brasil.
ReplyDeleteI picked up enough Spanish in 12 months to survive, but Portuguese was totally beyond my language skills. Nonetheless I have been totally interested in Brasil ever since.
That's cool, when I was young I never thought about travelling to other countries, now I wish I had
DeleteWhat Katie said. I would love to see that statue in person!
ReplyDeleteThat makes three of us
DeleteI've learned a bit about Brazil from those who have come here legally. And Portugese is NOT an easy language to learn.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Jo-Anne!
I think for some us any language is hard to learn unless you hear it from birth
DeleteThank you for sharing this. I find their flag to be very interesting. Of course the statue is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI find I like learning about different countries flags
DeleteThe Christ statue is wonderful <3
ReplyDeleteThat it is
DeleteOne of the seven wonders - I would love to see that Christ statue too.
ReplyDeleteIt would be amazing to see it in person
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