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Brazil is the largest nation in South America with a surface area of approximately 8.5 million km2, occupying almost half of the continent. Several areas of the territory are uninhabited, just think that 40% of its surface is covered by the Amazon Forest, the largest rainforest on the planet. Famous for being the country of the Rio Carnival, of Christ the Redeemer, of Samba and Capoeira, it is also the land of the Amazon River and one of the places where we find the urban phenomenon of the favelas. In this video we talk about the geography of Brazil and briefly tell some curiosities about a wonderful country but full of contradictions. 00:00 Let's discover Brazil 00:25 Why do they speak Portuguese in Brazil? 01:25 The geography of Brazil 01:49 The Amazon and the Amazon River 02:40 The most iconic animal species in Brazil 03:09 The indigenous tribes that live in isolation 04:11 How and when Capoeira was born 04:50 One of the largest communities of Italian descendants in the world 05:25 A very diverse population 05:43 How many people live in Brazil and where 06:13 Three cultural elements of Brazil 06:55 The Rio Carnival and the Samba competitions 07:24 The favelas, the Brazilian shanty towns 08:27 Development and economy of Brazil 09:01 The country's resources 09:29 The damage to the Amazon Forest Credits: -Drone Snap @DroneSnap -Diego_Baravelli -Ethnopedia -Dave Lonsdale -MKAMPIS -gkaphoto OTHER SUGGESTED VIDEOS: -Prima to leave for Japan: • Japan told in brief: all the ... -Before leaving for Australia: • 50 million kangaroos, 26 million ... -Nile vs Amazon River: • Do you know which is the longest river in the world? -The Amazon Forest is not the largest in the world: • The Amazon Forest is not the largest in the world: #brazil #travel #geopop