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Brazil Travel

"Brazil is a country, very eclectic in nature, you cannot look at anybody and say they are Brazilian. You have no idea." - Tom Tancredo

Iguazu Falls

Quick facts about Brazil
Country code: BR
Zone: South America
Country local name: Brasil
Demonym: Brazilian
Official languages: Portuguese
Driving on the right side of the road
Currency: BRL (Brazilian Real)
Internet TLD: .br
Calling code: +55
Time zone: BRT (UTC-2 to -5) - Summer (DST) BRST (UTC-2 to -5)
Population: 190.010.647
Capital: Brasília
Biggest city: São Paulo
Borders: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
 
 
01 January - New Year's Day.
20 January - Founding of Rio de Janeiro.
25 January - Founding of São Paulo.
04 FebruarY - Carnival.
05 FebruarY - Carnival.
06 FebruarY - Carnival.
21 March - Good Friday.
23 March - Easter Day.
21 April - Tiradentes.
01 May - Labour Day.
22 May - Corpus Christi.
07 September - Independence Day.
12 October - Our Lady Aparecida, Patron St of Brazil.
02 November - All Souls' Day.
15 November - Republic Day.
25 December - Christmas Eve.
25 December - Christmas Day.
31 December - New Year's Eve.
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