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Brazil is hosting the Olympics this year, which start at the beginning of August, so I thought I would put together a compilation of delicious and authentic Brazilian recipes for you.

You know, in case you wanna eat like an Olympian... ?

Most of the recipes below are mine, but since there are a bunch of classics that I don't yet have in my collection, I went ahead and found some equally amazing Brazilian recipes from blogger friends so I could at least cover the basics. Believe me, not even a collection of 100 Brazilian dishes would cover all my love for this cuisine.

I am definitely biased, but Brazilian cuisine is the best cuisine in the world. So, even if you're not into sports, I highly recommend you make some of these. I promise you won't regret it!

1) Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)

Get the recipe here.

2) Feijoada (Black Bean and Pork Stew)

Get the recipe at Ricardo Cuisine.

3) Vinagrete (Brazilian Vinaigrette Salsa)

Get the recipe here.

4) Brazilian Style Rice

Get the recipe here.

5) Brazilian Style Beans

Get the recipe here.

6) Feijão Tropeiro (Tropeiro Beans)

Get the recipe here.

7) Moqueca Baiana (Brazilian Fish Stew)

Get the recipe at RecipeTin Eats.

8) Camarão no Leite de Coco (One Pot Shrimp in Coconut Sauce)

Get the recipe at From Brazil To You.

9) Acarajé (Black-Eyed Peas Fritters)

Get the recipe at The Amazing Flavors of Brazil.

10) Frango a Passarinho (Brazilian Chicken Wings)

Get the recipe here.

11) Pastel de Queijo (Brazilian Fried Pastry with Cheese)

Get the recipe at Mani.

12) Coxinha (Brazilian Chicken Croquette)

Get the recipe here.

13) Empadão (Brazilian Chicken Pie)

Get the recipe here.

14) Requeijão (Brazilian Cream Cheese)

Get the recipe here.

15) Limonada Suíça (Brazilian Lemonade)

Get the recipe here.

16) Caipirinha

Get the recipe at Primavera Kitchen.

17) Red Currant Caipirinha

Get the recipe here.

18) Brigadeiro (Brazilian Chocolate Fudge Balls)

Get the recipe here.

19) Brigadeiro Ice Cream

Get the recipe here.

20) Beijinho (Brazilian Coconut Fudge Balls)

Get the recipe at From Brazil To You.

Check out the recipe at Great British Chefs.

22) Mousse de Maracujá (Passion Fruit Mousse)

Get the recipe here.

23) Sorvete de Maracujá Cremoso (Passion Fruit Ice Cream)

Get the recipe here.

24) Pudim de Leite (Brazilian Flan)

Get the recipe here.

25) Torta Holandesa (Chocolate Covered Cream Pie)

Get the recipe here.

26) Bolo de Coco (Coconut Cake)

Get the recipe here.

27) Creme de Papaya (Papaya Cream)

Get the recipe at SOS Cuisine.

28) Creme de Manga (Mango Cream)

Get the recipe here.

29) Sonho (Brazilian Cream Doughnuts)

Get the recipe here.

30) Pavê (Brazilian Layered Dessert)

Get the recipe here.

Phew! And that's it for today, folks.

i hope you guys enjoyed these Brazilian recipes. Now get cooking! ?

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30 Authentic Brazilian Recipes That Will Make You Feel Like An Olympic Champion - Olivia's Cuisine

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Brazil is hosting the Olympics this year, which start at the beginning of August, so I thought I would put together a compilation of delicious and authentic Brazilian recipes for you. You know, in case you wanna eat like an Olympian... ?

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Most people understand that the Amazon is Earth's largest rainforest, but here are ten other facts you should know about the Amazon. Click on these links if you'd like to learn more about The Amazon or tropical rainforests generally (including 10 facts about rainforests).

1. The Amazon is the world's biggest rainforest, larger than the next two largest rainforests - in the Congo Basin and Indonesia - combined.

2. At 6.9 million square kilometers (2.72 million square miles), the Amazon Basin is roughly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States and covers some 40 percent of the South American continent. The "Amazon rainforest" - which defined biogeographically includes the rainforest in the Guianas, which technically are outside the Amazon Basin - covers 7.8-8.2 million square km (3-3.2 million square mi), of which just over 80 percent is forested.

3. The Amazon River is by far the world's largest river by volume, carrying more than five times the volume of the Congo or twelve times that of the Mississippi. It drains an area nearly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States and has over 1,100 tributaries, 17 of which are longer than 1000 miles.

4. The Amazon River once flowed west-ward instead of east-ward as it does today. The rise of the Andes caused it to flow into the Atlantic Ocean.

5. The Amazon is estimated to have 16,000 tree species and 390 billion individual trees

6. Nearly two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest is found in Brazil.

7. The Amazon is thought to have 2.5 million species of insects. More than half the species in the Amazon rainforest are thought to live in the canopy.

8. 70 percent of South America's GDP is produced in areas that receive rainfall or water from the Amazon. The Amazon influences rainfall patterns as far away as the United States.

9. Cattle ranching accounts for roughly 70 percent of deforestation in the Amazon.

10. Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest was on a downward trend from 2004 to 2012, mostly due to the falling deforestation rate in Brazil. There are a variety of reasons for the decline, including macroeconomic trends, new protected areas and indigenous territories, improved law enforcement, deforestation monitoring via satellite, pressure from environmental groups, and private sector initiatives. But that trend has reversed since 2013, with deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in 2021 reaching the highest level since 2008.

Other things to know about the Amazon - in charts

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Facts about the Amazon Rainforest for 2022

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Fun Brazil Facts for Kids - Interesting Information about Brazil

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Brazil is the largest country in South America.

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Brazil

Federative Republic of Brazil
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and covers three time zones.
It is the largest and most populous country in South America.

Capital: Brasilia

The largest city in Brazil is Sao Paulo.

Brazil has a large coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, stretching 7491 km (4655 miles) in length.

Brazil has the world's second longest river, the Amazon (after the Nile).

The Brazil flag is green with a yellow diamond in the center. Inside the diamond is a blue globe with stars that make up the Southern Cross with some other constellations around it. The stars (constellations) on Brazil's flag was seen in Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889, the day the Brazilian Empire was replaced by a republic. Written in green is Ordem e Progresso ('Order and Progress').

Brazil is known for the mining of precious gems; especially diamonds. Black diamonds are only found in Brazil and the Central African Republic. Brazil produces most of the world's aquamarines, topazes, amethysts, tourmalines and emeralds.

Brazil has the second-largest herd of beef cattle in the world. Brazilian cowboys are called gauchos in southern Brazil and vaqueiro in northern Brazil.

Land

The climate in Brazil is mostly tropical, but temperate in the south.

A biome is a specific environment that's home to plants and animals suited for that place and climate. Brazil is home six biomes.

The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest. Most of Brazilian wildlife is found in the Amazon.

The Cerrado region is a vast tropical savanna. It is the largest savanna region in South America. In its wooded grasslands and shrubbery large mammals can be found, jaguars, maned wolves, and giant anteaters.

The Caatinga is in the northeast of Brazil. It consist of dry lands and forest composed of stunted trees and thorny bushes.

The Pampa has dry grasslands and is a good area for raising cattle.

Pantanal is in the far west, along the border with Paraguay and Bolivia, It is a swampy area enclosed by mountains, one of the most extensive swamplands in the world.

The Atlantic region is located in a mountainous region near the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most populated with two of Brazil's largest cities, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

The Atlantic Forest has a variety of forest biomes from rainforest, humid tropical forests, low forests, and Mangrove swamps. It is a rainforest that is not as hot as the Amazon.

There are an enormous rich variety of plants and animals. An extraordinary number of species are found only in this are and nowhere else in the world. It contains a rich variety of flora and fauna. More than 50% of the trees and plants found here are only located in this area.

Animals

Brazil has the greatest variety of animals of any country in the world.

The national animal of Brazil is the jaguar - The largest cats in the Western Hemisphere.

Flora

Brazil derives its name from the brazilwood tree.

There are a range of plants in Brazil that are found nowhere else in the world. About 55,000 plants are native to Brazil. Brazil has an impressive range of plants; 200 species of orchids, 390 variety of palms to 90m-tall hardwood trees.
Cacti

Explorers

Amerigo Vespucci names each newly discovered place along Brazil's coast after the saint on whose day it was discovered.

Stories

Turtle was a gifted flutist. One day a greedy man shut Turtle in a cage. Find out how Turtle escapes in this Brazilian folktale.

Sports

Football (Soccer) is the most popular sport in Brazil.
Pelé
Pelé (born Edson Arantes Do Nascimento) is a legend in Brazil and the best soccer player to ever play the game.

He was noted for his speed, balance, powerful shot and skillful ball control and for his spectacular goals. During his career Pele played in 1,363 games and scored 1,281 goals.

In 1993, Pelé was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Pele color page

Ronaldo
Ronaldo (born Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima)is another Brazil soccer player that is considered one of the greatest soccer players.

Recommended Book

Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0375835997

Young Pele: Soccer's First Star
by Lesa Cline-Ransome

A picture book biography that tells of the struggles of Brazilian-born Pele. His rise from poverty to soccer stardom. The focus of the book is on Pele's childhood; a poor Brazilian boy who played barefoot with a ball that was a sock stuffed with rags. Who would become one of the greatest soccer player's of all time. An engrossing book that will grab children's attention.

Music Review

An incredible mix of musical styles. Take a musical journey from the rainforests of the Amazon to the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. A reflection of the diverse music of Brazil.

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Brazil Federative Republic of Brazil Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and covers three time zones. It is the largest and most populous country in South America. Capital: Brasilia The largest city in Brazil is Sao Paulo. Brazil has a large coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, stretching 7491 km (4655 miles) in length.

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Kids learn about the Geography of Brazil. The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population.

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General Information: National Geographic for Kids

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General Information: National Geographic for Kids

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OFFICIAL NAME: Federal Republic of Brazil

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Democratic federal republic

CAPITAL: Brasilia

POPULATION: 208,846,892

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Portuguese

MONEY: Real

AREA: 3,286,470 square miles (8,511,965 square kilometers)

MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Serra do Mar, Serra do Espinhaço

MAJOR RIVERS: Amazon, São Francisco, Paraná, Tocantins

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest nation in the world. It forms an enormous triangle on the eastern side of the continent with a 4,500-mile (7,400-kilometer) coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. It has borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.

The Brazilian landscape is very varied. It is most well known for its dense forests, including the Amazon, the world's largest jungle, in the north. But there are also dry grasslands (called pampas), rugged hills, pine forests, sprawling wetlands, immense plateaus, and a long coastal plain.

Northern Brazil is dominated by the Amazon River and the jungles that surround it. The Amazon is not one river but a network of many hundreds of waterways. Its total length stretches 4,250 miles (6,840 kilometers). Thousands of species live in the river, including the infamous piranha and the boto, or pink river dolphin.
Map created by National Geographic Maps

PEOPLE & CULTURE

Most Brazilians are descended from three ethnic groups: Amerindians, European settlers (mainly from Portugal), and Africans. Starting in the 19th century, waves of immigrants from Europe, the Middle East, and even Japan added to this mix. This diversity of cultures has created a rich religious, musical, and culinary culture.

Brazilians are soccer crazy, and their country has produced some of the best players. The most famous of all is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé. Brazil has won the World Cup soccer finals five times, more than any other nation.

Brazil has the greatest variety of animals of any country in the world. It is home to 600 mammal species, 1,500 fish species, 1,600 bird species, and an amazing 100,000 different types of insects. Brazil's jungles are home to most of its animal life, but many unique species also live in the pampas and semidesert regions.

In the central-western part of Brazil sits a flat, swampy area called the Pantanal. This patchwork of flooded lagoons and small islands is the world's largest wetland. Here live giant anacondas, huge guinea pig relatives called capybaras, and fierce South American alligators called caimans.

For thousands of years, people have been exploiting the jungles of Brazil. But since Europeans arrived about five centuries ago, forest destruction has been rampant. Most of Brazil's Atlantic rain forest is now gone, and huge tracts of the Amazon are disappearing every year. The government has established many national parks and refuges, but they only cover about 7 percent of the country.

GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY

Brazil is a federal republic with a president, a National Congress, and a judiciary. From 1888 until recently, the country struggled with democracy. But in 1985, the military government was peacefully removed, and by 1995, Brazil's politics and economy had become fairly stable.

Brazil has many different soils and climates, so it can produce a great variety of crops. Its agricultural exports include sugarcane, latex, coffee, cocoa beans, cotton, soybeans, rice, and tropical fruits.

Brazil is also South America's most industrial nation, producing chemicals, steel, aircraft, and cars.

Until recently, scientists thought Brazil was first settled by Asians about 10,000 years ago. But new evidence shows there were people living there at least 32,000 years ago. Some experts think they may have arrived from islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Brazil was added to the map of the world during the great European explorations in the late 15th century led by Portugal and Spain. When Europeans first reached the coast of Brazil, the country was home to about 30 million indigenous people, or Amerindians. Today, only about 300,000 remain, living primarily in Brazil's remotest places.

Portugal established its first colony in Brazil in 1530. Colonists created sugarcane plantations along the coast and sent diamonds and gold back to Europe. Soon, people from West Africa were brought to Brazil to work as slaves. The discovery of large inland gold reserves brought thousands of people from the coasts and as far away as Europe to the interior of the country.

In 1789, Brazilians tried to kick out their Portuguese rulers. The rebellion was soon put down, but it started a movement toward independence. By 1822, Brazil was a sovereign nation. Kings of Portuguese blood ruled until 1888, when military leaders and landowners expelled the king, and Brazil became a federal republic.

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Brazil Country Profile - National Geographic Kids

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Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest nation in the world.