https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7 By Elizabeth Kestel en-us 2019-03-04 15:31:20 UTC 2025-04-10 16:41:41 UTC hello@padlet.com ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/337507613 1. “Brasil” – as called by the European sailors and merchants, was also known as the “Land of Parrots” (Terra di Papaga).
2. The Carnival held in Rio de Janeiro is often cited as the “world’s largest party”.
3. The name ‘Brazil’ comes from ‘Brazilwood’ – the name of a tree in Brazil.
4.  Brazil is the leading producer of oranges in the world, which amounts to 30% of the world’s total output.
5. ‘Silva’ is the most popular surname in Brazil.
6. The largest number of species of mammals, plants and freshwater fish are found in Brazil.]]> 2019-03-04 15:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/337507613 ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/337508034 Longitude~55° 00' W
Latitude~10° 00' S  ]]> 2019-03-04 15:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/337508034 ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/337517893 2019-03-04 15:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/337517893 ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/337518280 This is feijoada, the national dish of Brazil. It is a stew of beans with beef and pork.]]> 2019-03-04 15:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/337518280 ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338417770 The birth rate in Brazil is 13.9 births/1,000 population. The death rate is 6.7 deaths/1,000 population. The life expectancy is 74.3 years. The median age is 32.4 years. ]]> 2019-03-06 15:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338417770 ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338421928 After more than three hundred years under Portuguese rule, Brazil won their independence in 1822. They were a monarchy until 1888, when they abolished slavery. They have since had a  federal presidential constitutional republic, which is led by a president (more in Government section). ]]> 2019-03-06 15:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338421928 ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338427726 Brazil is large and has different climate regions. You will see below that there is mainly a tropical zone, a dry zone, a humid subtropical zone, a zone with dry winters, and a zone with dry summers. ]]> 2019-03-06 15:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338427726 ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338430031 The Amazon Rainforest, the largest tropical rainforest in the world, is located partly in Brazil. It also has the Guiana Highlands, the Brazilian Highlands, and the Pantanal, the world's largest freshwater wetland. ]]> 2019-03-06 15:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338430031 ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338432324 Brazil has a  federal presidential constitutional republic. It is led by a president. Their current president is Jair Bolsonaro, pictured below. Their independence day is September 7th. They gained independence from Portugal in 1822.]]> 2019-03-06 15:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338432324 ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338529328 The top three languages spoken are Portuguese, which is Brazil's official language and is spoken by 99 percent of the population, Spanish, and Brazilian Sign Language. ]]> 2019-03-06 18:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338529328 ekestel18 https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338532881 Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion at 64.6%, followed by Protestants at 22.2%, then 8% are non-religious and 5.2% practice other religions.]]> 2019-03-06 18:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ekestel18/wwzuxu4g09b7/wish/338532881