Hey guys, beauty? Are you all right? Well, I hope so! As today is September 7th and Brazil's Independence Day, I came to bring you an article telling 7 facts and curiosities about our country that you may not know. Eager to know what they are? I will tell you now.
First of all, I want to tell you an extra fact about our country that maybe you didn't know. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world in terms of territory, second only to China (4th), USA (3rd), Canada (2nd) and Russia (1st).
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1st – Rio de Janeiro was once the capital of Portugal
This fact happened during the colonial period in Brazil, do you know when that was? In 1763, therefore, Rio de Janeiro became the first and only capital of a European country that was outside Europe. This fact occurred 59 years after Brazil's independence was proclaimed, the proclamation took place on September 7, 1822.
2nd – Second Largest Country in the World in Number of Airports
Of the facts and curiosities that I will mention in this article about Brazil, I bet that 90% of the people who are reading it didn't know this. Our country has an incredible 2,498 airports, second only to the United States of America.
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3rd – Brazil Has the Largest Japanese Community
Brazil is the country that has the largest Japanese community in the world, however, apart from Japan from this list, obviously. To give you an idea of the number of Japanese people in Brazil, 600,000 of them live in São Paulo alone.
4th – Largest Population of Catholics in the World
Currently in Brazil there are about 123 million Catholics, this fact is due to the colonization of Brazil, which was made by Portugal. Brazil was for centuries under the control of the Portuguese, but that ended on September 7, 1822.
5th – Brazil is the Country with the Most Biodiversity in the World
Due to the Amazon Forest, Brazil is the country with the most biodiversity in the world. But not everything is rosy, Brazil also leads the list of the country that deforests the most in the world.
Are you enjoying these interesting facts about Brazil? So calm down, there are still two more to go.
6th – Portuguese Language and 180 More
Currently in Brazil, it is estimated that there are about 180 languages that are spoken here, however, most of them are of indigenous origin. But, there were not always “only” 180 languages spoken here, it is believed that there were about a thousand when the country was discovered.
7º – The Oldest Tree in Brazil
I don't know if you know, but the oldest tree in Brazil is older than Jesus Christ, it is about 3,000 years old. Anyway, this tree was already about 1,000 years old when Jesus Christ was born. They are 40 meters high, equivalent to a 13-story building, more than 11 meters in diameter and roots that reach 18 meters deep.
Anyway, this was a brief article made today on behalf of the 7th of September, tell me, did you know any of these facts and curiosities about Brazil? However, don't forget to turn on notifications on this site and share this article with all your friends and on all your social networks.
