| NAME: |
Brazil |
| LOCATION: |
Central & South America |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Federal republic (democracy) |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Portuguese is the official language. Spanish, English, and French are also spoken. |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Roman Catholic 80%. Protestant 15% . 5 % consists of Buddhism, Judaism, Shinto, Islam, Candomble, Macumba, and a variety of offshoots of Christianity. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
An intriguing mix of Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, German, and Amerindian population. Around 55% of the population is white, 38% mulatto, 6% black, and 1% other that Japanese, Amerindian, and Arab. |
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