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Travel Information on Brazil
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Brazil (BR)
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| Continent: |
South America |
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| Area: |
8,514,220 km² |
| Population: |
184,101,110 |
| Capital city: |
Brasília |
ISO code: |
BR |
| National language: |
Portuguese |
International dialling code: |
+55 |
| Currency: |
Real |
Licence plate number: |
BR |
| Flight routes from Brazil: |
3020 |
Flight routes to Brazil: |
4023 |
| Popular airports: |
Sao Paulo (GRU),
Rio de Janeiro (GIG),
Iguazu Falls (IGU),
Rio de Janeiro (RIO),
Fortaleza (FOR),
Londrina (LDB),
Salvador (SSA),
Manaus (MAO),
Florianopolis (FLN),
Belo Horizonte (CNF)
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| Large cities: |
São Paulo,
Rio de Janeiro,
Salvador,
Belo Horizonte,
Brasília,
Curitiba,
Manaus,
Recife PE,
Belém,
Porto Alegre,
Goiania GO,
Guarulhos,
Campinas,
Nova Iguaçu,
Maceió
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| Airlines based in Brazil: |
TAM Linhas Aereas,
Gol Transportes Aereos,
Varig Brasil,
Pantanal Linhas Aereas,
Rico Linhas Aereas,
WebJet Linhas Aéreas,
Trip Linhas Aereas,
Oceanair,
TAF Linhas Aéreas
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The largest country in South America.
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Brazil is the biggest country in South America with over 186 million inhabitants and covers about 47% of the total area of the South American continent. It shares borders with all south American countries apart from Chile and Ecuador.
A red rosewood, which was in former times an export product of Brazil, was called Brazil by the native inhabitants of the country.
The countryside in Brazil is dominated by the largest rainforest in the world in Amazonia, lowlands in the north and hills and mountains in the south. The majority of the population lives on the Atlantic, where all the large cities and towns of the country are also to be found.
The climate is tropical to subtropical with minimal temperature fluctuations during the year. With temperatures over 20°C, the visitor has the opportunity of exploring the whole of the country and the 8,400 km coastline all year-round.
The country’s highest mountains are to be found in the National Park Pico de Neblina. These are the Pico de Neblina (3,010 m; 9,875 ft) which also gave the national park its name and the Pico 31 de Marco (2,990m; 9,809 ft).
The biggest river on earth, also the life source of the north, is the Rio Amazonas with a total length of 6,450 km (4007 miles). It is accessible by boat from the Atlantic to Manaus and important for the transport of goods in the entire region.
Brazil’s touristic highlight is in the north, in the deepest Amazon and over 1000 km from the Atlantic – the city of Manaus, which was built by the Portuguese in the 17th Century. Attractions include the Opera House, the meeting of the waters, where the Negro and Solimões rivers merge and the tollhouse. Also in the north is Salvador de Bahia, with numerous houses dating back to the Renaissance. The city is on the UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites.
In the south is the country’s capital, Brasilia. It is located on a plateau with an altitude of 1,150 m and was inaugurated by the former president Kubitschek in 1960, when it replaced Rio de Janeiro as capital. Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city is famous for its statue of Jesus on the Corcovado, the best known attraction in Brazil. The beach of Ipanema, the Pão de Açúcar - the Sugar Loaf mountains, and the annual carnival are other tourist attractions.
Blumenau in the south-east is the largest German enclave with timber frame houses and the annual October fest, the so-called "Semana de Blumenau". Further south on the border between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina in the Iguacu-National park, there are over 200 waterfalls falling from a height of up to 70 m.
Due to the large distances to cover, air traffic is gaining in importance in Brazil. The costs are too high for the majority of Brazilians, so they tend to undertake even the longest journeys by bus. More and more airlines are being established and provide cheap domestic flights following the model of the European discount airlines. The largest airport in the country is the Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo/Guarulhos in Guarulhos near Sao Paulo with almost 13 million passengers yearly. In order to relieve the two overused airports in Sao Paulo, the extension of the airport in Campinas, 80 km from Sao Paulo, is being planned. Viracopos is to become the largest airport in Latin America, with a capacity of 55 million passengers a year.
About 80 % of the population is Roman Catholic. A large minority is formed by the protestants, about 10%. The rest are Buddhists, Muslims and followers of the natural religions.
Other large cities are Rio Branco, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, São Paulo, Campo Grande, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre.
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Favourite Flights and Cheap Flights from and to Brazil / BR
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Flight Rio de Janeiro Santiago de Chile ( GIG SCL) 23 Flights per week with Lan Chile, Gol Transportes Aereos
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Flight Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires ( GIG EZE) 70 Flights per week with Varig Brasil, Aerolineas Argentinas S.A., KLM, TAM Linhas Aereas
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Flight Fortaleza Amsterdam ( FOR AMS)
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Flight Sao Paulo Tel Aviv ( GRU TLV)
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Flight Sao Paulo Paris ( GRU CDG) 28 Flights per week with Air France, Varig Brasil, TAM Linhas Aereas
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Flight Rio de Janeiro Brisbane ( GIG BNE)
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Flight Sao Paulo Santiago de Chile ( GRU SCL) 78 Flights per week with Lan Chile, Swiss International Air Lines, Deutsche Lufthansa, British Airways, TAM Mercosur
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Flight Sao Paulo Quito ( GRU UIO) 7 Flights per week with Taca International
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Flight Sao Paulo Santa Cruz de la Sierra ( GRU SRZ)
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Flight Sao Paulo Havana ( GRU HAV)
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