Where is it?
What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasillia
What is the main language of Brazil?
Portuguese
What major rainforest is Brazil famous for?
Amazon Rainforest
What is the name of the big holiday celebration in Brazil?
Carnaval
What is the name of the bright colored frog that is toxic?
Poison Dart Frog
How big is Brazil compared to the United States?
almost twice as long as the Untied States (or almost as large as)
What is the largest city in South America?
Sao Paulo
What is the name for the region that contains hills and low mountains?
Highlands
What was the name of the first president of Brazil?
Pedro I
What is the name of the colorful bird in Brazil?
Toucan or Parrott
What was the name of the old capital city of Brazil?
Rio de Janeiro
What is the name for the Brazillian cowboys popular in the 1500s?
Gauchos
What is the name for the region in Brazil that is one of the world's largest freshwater ecosystems?
Pantanal
What is the type of wood that Portugal tried to collect in the region?
Brazilwood
What is the name of the animal with the big jaw in the rivers of Brazil?
Piranhas
What are the 2 countries that do not border Brazil?
Ecuador and Chile
What are the two major agricultural products from Brazil?
Sugarcane and Coffee
What is one of the main purposes of the Pantanal that helps move people from place to place?
Transportation
What is the name of a dance in Brazil that is native of slaves brought from Africa?
samba
What is the name of the animal that swims in the river that can "shock" people?
Electric Eel
What are the 6 countries that border Brazil?
Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay.
What is the biggest problem Brazil has faced that has led to poverty and unemployment?
Overpopulation
What does the Pantanal act like for the region that takes the pollutants out of the water?
Water Treatment Plant
What were the names of the two native groups that lived in Brazil?
Guarani and Yanomami
What is the geographic condition that destroys habitats?
Deforestation