General Info
Which line of latitude passes through the north of Brazil?
Equator
What is the term for the type of rainfall caused by the heating of the earth, leading to evaporation and condensation in the rainforest?
Convectional rainfall
What is the name of the government department that monitors the existence of uncontacted groups in Brazil?
FUNAI
What is the name given to the neglected, overcrowded neighborhoods or informal settlements in cities like Rio de Janeiro?
Favelas
Brazil is the world's second-largest producer of which type of fuel, made from organic matter?
Biofuels
What is the name of the capital city of Brazil, which is a city founded in 1960?
Brasilia
What are the wide, woody roots that are common in the rainforest because they provide support to tall trees in shallow soil called?
Buttress Roots
Why are uncontacted tribes so vulnerable to outsiders?
They have not built up immunity to common diseases like measles or influenza.
Which famous beach is located in Rio de Janeiro?
Copacabana
Brazil is a leading source of which mineral, which is the main ore of aluminium?
Bauxite
How many times has Brazil won the FIFA World Cup?
5
What is the name for the woody vines that climb up trees to reach sunlight in the canopy?
Lianas
Which tribe, located in Mato Grosso, is so threatened by loggers that they are believed to have stopped having children?
The Kawahiva
What is the name of the landmark statue that overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro?
Christ the Redeemer
Alongside crude oil and iron ore, which agricultural crop is listed as one of Brazil's most valuable exports?
Soy (or soybeans/soy bean meal)
What is Brazil's official language, which reflects the colonial power from which it gained independence in 1822?
Portuguese
What is the highest layer of the rainforest, where giant trees poke above the main canopy, called?
Emergent Layer
Which tribe’s territory in northern Brazil is being heavily polluted by illegal gold miners (garimpeiros) using mercury?
The Yanomami
What is the name of the specific favela often featured in resources regarding neglected neighbourhoods in Rio?
Rochina
What is the name of the currency used in Brazil?
The Real
Brazil shares a border with every other country on its continent except for which two nations?
Chile and Ecuador
On average, how many square kilometers of the Amazon Rainforest are cleared every single day?
40km2
Which tribe has seen most of their ancestral lands transformed into industrial sugarcane plantations and cattle ranches?
The Guarani
Aside from Rio de Janeiro, what is the other city consistently cited as one of Brazil's two largest?
São Paulo
At the COP30 meeting, Brazil is asking countries to quadruple the use of what type of fuel, despite concerns about deforestation and land use?
Sustainable fuels (or biofuels/biogas)