What is brazil?

Brazilian society is made up of a confluence of people of several different origins, from the original Native Brazilians, with the influence of Portuguese colonizers, Black African, and European, Arab, and Japanese immigration. Other significant groups include Koreans, Chinese, Paraguayans, and Bolivians. read more

Brazil (/brəˈzɪl/ ( listen); Portuguese: Brasil ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, listen (help·info)), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. read more

Brazil became an independent state in 1822, after gaining its sovereignty from Portugal. The population of Brazil is 205,716,890 (2012) and the nation has a density of 24 people per square kilometer. The currency of Brazil is the Brazilian Real (BRL). read more