Misconceptions About Brazil

November 5, 2012 in Daily Bulletin

Pui Shen Yoong compared her home country to Brazil and in the process cleared up some misconceptions about the South American country:

  • Brazil is more than just the Amazon. While the river might be quite large, the country is even larger. Individual states are as big as entire countries.
  • Brazil is an oddity in Latin America in that Spanish is not the main language. Portuguese is.
  • Brazil has the largest population of black people after Nigeria. However black people still only make up about half the population. Brazil itself is a multi-ethnic country where you’ll find people of all races.

Click here to read more about Brazil’s income level, its notable cities, and the relative hotness of males versus females in the country.

Source: De Olhos Puxados Para O Brasil