Brazil

Brazil

Where Is It? Brazil is the biggest country in South America. It covers almost half of the continent.

Other countries border it to the north, south, and west. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east. The capital city of Brazil is Brasilia (bruh-ZIL-yuh). Brasilia became the capital in 1960. The city was built to be the capital. It was built in only a few years.

People More than 200 million people live in Brazil. Most people in Brazil speak Portuguese (POR-chuh-geez).

Most people in Brazil live in cities. Many of these cities are on the coast. Some people live in the country.

Land Brazil has many different kinds of land. It has beaches and tall mountains. It also has flat land covered with water.