Brazil

Brazil. Written by Maya Nguyen.

巴西。 作者：玛雅·阮。

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

它在哪里呢？ 巴西是南美洲面积最大的国家。 它的面积几乎占了半个南美洲。

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

它的北部、南部和西部都与其他国家接壤。 它的东部是大西洋。 巴西的首都是巴西利亚。 巴西利亚在1960年成为首都。 这座城市就是为了承担首都职能而修建的。 它的建造只花了短短几年时间。

People. More than 200 million people live in Brazil. Most people in Brazil speak Portuguese.

人口。有超过2亿人居住在巴西。 巴西的大多数人说葡萄牙语。

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

巴西的大多数人居住在城市里。 这些城市中有很多都坐落在海岸边。 也有一部分人居住在乡村。

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

地貌。巴西有着多种多样的地貌。 这里有海滩，也有高耸的山脉。 这里还有被水覆盖的平坦陆地。