Brazil is the largest country in South America continent. Brazil population was 214 million and covers an area of 8.5 million square kilometers. It has the largest railway and roadway network in the world. It is the fifth largest country in the world by area and the seventh populous country in the world. There are 26 States and 1 federal districts are there in country Brazil states and capitals. Brasília is the federal district in Brazil country.
S/No | State | Capital |
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1 | Acre | Rio Branco |
2 | Alagoas | Maceió |
3 | Amapá | Macapá |
4 | Amazonas | Manaus |
5 | Bahia | Salvador |
6 | Ceará | Fortaleza |
7 | Espírito Santo | Vitória |
8 | Goiás | Goiânia |
9 | Maranhão | São Luís |
10 | Mato Grosso | Cuiabá |
11 | Mato Grosso do Sul | Campo Grande |
12 | Minas Gerais | Belo Horizonte |
13 | Pará | Belém |
14 | Paraíba | João Pessoa |
15 | Paraná | Curitiba |
16 | Pernambuco | Recife |
17 | Piauí | Teresina |
18 | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
19 | Rio Grande do Norte | Natal |
20 | Rio Grande do Sul | Porto Alegre |
21 | Rondônia | Porto Velho |
22 | Roraima | Boa Vista |
23 | Santa Catarina | Florianópolis |
24 | São Paulo | São Paulo |
25 | Sergipe | Aracaju |
26 | Tocantins | Palmas |
27 | Federal District | Brasília |
In all Brazil states and capitals Samba Afro-Brazilian Art is very popular dance.
Samba Afro-Brazilian is originated in the early 20th century. It is developed from Brazilian choros and is an expression of the Afro-Brazilian culture. It is the earliest form of dance that considered of UNESCO as a masterpiece of intangible and oral.
This dance style developed over the years, with the help of Brazilian composers like Alfredo da Rocha Vianna helped to develop the sound and create a more complex harmony.
This samba dance tradition started in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Minas Gerais. The black people started spreading throughout the country, this style of samba evolved as well. The people started mixing with popular music styles such as Lundu and Xote..
In the early 20th century, samba is a crime to perform in public.
The black people begun to perform samba in the houses of elders of African descent. The Tia Ciata became one of the most popular black samba in the city Rio de Janeiro.
Snakes Island (Ilha da Queimada Grande)
This is one of the most dangerous islands in the world. Here most dangerous snakes were there in IIha da Queimada Grande Island which was located in the Atlantic Ocean. This island is very dangerous that Brazil has prohibited entering into this Island. Only a few scientists are permitted to visit annually.
Over 2,000 to 4,000 Golden Lance head vipers are there in this Island. These snakes are very dangerous and can cause fatal heart problems. In this island rare and endangered species of bird are there. There are 41 different species of birds on this island.
Discovery channel did a documentary about the forest and the species. They proved clearly there are very harmful and very dangerous snakes that are listed in brazil snakes Island forest.
Amazon River in Brazil country
The Amazon River is the world’s second largest and longest river situated in the north eastern part of Brazil. Thousands of tributaries are located in this river. At flood time, the Amazon River can release more water than the Congo and Mississippi combined. Due to this combination the fresh water dilutes the saltiness of the ocean for over a hundred miles from shore.
Over 4 million cubic feet of water carries into the Atlantic Ocean every second through the Amazon River. Amazon River occupies among two-fifths nearly seven million square miles of Brazil. The river rises in the Peruvian Andes and sets in the Atlantic Ocean. Amazon is the home to the largest tropical rain forest on earth, with dense forest and for animal life. World biggest anaconda snakes are also there in the Amazon river, around the forest and river.
Tourist Places in Brazil
There are so many tourist places in Brazil.
Sugarloaf Mountain, Museum of Art of Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, Copacabana Beach, Ipanema Beach, Museu do Amanha Science Museum, Ibirapuera Park, Maracana Stadium, Cathedral of Brasilia, Parque Lage Park, Corcovado Mountain Peak, Beach Park, Avenida Paulista Street.
Royal Portuguese Reading Room, Tijuca National Park, Escadaria Selaron Tourist Attraction, Chapada Diamantina National Park, Niterol Contemporary Art Museum, Iguazu Falls, Rio de Janeiro beach, Porto de Galinhas Beach, Paraty, Bonito Clear Rivers, Mount Roraima, Ilha Grande Beach.
Amazon Theatre, Paraty Beach, State of Maranhao Dunes, Sancho Beach, Beto Carrero World, Inhotim Museum, Arpoador Sunset Viewing Point, Pipa Beach, Trancoso Beach, Batman’s Alley, Prainha Beach, Iguacu National Park, Lopes Mendes Beach, Red Beach, Ponta Negra Beach, Meeting of Waters, Joaquinq Beach, Praia do Futuro Beach with food vendors and Restaurants, Anavilhanas National Park.