Greetings loved ones! Let's take a journey! .....to BRAZIL!!
The Federative Republic of Brazil is the next stop on our tour around the world! As we fly towards the South American continent -and if there were bright neon border lines around the country- you'd be able to see the largest country on the South American continent (and 5th largest in the world), Brazil. Brazil is bordered by the Atlantic ocean (or southern ocean) to the East, and all other South American countries excluding Ecuador and Chile.
On June 7th, 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas was issued to divide up the new unclaimed lands in South America between Spain and Portugal. Because of the boundary line the treaty issued, Portugal received the region that would become Brazil, enforcing their official language, Portuguese, onto the natives. This is why the official language of Brazil is Portuguese, and spoken no where else in South America.
Since Brazil is such a large country, it's climate varies just like here in the United States. 25% of the country, in the south, is generally cooler than the tropical northern regions. The large amount of warm tropical weather allows for Brazil's many rain forests to flourish, including the world's largest, the Amazon.
Join me next time as we indulge in our South American adventures in Brazil!
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