Wednesday, 10 June 2009

Brazil


This post is for Mr Woody who posts at http://woodmonstas.blogspot.com/.
History
Brazil is the only Latin American country where the language and culture originate from Portugal. The early explorers brought back a wood that produced red dye (pau-brasil) and from that trees name, the country Brazil was named.
Geography
Brazil covers nearly half of South America and is the continent's largest nation. It extends 4,772 km north-south and 4,331 east-west. Brazil also surrounds every nation on the continent except Chile and Ecuador.
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