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I don't have a professional answer to this question, but being born in the United States from Brasilian parents and growing up in a Brasilian prevalent area, I think the biggest reason why Brasilians care so much about how they look is because the rest of the world remembers only the half-naked dancing carnival ladies and famous models. Unfortunately, that's the most Brasilian culture about half of the world sees. Once you look past that obvious detail, you can see there are many other things Brasilians care about. Then again, it's like me asking a French person why they care so much about wine, cheese and bread or a Japanese person why they care so much about anime or a Spanish person why they love novellas so much. It's tough to generalize like this because, like the United States, Brasil and the rest of the world has an EXTREMELY diverse popoulation. Some Brasilians hate the very things they are remembered for--my friend can't stand soccer and my mom hates samba; some Americans hate jazz; some Canadians can't stand Formula One; not all Chinese people know Kung Fu. It's a generalization that just isn't fair for the culture. I am a human being who belongs to the Kingdom of Christ, so my citizenship is split three ways. Which one culture am I going to devote my highest values? I actually see many more Americans care about their body than Brasilians--especially about weight. So, to answer your question, I believe Brasilians are known for caring about their bodies so much because the rest of the world puts a huge pressure to be the perfectly beautiful women and men from the warm samba-dancing peace-loving country in South America.

changing the capital to Brasilia

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With the same toys American kids play, bikes, dolls. althought they usually play inside because most people live in tall buildings

Yes the u.s.a is bigger than brazil. Because of alaska, hawaii, and puerto rico.

For basic information about Brazil, you could consult an atlas. You could also consult an encyclopedia.

Yes, Condor-Graf Zeppelin was in Brasil in 1933

Most countries have a legal drinking age of 18. In Brazil, 18 is also the age where a person is no longer a minor.

Just as the U.S.A.!

The Brazilian currency is called the "real" (singular form pronounced "hey-al) or "reais" (plural form pronounced hey-ice).

They shorten it by writing R$.

They have R$0.05, R$.10, R$.25, R$.50, and R$1.00 coins and R$2, R$5, R$10, R$20, R$50, R$100 bills.

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Four green triangles (they represent the forests) bordering a yellow rhombus (it represents the gold in Minas Gerais state), and a blue circle in the middle (it represents the vast skies and Brazil's waters). Inside the circle there is a curved white stripe with the words "ordem e progresso" (order and progress), and the stripe is surrounded by stars that are alwso inside the circle, one for each state (in one corner the stars form the Southern Cross, a constellation only seen in the south hemisphere).

Brazil does not have a national animal. However, they do have a national bird. The national bird of Brazil is the Rufous-bellied Thrush, a small songbird that is blue with an orange belly.

Brazil is the world's leading producer of Bio-ethanol. They contribute slightly less than half the world's total supply, followed by the United States, whose output is expanding at a fast rate and is expected to match Brazil's output in the near future. The European Union produces an estimated 10%.

The city of São Paulo is the capital of São Paulo(state). It is located near to the Brazilian coast. (coordinates : 23.53'S 46.629'W) São Paulo (state) makes part of the southeast region of Brazil, along with the states of Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo city is the capital of São Paulo state, which is in southeastern Brazil which is the largest country in South America

No.

Santos Port (Porto de Santos) is the biggest and the most important port in Brazil. It's located about 80 quilometers from São Paulo city.

Natal is a substantive as Christmas. It has the same root as "natalidade" (natality in English or natividad in Spanish) wich refers to birth. The formal reference is "dia de Natal" (day of birth).

As it is a modern country, many people in Brazil wear clothes that would be considered ordinary in the Western Hemisphere: shorts, sandals, t-shirts, etc. On the beach they will wear swimsuits and swim wear. There are several tribes native to Brazil that may wear more traditional clothes on occasion.

Brazil was founded in 1500 by Pedro Cabral.

You would type in the coordinates -11.0, -51.0 on either Bing Maps, Google Maps, or Google Earth.

However, the Xingu river at 11.0°S is near 41°W, not 51°W.

The Liberdade, aka the Jurua, is way over at 65°W.

You may be thinking of two similarly named rivers.

Portugal gained control of Brazil through the Treaty of Tordesillas. The Portuguese, along with help from native Brazilians, were able to keep out French and Dutch invaders.

Estimates say we have about 51,000 pharmacies in Brazil nowadays.

The pharmacist business sells about 7,775 billion dollars (about 14 billions Reais, the local currency) a year in Brazil