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Brazil
is the most important and largest country of the South America.
With a population over 170.000.000 persons, has a population density
of 19,22 hab/Km2. 76% urban area and 24% rural area.Covering nearly
half (47.3 percent) of the continent of South America, it occupies
an area of 3,286,470 sq. miles (8,511,965 sq. km). It is the fifth
largest country in the world after the Russian Federation, Canada,
China, and the United States. Except for a small number of islands,
Brazil consists of a single, unbroken land mass. On a map of the
globe, it can be seen that the eastern bulge of Brazil conforms
to the concave curve of the west coast of Africa.
The Equator Line passes through the north of the country near Macapá;
the Tropic of Capricorn passes through the south near São
Paulo. Brazil's greatest width, 2,684 miles (4,319.4 km), is almost
the same as its greatest distance from north to south, 2,731 miles
(4,394.7 km).
Located in Eastern South America bordering the Atlantic Ocean, shares
common boundaries with every South American country except Chile
and Ecuador. Latitude 5 16'20'' to -33 44'32'' Longitude -34 47'30"
to -73 59'32". Climate is mostly Tropical, but temperate in
South. In most of the country, days range from warm to hot; rainy
season from November to February; cool winters in the extreme south.
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90 percent of the country is within the tropical zone, more than 60 percent
of the population live in areas where altitude, sea winds, or cold polar
fronts moderate the temperature. There are five climatic regions in Brazil:
equatorial, tropical, semi-arid, highland tropical, and subtropical. Plateau
cities such as São Paulo, Brasília, and Belo Horizonte have
very mild climates averaging 19°C (66°F). Rio deJaneiro, Recife,
and Salvador on the coast have warm climates balanced by the constancy
of the Trade Winds. In the southern Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre and
Curitiba, the subtropical climate is similar to parts of the U.S. and
Europe with frosts occurring with some frequency. In this region temperatures
in winter can fall below freezing. |
