Cabral s thought he had discovered an Island and named Ilha de Vera Cruz . Later on the Portuguese changed the name to Brazil after brazil wood . Brazil is the biggest country in South America, and 5th largest in the world. We are also the only Portuguese speaking nation in South America. Brazil s Capital is called Brasilia and was built in the 60 s.
Brazil has five different regions and each one has it is own characteristics.
In the Northern states, tourist can see the Amazon with it is rich fauna and flora and also the Indian culture. In the Eastern states, there are miles of beautiful beaches and some of them are still to be discovered by the tourist. Other attraction to a tourist on the North, is Ceara state which has beautiful and interesting dunes. While we are sliding on snow, they are slide down in the dunes as seen in the picture. In the South, the culture is very different from the North, where most of the population is descendent from European countries.