And the rest will be of Asian and Indian descent. The national language is not Latin or Spanish, but the Brazilian version of Portuguese, though the average Brazilian is no more pro-Portugal than we are liable to claim kinship with England. Relegated to the backwaters of tourism for the past few years, they have come a LONG way. They possess a vast and ever growing tourism infrastructure, and we haven t even gotten to their new crown jewel of tourism, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. Many people know that the largest tropical rainforest in the world is in the Amazon Basin of Brazil.
Brazil is a young country.
Oh, they have been around longer than we , but it is a nation young at heart. In the U.S., at the present time, we are top heavy on older Americans, while the reverse is true there. This bit of trivia might help to explain the exciting spirit one encounters on a visit. Indeed, the only problem you might face at departure time is a feeling of sadness at having to leave. Brazil, which by the way, is spelled Brasil when you are among the natives, had rampant inflation, so common to South America in the 80's, but it has largely been brought under control.