Brazil

The **Federative Republic of Brazil** (Portuguese: **República Federativa do Brasil**) is the largest country in South America and fifth-largest in the world in terms of size, and seventh-largest in terms of population.

In the Rostislav universe, this is where most of the core stories are set, as this is Flora Conte's home country and the universe was created as a team.

## About

* Etymology: "ember-colored"; Portuguese *brasa* "ember" + *il* "akin to"
* Capital: Brasília
* Largest cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belém, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador, Vitória

### Etymology

The word "Brazil" is from "brazilwood", a tree that once grew very well along the Brazilian coast, named for its ember-colored wood.

## Geography

Brazil has the world's largest rainforest, the Amazon Rainforest. It makes up 40% of the country's land area. Brazil also has other types of land, including a type of savanna called *cerrado*, and a dry plant region named *caatinga*.

Brazil is divided into 26 states plus the Federal District in five regions (north, south, northeast, southeast and center-west):

* **North**: Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia, Roraima, Pará, Amapá, Tocantins
* **Northeast**: Maranhão, Pernambuco, Ceará, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia
* **Centre-West**: Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Distrito Federal
* **Southeast**: Estado de São Paulo, Estado de Rio, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
* **South**: Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul

## People and culture

The demonym of Brazil is Brazilians (*brasileiros*). The people include citizens of Portuguese or other European descent who mainly live in the south and southeast, Native Brazilians, Africans, Arabs, Gypsies and people of hybrid ancestry. Brazil also has the largest Japanese community outside Japan. The Amazon River flows through Brazil, it is the second longest river in the world (after the Nile). Brazil's political government is a presidency.

### Holidays

* September 7: Independence Day, or Sete de Setembro (Seventh of September)
* December 24-25: Christmas

### By occupation

#### Singers & musicians

* Damares Bezerra Oliveira "Damares"
* Juliana Póvoas "Jullie"

#### Voice artists

* Peter Adriano
* Priscila Amorim
* Rodrigo Antas
* Andreas Avancini
* Fernanda Baronne
* Ana Elena Bittencourt
* Guilherme Briggs
* Rodrigo Cagiano
* Sérgio Cantú
* † Nádia Carvalho
* Luiza Cezar
* Mabel Cezar
* Fernanda Crispim
* Enzo Danneman
* † Orlando Drummond
* Duda Espinoza
* Thiago Fagundes
* Samira Fernandes
* Karina Fonseca
* Flavia Fontenelle
* Isabella Guarnieri
* Rita Lopes
* Philippe Maia
* Gabriela Medeiros
* † Ana Lúcia Menezes
* Erika Menezes
* Tonia Mesquita
* Sabrina Migaia
* Luciano Monteiro
* Gustavo Nader
* Luisa Palomanes
* Flora Paulita
* Matheus Perissé
* Carla Pompílio
* Rolando Priminho
* Léo Rabelo
* Luna Rabelo
* † Jorgeh Ramos
* Diego Rastichong
* † Iara Riça
* Pamella Rodrigues
* Arthur Salerno
* Marcelo Sandryni
* Louise Schachter
* Ricardo Schnetzer
* Clécio Souto
* Carlos Souza
* Andrea Suhett
* Adriana Torres
* Jéssica Vieira
* Paolo Vignolo
* Felipe Zilse
* Ettore Zuim

## Translations

### Brazil

* Portuguese: **Brasil**
* Aymara: **Wrasil**
* Guarani: **Pindoráma**
* Abkhaz: **Бразилиа**
* Adyghe: **Бразилие**
* Aragonese: **Brasil**
* Cantonese: **巴西**/baasai
* Chechen: **Брази́ли**
* Cherokee: **ᏆᏏᎵ**
* Czech: **Brazílie**
* Danish: **Brasilien**
* Dutch: **Brazilië**
* Extremaduran: **Brasil**
* Faroese: **Brasil**
* Finnish: **Brasilia**
* French: **Brésil**
* German: **Brasilien**
* Hebrew: **בְּרָזִיל**‎/brazil
* Hindi: **ब्राज़िल**/brāzil
* Hungarian: **Brazília**
* Icelandic: **Brasilía**
* Inupiaq: **Parasilaq**
* Italian: **Brasile**
* Japanese: **ブラジル**
* Kabardian: **Бразил**
* Karachay: **Бразилия**
* Kashubian: **Brazylskô**
* Kazakh: **Бразилия**
* Korean: **브라질**
* Limburgish: **Brazilië**
* Lombard: **Brasil**
* Macedonian: **Бразил**
* Mandarin: **巴西**/bāxī
* Maori: **Parīhi**
* Min Chinese: **巴西**/pase
* Mirandese: **Brasil**
* Nahuatl: **Brasil**
* Navajo: **Bwazííl**
* Neapolitan: **Brasile**
* Northern Sami: **Brasilia**
* Norwegian: **Brasil**
* Occitan: **Brasil**
* Piedemontese: **Brasil**
* Polish: **Brazylia**
* Quechua: **Parasil**
* Romanian: **Brazilia**
* Romansh: **Brasilia**
* Russian: **Бразилия**
* Rusyn: **Бразілія**
* Samogitian: **Brazilėjė**
* Sicilian: **Brasili**
* Silesian: **Brazylijo**
* Slovak: **Brazília**
* Slovene: **Brazilija**
* Spanish: **Brasil**
* Swedish: **Brasilien**
* Telugu: **బ్రెజిల్**
* Tibetan: **པུ་རུ་ཟིལ།**
* Thai: **บราซิล**/braasil
* Turkish: **Brezilya**
* Ukrainian: **Бразилія**
* Venetian: **Braziłe**
* Wu Chinese: **巴西**/paxi
* Zazaki: **Brezilya**
* Zeelandic: **Brezilië**

### Federative Republic of Brazil

* Portuguese: **República Federativa do Brasil**
* Aymara: **Tantasqa Republika Wrasil**
* Guarani: **Tetã Joaty Pindoráma**
* Abkhaz: **Афедеративтә Республика Бразилиа**
* Aragonese: **Republica Federativa de Brasil**
* Chechen: **Федерати́вни Респу́блика Брази́ли**
* Czech: **Brazilská Federativní Republika**
* Danish: **Føderative Republik Brasilien**
* Dutch: **Federale Republiek van Brazilië**
* Extremaduran: **Repúbrica Federativa del Brasil**
* Faroese: **Samveldis Lýðveldið Brasil**
* French: **République Fédérative du Brésil**
* German: **Föderative Republik Brasilien**
* Hindi: **ब्राज़ील का संघीय गणराज्य**
* Hungarian: **Brazil Szövetségi Köztársaság**
* Icelandic: **Sambandslýðveldið Brasilía**
* Italian: **Repubblica Federale del Brasile**
* Japanese: **ブラジル連邦共和国**
* Kabardian: **Федерациэм Республикэ Бразил**
* Karachay: **Федератив Бразилия Республика**
* Kazakh: **Бразилия Федеративті Республикасы**
* Korean: **브라질 연방공화국**
* Limburgish: **Federaol Rippubliek Brazilië**
* Macedonian: **Федеративна Република Бразил**
* Maori: **Whenua Tū Wehe o Parīhi**
* Mirandese: **República Federativa do Brasil**
* Navajo: **Kintaaʼanéhé Dineʼé Bikéyah**
* Norwegian: **Forbundsrepublikken Brasil**
* Occitan: **Republica Federala de Brasil**
* Polish: **Federacyjna Republika Brazylii**
* Quechua: **Parasil Tantasqa Ripuwlika**
* Romanian: **Republica Federativă a Braziliei**
* Romansh: **Republica Federala da la Brasilia**
* Russian: **Федеративная Республика Бразилия**
* Rusyn: **Бразільска федератівна републіка**
* Slovak: **Brazílska Federatívna Republika**
* Slovene: **Federativna Republika Brazilija**
* Swedish: **Förbundsrepubliken Brasilien**
* Telugu: **ఫెడరేటివ్ రిపబ్లిక్ ఆఫ్ బ్రెజిల్**
* Thai: **สหพันธ์สาธารณรัฐบราซิล**
* Turkish: **Brezilya Federal Cumhuriyeti**
* Ukrainian: **Федеративна Республіка Бразилія**
* Venetian: **Repùblica Federałe de Braziłe**