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Which of these facts did you already know about Brazil?
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| Lira |
| Just checking how much you guys know my country :) |
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| Stéphanie |
What i knew:
| quote: | | The official language is Portuguese |
On another note...Interresting fact about the alcohol in cars! |
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| Drifter |
| i knew about the alcohol in the cars...but the rest in know now |
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| Tranc3 |
| quote: | - The official language is Portuguese (not Spanish)
- The capital is Brasília (not Rio de Janeiro, although it was the capital till 1960 or something)
- Shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
- More than half of the population is white (or look white, as miscigenation played a important whole here)
- It's got the largest Japanese colony overseas
- Brazilian cars not only use gas but also alcohol |
I knew all of those...and regarding the Catholic country thing, I thought it was Mexico because 80% of their population is Catholic, or at least that's what I've heard. I don't know how Brazil measures up though, both in terms of population and percentage-Catholic. |
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| BeeEee |
I only knew the 1st,2nd,4th,5th and 6th ... (n 7th )knew about amazonas as well ... near the equator line, very hot n humid weather so had to be north ! ... didn't click there by mistake
i've never heard about alcohol in cars ...
Nice poll lira !:) |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tranc3
I knew all of those...and regarding the Catholic country thing, I thought it was Mexico because 80% of their population is Catholic, or at least that's what I've heard. I don't know how Brazil measures up though, both in terms of population and percentage-Catholic. |
It's because we've got far more people here:
Mexico -> 104,907,991 inhabitants, 89% of them being Catholic. (93,368,111 Catholic Mexicans).
Brazil -> 182,032,604 inhabitants, 80% of them being Catholic. (145,626,083 Catholic Brazilians).
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by BeeEee
i've never heard about alcohol in cars |
It was an idea from the 80's. There was that crisis with oil and stuff so we had to find a way to produce a fuel without counting on imports. Thus, cars moved by alcohol were developed :)
In fact, I still don't know what the heck we use gas in cars here for... I guess it must be because of Petrobras :conf: |
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| glowinfairy |
| i only knew about it's capital & language & i thought most of the population was black :conf: |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by glowinfairy
i only knew about it's capital & language & i thought most of the population was black :conf: |
Nay, although in certain cities like Salvador (and some parts of Rio) they're the majority, like Asians in some parts of São Paulo (there are so many of them) and native Americans in Amazon (despite of the fact most of them were killed a long time ago :(). |
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| Genesis Evolved |
| - I have a hot Brazilian friend :D |
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| jp |
| Brasil, wasn't that the hotel manager in Fawlty Towers? :p |
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| M1cro5lave |
| Knew about the capital, but everything else? No idea ;) |
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