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==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Rio de Janeiro Brasil.jpg|thumb|left|Rio de Janeiro Brasil.]]
Brazil's topography includes the world's largest rain forest, which occupies roughly two-thirds of country. Through this forest run the many tributaries of the Amazon, second-longest river (after the Nile) in the world.
Brazil's topography includes the world's largest rain forest, which occupies roughly two-thirds of country. Through this forest run the many tributaries of the Amazon, second-longest river (after the Nile) in the world.
*Area: 8,511,965 sq. km. (3,290,000 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than the U.S.
*Area: 8,511,965 sq. km. (3,290,000 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than the U.S.
*Terrain: Dense forests in northern regions including Amazon Basin; semiarid along northeast coast; mountains, hills, and rolling plains in the southwest, including Mato Grosso; midwestern savannahs; the world's largest wetland area; and coastal lowland.
*Terrain: Dense forests in northern regions including Amazon Basin; semiarid along northeast coast; mountains, hills, and rolling plains in the southwest, including Mato Grosso; midwestern savannahs; the world's largest wetland area; and coastal lowland.
*Climate: Mostly tropical or semitropical with temperate zone in the south.
*Climate: Mostly tropical or semitropical with temperate zone in the south.
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==People==
==People==