[[File:Rio de Janeiro Brasil.jpg|thumb|left|Rio de Janeiro Brasil.]]
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[[File:Rio de Janeiro Brasil.jpg|thumb|left|Rio de Janeiro.]]
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.