The Brazilian flag features a large yellow diamond in the centre of a green field and a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil; the motto ‘Ordem e Progresso’ (Order and Progress) forms the equatorial band
Brazil won the football World Cup in
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
Mexico 1970
USA 1994
Japan/Korea 2002
The population of Brazil is 182 million (2003)
80% of the population are Roman Catholic
Portugese is the official language of Brazil - with Spanish, English and French in use
The literacy rate in Brazil is approx 86.4% - 86.1% for males and 86.6% for females
Brazil became independent of Portugal in 1822
Brazil is the largest country in South America, just slightly smaller than the USA
