Brazil is one of the most stunning places on Earth. There’s a slew of little-known things about this giant South American country, aside from its gorgeous exports like Nelima, featured in this set by Mark Wong.
As listed by JustLuxe:
- The national football (soccer) team of Brazil has won the FIFA World Cup a record five times.
- Every Brazilian city has at least one soccer stadium.
- The best coffee in the world is said to come from Brazil.
- Caipirinhas are the national drink of Brazilians.
- Brazil is the only country in South America that speaks Portuguese (not Spanish or Brazilian).
- Brazil contains almost 60 percent of the Amazon rain forest.
- There are more species of monkeys in Brazil than anywhere else in the world.
- The Christ Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro is one of the 7 Wonders of the World.
- Brazil covers three time zones.
- Brazil shares a border with all South American countries except for Chile and Ecuador.
- Brazil has 13 cities with over one million residents.
- Brazil is 100 percent energy independent.
- Brazil has the most famous and celebrated carnival festival in the world.
- Brazil has the world’s largest beach at 24,606 feet long.
- It is the longest country in the world from north to south via land, spanning approximately 2,800 miles.
- By 2032, Brazil’s economy will overtake Germany’s in size.
- Brazilian models are generally considered to be some of the most gorgeous women in the world.
- The Brazilian bikini wax was invented in New York in 1987 by seven Brazilian-born sisters.
- Brazil has the ninth highest number of billionaires in the world.
- The prisoners of Brazil’s Arisvaldo de Campos Pires maximum security penitentiary wait out their sentences by knitting, thanks to a partnership with Brazilian fashion designer Raquel Guimaraes.
by Mark Wong
featuring Nelima Bandeira (Morgan)
