If life is a beach, Brazil is its headquarters. Its first overseas visitors, from Portugal, wisely dedicated their attention to the glorious coastline, ignoring the jungle interior. It is a big place claiming tenancy rights in most of the eastern half of South America. Claiming more than 160 million souls, it has almost as many citizens as the rest of the continent’s other countries combined. A melting pot of nearly countless cultures and races, with a stunning array of natural
abundance
in a landscape of unimaginable diversity.The Brazil is the giant of South America with nearly half of the continent's area and people worldwide it ranks fifth in both area and population, which is as diverse as it is large. The North, dominated by the Amazon, is the largest region with the fewest people. The government is making progress in conserving the tropical rain forest and protecting the indigenous people. Tumucumaque National Park, created in 2002, is the world's largest tropical forest park.
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