Brazil is the largest country in Latin America, and the fifth-largest country by area in the world – spanning over nearly half of South America’s land area. The country boasts of a population of over 217 million, the seventh largest population of any country in the world. The world’s largest tropical rainforest, the Amazon, is nestled within Brazil, and the country has a diverse range of ecosystems sprawled throughout the land. The diversity of the land allows for Brazil to be the largest national economy in Latin America with the world’s fifth-largest workforce. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese, as the foundations of the country were built upon Portuguese culture. Roman Catholicism stands as the prevailing religion in Brazil, while Protestant denominations such as the Pentecostal or Evangelical denominations have seen some growth in the recent decades.

Sources: Joshua Project & Wikipedia