Brazil
Country in South America
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and in Latin America. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language. Brazil is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.
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Towns left under water in Brazil floods
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Dozens killed in major flooding in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and a team of government ministers and congress leaders have visited the flood zone.
Deadly floods ravage southern Brazil, forcing tens of thousands to flee
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