🦜 South America
Brazil for Kids
Flag, capital, facts & a fun geography game.
- Capital city
- Brasília
- Language
- Portuguese
- Famous landmark
- Christ the Redeemer
- Currency
- Real R$
- National animal
- Jaguar 🐆
- Famous food
- Feijoada 🍛
⭐ Brazil has the giant Amazon rainforest full of cool animals!
- Brazil has won the World Cup 5 times — most ever!
- Carnival is the biggest party on Earth.
About Brazil
Brazil is a country in South America. Its capital city is Brasília, and most people speak Portuguese. One of the most famous landmarks here is the Christ the Redeemer.
Brazil has the giant Amazon rainforest full of cool animals! Brazil has won the World Cup 5 times — most ever!
Want to know more? Try the Brazil quiz, learn how to say hello in Portuguese (“Olá”), or spin the 3D globe to find Brazil on the map.
Discover more about Brazil
World Wonders
See all world wonders →Christ the Redeemer
Stands 38m tall above Rio de Janeiro — took 9 years to build.
Animals
See all animals →Sloth
The slowest mammal — moves so slowly, algae grows on its fur.
Toucan
Its huge colourful beak helps it stay cool in the rainforest.
Nature
See all nature →Amazon Rainforest
Makes about 20% of the world's oxygen — the planet's lungs.
Iguazu Falls
275 separate waterfalls on the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Cultures
See all cultures →Rio Carnival
The biggest party on Earth — 2 million people dance in the streets daily.
