🦜 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 →Three-Toed Sloth
So slow that algae grows on their fur, giving them a green camouflage.
Scarlet Macaw
Macaws can live over 60 years and pair for life.
Toco Toucan
Their huge beak looks heavy but is filled with air — very light.
Green Iguana
Iguanas can drop their tails to escape predators — and grow them back.
Poison Dart Frog
In the wild they carry powerful poison — but in captivity they aren't poisonous at all.
Leafcutter Ant
They're the world's first farmers — they've been farming for 60 million years.
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.