bschaya information and Brazil
 
Brazil - the largest in area and population of a country in South America, occupying the eastern and central part of the continent. From the east by the Atlantic Ocean, which owns several islands. Brazil rightly called a land of contrasts, lush tropical forests here are combined with massive mountains, great rivers - the desert plateau, and roaring waterfalls - with quiet and comfortable ocean bays. In big cities, the offices of major Western corporations, and in some forests of the Amazon Indian tribes still living in the Stone Age. At first glance it seems a place Brazil relaxed from the hot sun of life, football and carnival all year round. But these values of Brazilian reality - only a part of its multifaceted present.
  
Climate of Brazil

In the country are three climatic zones - equatorial, tropical and subtropical. The hottest area is the north-east. The most favorable weather is observed from January to May: +22 +24 ° C at night and +28 +30 ° C. From September to December, the average night temperature is +25 ° C and daytime +32 +34 ° C. Driest months - August, September, October.
 
Money Brazil

Brazilian Real (BRL) consists of 100 centavos. In circulation are banknotes of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 reais and coins of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos and 1 real.

Traditions of Brazil
 
Every year at the end of February, before the beginning of Lent, the entire Brazil immersed in the most noisy, bright and cheerful holiday, it's a great show in the world - Carnival. In the "epicenter" of Brazilian Carnival (Rio and Salvador) aircraft delivered daily by thousands of tourists from the U.S., Argentina and Europe. Salvador usually takes 600-700 thousand foreigners, Rio - about a million. The origins of carnival go and ritual dances of Africa, the pulsating rhythms that were brought to Brazil, along with millions of black slaves, and in the annual Portuguese "entrudo" - Humorous marches with the obligatory throwing at passers cakes, sand, eggs and flour, and Italian Masquerades and Spanish fiestas, and Native American ceremonies. The holiday begins far from Rio, in the town of Olinda, where a parade of the oldest dance school "virgins" (250 men dressed in women's clothes). Their performance is a non-stop 10 hours. The main event of the carnival - the parade of samba schools in Rio de Janeiro.
 
Cuisine of Brazil
 
National cuisine emerged from European, African and Native American culinary traditions. The country is very popular, "feijoada" - assorted black beans, meat, vegetables, flour and spices, a thick puree "Tutu" of beans and meat, marinated and fried liver "sarapatel" and sun-dried meat, "carne du sol" . Hundreds of species of exotic herbs and vegetables give the dish a very unusual taste. Drinks in Brazil is also very original. Dozens of types of cold soft drinks and fruit fruits tropical forests produce throughout the country. Also popular beer, rum, vodka "Cachaça" and lemon cocktail "Caipirinha".

Attractions in Brazil

Brazilia
 
Brasilia - the youngest capital city in the world, built in the 50's of the last century, like the dream of the perfect human technopolis. The overall configuration of the city, which is often compared with the shape of an airplane or a bow and arrow, was developed Lucio Costa. Center "fuselage" occupies Three Powers - a surprising combination of architectural taste, balance, proportion, strength and elegance. "Wings" are residential neighborhoods. Each of them is self-contained, has its own church, shopping streets, their schools and parking facilities. In the "nose" is the palace of Aurora - the residence of the President.

Amazonia
 
Amazon lowland stretches from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean, and between the Guiana and Brazilian Highlands, in the pool most of the world the deep river Amazon. The largest plain in the world (5,000,000 sq. km.) Is famous for the extraordinary beauty of the primitive, which is teeming with living creatures in the jungle (rainforest), and in the river. The hot and humid climate promotes lush tropical flora, tranquility which violate the cries of monkeys and parrots. Here you can feel like a brave traveler, catch bloodthirsty piranhas, crocodiles hunt at night, listen to the sounds of the forest waking up at dawn and wander through the jungle with an experienced guide.

Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls - a unique creation of nature, which includes 270 large flows. The drop height is 60-80 feet of water. Iguazu name comes from the words in the language of the Guarani y (water) and guasu (large). Legend has it that God wanted to marry a beautiful Na'vi named Naipú, but she ran away with her lover in a canoe. In anger, God cut river, dooming lovers to an eternal fall. Falls are on the border of Argentine and Brazilian national parks "Iguazu", included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO.
  
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro ("January River") - the former capital and the most visited city in Brazil. Noisy, bustling and ever kosmpolitichny Rio striking ultra-modern architecture, an abundance of greenery in the streets and lots of exotic flowers. Hallmark of the city is the huge statue of Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado mountain. At the entrance to Guanabara Bay stands another symbol of the city - a rock Pau de Sugar Loaf Mountain ("Sugarloaf", 395 m), with its top reaching to the cable car. Old Town is filled with colonial-style buildings in the Custom House, the docks, the Arsenal, the Stock Exchange, Largo di Botikariu, the National Academy of Fine Arts, City Hall, the cobbled streets of Santa Teresa district, Aqueduct Arses de Lapa (1732), the palace Museum of Emperor João VI, Imperial Palace Square "XV November" and the palace Tiradentes. Especially interesting churches and monasteries of the city - Sao Bento (1617-1693 gg.), San Antonio (XVIII c.), Capuchin monastery, the church of the Lord of Glory (1714), the Museum of Religious Art, St. Lucia (1732 g), the Archbishop's Cathedral (1808), the Church of the Passion of Christ, the Church of the Virgin (1929) and others.