Brazil Quiz and Trivia Page

15 Questions

1. Is the population of Brazil: (a) 113 million, (b) 153 million, or (c) 213 million?
2. Brazil shares its longest border of 2,113 miles with which country?
3. What is the name of the Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro?
4. Which beach became known internationally with the popularity of a bossa nova jazz song written in 1962?
5. What is the chief industrial city of Latin America and the largest city in Brazil?








6. Which Asian country has a large community of descendants in Brazil, numbering about 1.5 million people?
7. As of 2022, Brazil has won the football world cup how many times?
8. Which language is the official language in Brazil?
9. What is the most common last name in Brazil? It means "jungle" or "forest".
10. Which city, with 2.2 million inhabitants, is the largest city in the Amazon basin?
11. Which Brazilian musical genre and dance style has its roots in the customs and traditions brought to Brazil by African slaves?
12. Three Brazillians have won the Formula One drivers world championship, can you name them?
13. What, built from nothing over a short five-years in the mid-20th century, have many likened to a plane or a flying bird?
14. Pele made over six hundred appearances for which Brazillian football club?
15. What peak situated in Rio de Janeiro is known worldwide for its cableway and panoramic views of the city?

Answers

1. (c) 213 million
2. Bolivia
3. Christ the Redeemer
4. Ipanema (the song is 'The Girl from Ipanema')
5. Sao Paulo
6. Japan
7. Five times (in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002)
8. Portuguese
9. Silva
10. Manaus
11. Samba
12. Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet, and Emerson Fittipaldi.
13. Brasília (the Brazilian capital)
14. Santos
15. Sugarloaf Mountain