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BRAZIL: An Introduction
With an area of 8.5 million square largest with 20.5 million residents
kilometres (3.3 million square and Rio de Janeiro second with
miles) and a coastline of 11.3 million.
7,250 km (4,500 miles),
Brazil is the world’s In short, Brazil is simply too big to
fifth largest nation in ignore. Due to the size of Brazil and
terms of area. It is its population it should come as no
larger than all of surprise that Brazil has more than
Europe combined or one international gateway, what
the continental may surprise you is that it is the
USA, and 35 times national carrier of Portugal, TAP
larger in area than Portugal, that flies internationally
the United Kingdom. to more cities in Brazil than any
other international carrier.
Brazil currently has a Currently TAP Portugal serves São
population of approximately Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo
190 million, making it the Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador,
world’s fifth most populous nation. Recife, Natal and Fortaleza from
Portugal.
There are 18 metropolitan areas in
Brazil with a population of over one Brazil is a fantastic and diverse
million, of which São Paulo is the destination for both business and
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