!!!Brazil %%image_right [{LeafletMap script='/scripts/leaflet/story-map.js' width='500' height='400' initmap('/storymap/brazil.geojson','Brazil','-10.000000','-55.000000',contId,3); }] %% '' Brazil's current constitution, formulated in 1988, defines it as a federal republic. Brazil's economy is the world's ninth-largest by nominal GDP and seventh-largest by GDP (PPP) as of 2015. A member of the BRICS group, Brazil until 2010 had one of the world's fastest growing major economies, with its economic reforms giving the country new international recognition and influence. '' *Brazil has largest boundary with Bolivia which is approximately 3423 km. *Brazil has shortest boundary with Suriname which is approximately 593 km. *The largest river in Brazil is Amazon which is 6400 km. *The largest export partner of Brazil is China. *The largest import partner of Brazil is China. *There are 88 seaports in Brazil. !!Special facts about Nobel Prize winners *Brazil has only 1 Nobel Prize winner Peter Brian Medawar. (Counting winners if born in Brazil) !!Tourist Attraction [From its perch atop Corcovado Mountain, "Christ the Redeemer" oversees Rio de Janeiro.|http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/brazil-guide] !!National Facts *The national bird of Brazil is Rufous-bellied thrush. * The national sport of Brazil is Capoeira. * The national dance of Brazil is Samba. * The national dish of Brazil is Feijoada. [{Image class='image_block' src='Feijoada.jpg' caption='Feijoada \\Foto: source: [Wikicommons|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Feijoada_completa.jpg] unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]' alt='' width='450' height='338' popup='false'}] [{Image class='image_block' src='Rufiventris.jpg' caption='Rufous-bellied thrush \\Foto: source: [Wikicommons|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Rufiventris2.JPG] unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]' alt='' width='450' height='338' popup='false'}] !References #Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]