God is Brazilian.......

Brazilo is 24 bigger as Germany , and the biggest country of South America and the fifth biggest country of the earth, In Brazil, Africa's heart beats equally like the Europe, the old Native American and Asian . People of all skin colors live together and Brazil has to offer much more than the current clichés from carnival, samba, beach beauties and soccer.

Brazil offers a large number in many different ways aand possibilities to shape a Brazil stay . Whether somebody on mangrove-hesitated tributaries or a trip of the Amazon driving , like to sleep in the hammock ,in the jungle or in the Pantanal to look crocodile, armadillos, rare birds. Another maybe the beach prefers.There are almost 8000 km of the coast and everyone will find his small paradise

The portugues conquerors came in the course of the centuries, from Africa carried off slaves and immigrants from all countries of Europe. The Brazilian people a remarkable tolerance in race questions but there is a social ranking, that is dictated by the skin color not least. What makes Brazil so attractive is the Brazilian. How the slogan says: "The best about Brazil is the Brazilian". you will notice it if you enter the first time into contact with Brazilians - the human heat, that gets to sense you, the hospitality, that meets you, to handle the relaxed, informal type together. And, not least, you will be fascinated by their love of music and rhythm and their feeling for movement. Brazilians are spontaneous, active to fill with enthusiasm - and they like to celebrate whenever a possibility emerges to it. For restrained and controlled Europeans often comes the Brazilian nature and way of life like a raid. You must in-dare to know around country and people, however, to learn into the Brazilian life and must let infected itself from the friendliness, the openness, the humor and the joy at the population's life. And you will determine that it lives more easily for itself with a smile on the lips.

Brazil has 180 million inhabitants. The majority lives in the big cities:São Paulo counts 18 million officially, and in an approximately 200 kilometers deep strip along the Atlantic coast. The rest distributes over the gigantic country, that possesses the size of a continent. The Portugueses as discoverers and colonizers brought the language and the Catholic religion. . After present-day stand, European roots (mainly Portugal) have Italy, Germany and Spain, 55 percent of the population. "Morenas" and "Morenos" are 38 percent, the famous mixture from Negro and whitening - in Brazil gives the nice name "cafe com leite", milk coffee. 6 percent of the population, Negro and the lacking last percent are for itself Japanese, Arabs and Indian natives shares. Over 5 million Brazilians live in São Paulo for example Italian descent. However, the city is also the largest Japanese colony outside Japan simultaneously.

Good weathers (almost) the whole year over, sun, heat, splendid beaches - this of all invites to the sport. Soccer is national sport and national passion. No country celebrates his national team's successes so enthusiastically - it became five times a world master . No country suffers with a failure so. Soccer is played everywhere - on the street, at the beach, on the backyard, where a little place always is located. The football clubs can select her players from a gigantic flock of teenagers and can develop. A whole row of known world class players came and comes from Brazil - the stars of the past Zico and Pelé, the stars of the present Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Robinho and before all Ronaldinho Gaucho, that were elected as the world-best player in the last both years. And, not to forget, - with the Maracana-Stadion in Rio has Brazil the biggest footbal stadion of the world. Other sports, in which Brazilians achieve successes, are Beachvolleyball and motoring. Admittedly no more Brazilian could achieve a world master title since Ayrton Senna, but the interest in the performances of the Brazilian racers is unbroken.

The black slaves carried off from Africa shaped the country through her/its/their religion, through music and dance and gave many courts the known one grade "intensified." Brazil is officially a Catholic country, with a share of 80 percent of Catholics at the total population. However, a big share practices the cults of this above all the African-stocky population from Africa heathen religions like Umbanda and Candomblé and doesn't see any problem in it to let hold the water them equally entitle to the Catholic belief. The Protestant churches found strong popularity in the last years and now amount approximately 15 percent of the population.