Basic Facts Brazil
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What Do You Know About Brazil and São Paulo?
(See key at the bottom of this page)
1.) What’s the language spoken in Brazil?
a) Spanish
b) English
c) Portuguese
d) Latin
2.) Brazil is divided in 5 regions: North, Northeast, Center-West, South, and Southeast. In which region is the Amazon Forest?
a) North
b) Northeast
c) Center-West
d) South
e) Southeast
3.) In which region is São Paulo, the city where we’re going?
a) North
b) Northeast
c) Center-West
d) South
e) Southeast
4.) Brazil is located
a) on the west side of South America, occupying less than a 3rd of the continent.
b) on the east side of South America, occupying about a 3rd of the continent.
c) on the east side of South America, occupying about 50% of the continent.
d) on the southern side of South America, occupying about a 3rd of the continent.
5.) What’s the currency of Brazil?
a) Escudo
b) Peso
c) Real
d) Brazilian Dollar
6.) What’s the Capital of Brazil?
a) São Paulo
b) Rio de Janeiro
c) Manaus
d) Brasília
7.) What’s the government like in Brazil?
a) Federative Republic with a president, Congress and Senate elected directly by the people
b) Federative Republic with a president, Congress and Senate nominated by the military.
c) Parliamentarian regime with an appointed prime minister.
d) Military regime led by generals nominated by the military.
e) Monarchy with a king of royal descent.
8.) How big is São Paulo?
a) About 2 million people, the 5th largest city in Latin America.
b) Over 10.5 million people, the 3rd largest city in the world and the largest in Latin America.
c) About 5 million people, the 3rd largest city in Latin America.
d) About 8 million people, the 3rd largest city in Latin America.
9.) What are the main Brazilian products for exportation?
a) Iron, coffee, soybeans, aircrafts, and automobiles.
b) Coffee, manioc, soybeans, and rice.
c) Coffee, sugar, shoes, and clothes.
d) Coffee, petroleum and its derivates, and electronic equipment.
10.) Which of the following statements on the history of Brazil is FALSE?
a) Dom Pedro I proclaimed the independence on September 7, 1822.
b) The country was discovered on April 22, 1500 by Pedro Alvares Cabral, a Portuguese navigator.
c) The first election by popular vote for the Presidency took place in 1989, electing Fernando Collor de Mello.
d) Brazil was under a military regime until 1964.
KEY:
1) C
2) A
3) E
4) C
5) C
6) D
7) A
8) B
9) A
10) D
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