The South American country Brazil, whose total area is 3,287,597 sq mile, is the fifth largest country of the world by area. Brazil is the largest country in Latin America, South America and the Southern Hemisphere. As per the population, Brazil stands on fifth place with over 192 million people and the density of the country is 22/km2. The country is also the only Portuguese speaking country in the Americas. The second-longest river of the world Amazon runs through the country. Brazil's most popular sport is Football (soccer) and the Brazilian national football team who has won the World Cup tournament a record five times. Brazil's national currency is Real and is the world's seventh largest economy at market exchange rates.

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