Statistics for Brazil General Knowledge

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
South American countries not bordering Brazil	Chile	95%
Largest rainforest in the world	Amazon Rainforest	89%
National capital until 1960	Rio de Janeiro	88%
City that replaced the above as capital	Brasília	87%
South American countries not bordering Brazil	Ecuador	86%
Footballer elected Athlete of the Century by the IOC	Pelé	75%
Famous beaches of Rio de Janeiro	Copacabana	71%
Three-time Formula One champion killed during a race in 1994	Ayrton Senna	65%
Brazil is the top producer of this type of bean	Coffee beans	65%
Famous beaches of Rio de Janeiro	Ipanema	65%
Country that declared independence from Brazil in 1825	Uruguay	60%
Very popular president between 2002 and 2010	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	53%
Portuguese navigator who "discovered" Brazil	Pedro Álvares Cabral	45%
Largest media conglomerate in Latin America, one of the largest in the world	Grupo Globo	37%
Period between 1964 and 1985	Military dictatorship	36%
Present-day state which was the site of a gold rush in the 18th century	Minas Gerais	35%
Aviation pioneer, famous for flying one of his dirigibles around the Eiffel Tower	Alberto Santos-Dumont	32%
Binational hydroelectric power station, the second largest in the world	Itaipu	31%
Actor who gained international fame for his roles in Elite Squad and Narcos	Wagner Moura	31%
Oscar nominated actress, called the First Lady of Brazilian Theatre	Fernanda Montenegro	28%