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Brazil Trivia Quiz 🇧🇷

Brazil is the largest country in South America, known for its diverse culture, vibrant cities, and beautiful natural landscapes. The country has a rich history, dating back to the arrival of the Portuguese in 1500, and it has been shaped by a mix of indigenous, African, and European influences. Brazil is also known for its diverse population, with a mix of different ethnicities, languages, and religions. Brazil is famous for its carnival, which is a pre-Lenten celebration marked by parades, music, and dancing. The country is also known for its soccer, with several world-renowned teams and players, as well as for its diverse cuisine, which reflects the influence of indigenous, African, and European cultures. Some of the famous Brazilian dishes include feijoada (black bean stew), churrasco (barbecue), and açaí (a berry smoothie). Brazil is also known for its diverse and beautiful natural landscapes, including the Amazon rainforest, the Pantanal wetlands, and the Iguazu Falls. Some of the famous tourist destinations in Brazil include Rio de Janeiro, known for its iconic Christ the Redeemer statue and Carnival, Salvador, known for its Afro-Brazilian culture, and Brasília, the country's modernist capital city designed by the renowned architect Oscar Niemeyer. Trivia questions about Brazil can range from its history, culture, and geography to its famous festivals, soccer and famous tourist destinations, making it a great topic for a trivia night or quiz.
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Last updated: June 5, 2023
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BRIC is an acronym for four nations that are considered to be at similar stages of economic development and may come to dominate the global market in the coming decades: Brazil, Russia, India, and ______.
China
U.S. President Joe Biden personally extended an invitation to the Summit of the Americas the current head of a Latin American country. Elected in 2018, who is the President of Brazil?
Jair Bolsonar
Also known as the Brazilian Treatment, what alternative moniker (named after the protein it uses which is naturally found in hair shafts) describes the hair straightening method where the namesake protein is added to the hair and then run over with a hot flat iron? This treatment is known to add shine to hair and lasts for approximately 6 months.
Keratin
Though his father named him for Thomas Edison, Edson Arantes do Nascimento is the name on the birth certificate of what Brazilian soccer forward that FIFA named as the top player of the 20th century?
Pelé
South America’s second largest rainforest after the Amazon, the Gran Chaco is divided between Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil and which landlocked country?
Paraguay
There are very few words in English that come from Tupi, an indigenous language of Brazil - one such word however is that of what type of fish, whose name is also used in Tupi to mean "scissors?"
Piranha
The African countries Angola, Mozambique, Equatorial Guinea, and Cape Verde all have what official language, which they share with Brazil?
Portuguese
What prominent Brazilian city, made official in 1960, was designed by Oscar Niemeyer to resemble an airplane, with the Monumental Axis as the fuselage?
Brasilia
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Walmart has a minor stake in the former Walmart Brazil, which changed its name to Grupo ______ in 2019. Fill in the one word blank, also the name of a classic, and childish, Tom Hanks movie.
Big
In 2021, Delaware becomes home to the largest warehouse of what gigantic corporation? It may share its name with a Brazilian river, but it has a lot of American parcel power.
Amazon
The Economist Intelligence Unit produces an annual Democracy Index, ranking countries by the state of their democracy. Which neighbor of both Brazil and Argentina has been named the most democratic in South America for the last 10 years?
Uruguay
What's the name of the starch that is extracted from the cassava plant, native to Brazil? A staple crop for much of the world, it's also used to form "pudding" and "pearls."
Tapioca
Which cocktail made with cachaca, sugar, and lime is the official cocktail of Brazil?
Caipirinha
Leandro Barbosa, Tiago Splitter, and Anderson Varejão are all Nike-sponsored Brazilian athletes known for competing professionally in what sport?
Basketball
Which Brazilian online-only bank was founded in 2013, became a unicorn fintech startup, and is now the largest “neobank” in Latin America?
Nubank
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