Brazil is the biggest country in South America in regards to area. People speak Portuguese and Brazilia, the capital, is a modern city located in the interior. Brazilia was planned in the shape of an airplane with the government buildings in the body and the city squares in the wings. However when people think of Brazil it is often Rio de Janeiro which is famous for its carnival before Lent that comes to mind. "Today, Brazil, a democratic republic, is among the top economic countries in the world. “The Amazon is not the world’s longest river, but it is the largest because it carries the most water.”