Brazil

Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and the Latin American region.
It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population.
It is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world, and the only one in the Americas.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi).
It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay.
Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz.
It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and occupies 47 percent of the continent of South America.

Brazil's Notable Births

1981 June 12

Adriana Lima, Model,actress (born at Bahia, Brazil) Gemini

1981 April 11

Alessandra Ambrosio, Model (born at Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) Aries

1980 July 20

Gisele Bundchen, model (born at Três de Maio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) Cancer

1984 October 23

Izabel Goulart, model (born at Sao Paulo, Brazil) Scorpio

1992 February 05

Neymar, soccer player (born at Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil) (dead -) Aquarius

1960 March 21

Ayrton Senna , F1 Driver (born at San Paolo, Brazil) (dead 1994 May 01) Aries

1973 October 07

Dida , soccer player (Nelson de Jesus Silva) (born at Brazil) Libra

1941 February 15

Florinda Bolkan , actress (born at Uruburetama, Ceará, Brazil) Aquarius

1977 March 05

Kartika Luyet , top model (born at Rio de Janeiro,Brazil) Pisces

1970 June 07

Marcos Evangelista Cafu , soccer player (born at San Paolo,Brazil) Gemini

1913 October 19

Marcus Vinícius da Cruz de Mello Moraes , poet, singer (born at Rio de Janeiro,Brazil) Libra

Brazil's Notable Deaths

Marcus Vinícius da Cruz de Mello Moraes , poet, singer (dead at Rio de Janeiro,Brazil) (born 1913 October 19) Libra