Brasilia

Who stays in Jabiru's Palace?

Vice President of Brazil

What's the name of Bruno Giorgi's sculpture at the Three Powers Plaza?

Os Candangos

The Military Cathedral of St. Mary Queen resembles a what?

Tent

Which Catholic saint supposedly foresaw the creation of Brasilia?

John Bosco

What Brasilia-based rock band recorded Que País É Este?

Legião Urbana

What is Nova Nicolândia?

Brasilia's central theme park

Brasilia's central park is named after whom?

Sarah Kubitschek

Who was the president of Brazil when Brasilia became the capital?

Juscelino Kubitschek

Palácio da Alvorada roughly translates to what?

Palace of Dawn

Eixo Monumental won a Guinness Record for what?

Largest median strip for a dual highway

How many months did it take to build Brasilia?

41

From above, Brasilia resembles what?

A bird or plane

The Casa do Cantador building was inspired by what Luiz Gonzaga song?

Asa Branca

What band performed on Eixo Monumental in 2008?

RBD

The Palácio do Itamaraty's annex is nicknamed what?

Wedding Cake

Which band played their last show at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in 1996?

Mamonas Assassinas

Initial plans for Brasilia could be found in which document?

1891 Constitution

Brasilia's Temple of Good Will has what shape?

Pyramid

Which of these Brazilian airports is busier than Brasilia's airport?

Guarulhos International Airport

Brasilia's principal architect Oscar Niemeyer died at what age?

104

Brasilia's International Airport is named after whom?

Juscelino Kubitschek

Jabiru's Palace is named after what?

A bird species

The Casa do Cantador is also known as the Palace of what?

Poetry

Who works at Brasilia's Itamaraty Palace?

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Which film based on Chico Xavier's work was partially filmed in Brasilia?

Astral City: A Spiritual Journey

The Complexo Cultural da República contains the National Library and what?

National Museum of the Republic

Brasilia's Palácio da Alvorada is the official residence of whom?

President of Brazil

What color is Santuário São João Bosco's stained glass windows?

Blue

The word "Catetinho" is a reference to Catete Palace in what city?

Rio de Janeiro

What was the wooden Catetinho building used as?

A residence for President Juscelino Kubitschek

What are the "three powers" in Brasilia's Three Powers Plaza?

Executive, legislative, and judicial headquarters

Who laid the foundation of Brasilia's Military Cathedral of St. Mary?

Pope John Paul II

Oscar Niemeyer's granddaughter Ana Elisa helped design what building?

Sede da Procuradoria General da República

At 2,800 m², the Palácio do Itamaraty has the largest hall without what?

Pillars

What's the nickname for Brasilia's Digital TV Tower?

Flower of the Cerrado

Before Brasilia was built, what was Brazil's capital city?

Rio de Janeiro

Rome's mayor donated a copy of what to the Palacio do Buriti?

The Roman Wolf

The Brasilia Digital TV Tower was built to commemorate what?

Brasilia's 50th anniversary

Dr. Darcy Ribeiro was one of the core founders of what institution?

University of Brasilia

In addition to Brasilia's landscape, Roberto Burle Marx designed what?

Copacabana Beach Promenade

In 2017, UNESCO designated Brasilia as the what?

"City of Design"

Brasilia's main architect Lúcio Costa was heavily influenced by whom?

Le Corbusier

Who is Brasilia's National Theater named after?

Cláudio Santoro

What was the last structure in Brasilia that Niemeyer designed?

Torre de Televisão Digital

Brasilia's Fatherland Banner Monument pays tribute to which politician?

Tancredo Neves

What is the Eixo Monumental?

The central road through Brasilia

Palácio da Alvorada is located along what man-made lake?

Paranoá Lake

The Santuário São João Bosco has a chandelier with over 7,000 pieces of what?

Murano glass

What was the name of Brazil's very first capital?

Salvador da Bahia

The Amazon is Brazil's largest river. What is the name of the country's second largest river?

São Francisco

Which Brazilian scientists discovered the disease American trypanosomiasis?

Carlos Chagas

For which Spanish soccer club did the Brazilian midfielder Mauro Silva play for 13 years?

Deportivo La Coruna

This is a common fruit in Brazil. What is it called?

Guava

One of the world's most famous opera houses is located in the city of Manaus in Brazil. What is the building called?

Teatro Amazonas

Brazil was one of the last countries in the Western world to abolish slavery. In what year did Brazil abolish it?

1888

The national anthem of Brazil was composed the year the country received its independence from Portugal. What year was it?

1822

Mitsuyo Maeda was a key influence in which Brazilian sport?

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Brazil was named after something that the Portuguese found when they first explored the country. What was it?

A sort of wood

At almost 3,000 m, what's the highest mountain in Brazil?

Pico da Neblina

Brazilian Embraer is the world's third largest aircraft manufacturer. What is the name of their most famous private jet?

Legacy

In 1888, Brazil became the last nation of the Americas to abolish what?

Slavery

Which famous 1964 documentary shot by Arne Suckdorff revolves around impoverished Brazilians living in Rio de Janeiro?

My Home Is Copacabana

Who is the architect of this famous museum?

Oscar Niemeyer

Brazil has a replica of which famous Japanese temple?

Kinkaku-ji

From 1930 to 1954, Brazilian politics were dominated by Getúlio Vargas. How did his rule end?

He committed suicide

In what year did Dilma Rousseff leave as president of Brazil?

2016

Which of the following countries does not border Brazil?

Chile

What is Brazil's highest point?

Pico da Neblina

The Thirty Years' War in Europe also spread to Brazil. Which European people tried to conquer the country and take it from the Portuguese?

The Dutch

What is the capital city of Brazil?

Brasilia

This bird can be found in Brazil. What is it called?

Toucan

Which world leader tried to use fake Brazilian passports to visit the West?

Kim Jong Un

Which soccer club did the Brazilian star Edu play for before moving to Valencia in 2005?

Arsenal

Brazil's Oscar Niemeyer Museum looks like what body part?

Eye

Which endangered and venomous snake lives on Brazil's Snake Island?

Golden lancehead pit viper

Which river is longer than the Amazon?

Nile

Which Nobel prize winning scientist was born in Petrópolis, Brazil?

Peter Medawar

Which is one of the two South American nations that doesn't border Brazil?

Chile

Which of the following countries is located north of Brazil?

Guyana

What's the symbol of WWII's Brazilian Expeditionary Force?

A snake with a cigar

Brazil's currency is the Real. What is it called in the plural form?

Reais

Which country declared the leftist leader Rafael Correa president in 2006?

Ecuador

Which of the following countries is located south of Brazil?

Uruguay

Who wrote the book "The Boys from Brazil"?

Ira Levin

What famous explorer discovered the popular island Fernando de Noronha?

Amerigo Vespucci

How many stars were on Brazil's flag when it was adopted in 1889?

21

The granite Dedo de Deus mountain looks like a what?

Index finger

Many people associate Brazil with soccer. In the World Cup finals in 1958, the Brazilian team defeated Sweden. What was the match score?

5-2

What was the occupation of the Bolivian Juan Evo Morales Ayma?

President

Brazil was a Portuguese colony for some time before it declared its independence in 1822. What was the name of the country's first emperor?

Pedro

What is the name of the national football arena in Brazil?

Maracana

Which year did Brazil get its first democratically elected president?

1985

When is Brazil's national day?

September 7th

Brazil is the world's fifth largest country in size and population. How many states does the country have?

27

In which empire was Tenochtitlan the capital?

Aztek

Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue was initially built where?

France

What is the name of the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas?

Manaus

What is the name of the man who became president of Brazil in 2016?

Michel Temer

Which of these basketball players hails from Brazil?

Anderson Varejao

What was the name of Brazil's first female president?

Dilma Rousseff

Who ate in São Paulo's famed Edificio Itália in 1968?

Queen Elizabeth II

Which bean stew is considered Brazil's national dish?

Feijoada

The immense Iguazu Falls are in Brazil, Paraguay and what?

Argentina

In which language is the text on the flag of Brazil written?

Portuguese

What is the national bird of Brazil?

Rufous-Bellied Thrush

A monastery in Catas Altas allows visitors to see which rare animal?

Maned wolf

Which American entrepreneur built a rubber plantation in northern Brazil?

Henry Ford

With approximately 20 million tons a year, Brazil is the world's largest producer of what popular fruit?

Orange

Which Slovenian athlete swam the length of the Amazon River?

Martin Strel

What year was there a military coup in Brazil?

1964

Which famous Brazilian athlete won FIFA World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970?

Pelé

Which food item is Brazil, by far, the world's biggest producer of?

Coffee

Which of the following is not a city in Brazil?

Bogotá

What was Brazil's role in World War II?

One of the Allies

Which Latin American country is larger than Brazil?

None

What was the name of the first European to reach the coast of Brazil?

Pedro Álvares Cabral

Brazil's capital Brasilia is based on a competition in urban planning. What was the name of the man who came up with the winning entry?

Lúcio Costa

Who was Romário's partner at the top for Brazil during the Football World Cup in 1994?

Bebeto

What's the majority religion in Brazil?

Catholic

A Brazilian soccer player once went by the name of a famous philosopher. What was his name?

Socrates

What is the Brazilian President's workplace called?

Palácio do Planalto

Brazil won the 2002 Football World Cup. What was the score?

2 - 0

The 2002 favela film "City of God" became an international success. How many Oscars was it nominated for?

4

What was Brazil's first skyscraper in 1929?

Martinelli Building

What chocolate Brazilian dessert was named after a presidential candidate?

Brigadeiro

What was the result of the soccer match between Brazil and Yugoslavia in the premiere match of 1974's Football World Cup?

Tied 0-0

What was the name of the great Inca kingdom in Western South America?

Cuszo

What is Brazil's national plant?

The golden trumpet tree

The brazilwood tree is treasured for what feature?

It produces a red dye

In 2014, what happened to Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue?

Lightning broke one of its thumbs

Brazil's Insano Body Slide plunges guests 41 meters at what speed?

105 km per hour

Which German soccer club did the Brazilian player Emerson represent at the start of his career?

Bayer Leverkusen

Approximately how many African slaves were shipped to Brazil during the 1600s?

4,000,000

Which regime attempted to establish a presence in Brazil's Laranjal do Jari region during the 1930s through a scientific expedition?

Nazi Germany

Which of these soccer clubs did Brazilian star Ricardo Oliveira first play for?

Valencia

Brazil was originally a plantation colony characterized by sugar production. However, in the 1700s, it also became a major exporter of what?

Diamonds

Which band comes from Brazil?

Sepultura

Which Australian singer wrote the 70s hit "I Go To Rio"?

Peter Allen

In the first half of 1800s, a profitable industry expanded in Brazil. Which industry was it?

Coffee

If Brazilian prisoners read 12 classic novels per year, what happens?

They cut jail time by 1.5 months

Michael Palin and Robert De Niro are two of the stars of the 1985 film "Brazil". Who directed the movie?

Terry Gilliam

What is Brazilian football star Adriano's full name?

Adriano Leite Ribeiro

Tancredo Neves became Brazil's first democratically elected president. However, something happened to him prior to his inauguration. What?

He fell ill and died

What artist hosted one of the largest free concerts in Rio in 1994?

Rod Stewart

In terms of area, about how large is Brazil?

8,514,877 km²

Which Brazilian won "The Golden Ball" in the Football World Cup Finals in 1994?

Romário

What type of area is pictured here?

Favela

Along with Brazil and Argentina, which country forms the ABC states?

Chile

Brazil is South America's largest country with approximately half of the continent's population being Brazilian. How many people live in Brazil?

About 207 million

Which country abolished slavery in 1888?

Brazil

After touring the Galápagos, which 19th-century scientist visited Brazil?

Charles Darwin

Which is the official language of Brazil?

Portuguese

This is a picture of the border between Argentina and Brazil. What is the name of this waterfall?

The Iguazu Falls

Brazil was discovered by Pedro Alvarez Cabral in 1500. This was due to navigation errors. Where had Cabral intended to go?

To India

Brazil hosted which international event in 2016?

Summer Olympics

Who is said to have originated the Brazilian sport, Capoeira, in the 16th Century?

Colonial Slaves

In terms of area, where does Brazil rank amongst all other countries in the world?

The fifth largest country

Which Brazilian monument is one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World"?

Christ the Redeemer

In 1991, what band attracted 190,000 people to Maracanã Stadium?

A-ha

Which Brazilian author wrote the popular short story "A missa do galo"?

Machado de Assis

Which conquistador conquered the Incan empire?

Francisco Pizarro

In the 1600s, a strange kingdom prospered in Brazil's inland, the so-called Palmares monarchy. Who ruled it?

Runaway slaves

Rio's Maracanã Stadium was built for what event?

1950 FIFA World Cup

Antonio Carlos Jobim is one of the main representatives of a popular Brazilian style of music that emerged in the 1950s. What is the style of music called?

Bossa Nova

Which of these men is a famous Brazilian soccer player?

Pele

Brazil won the 1962 Football World Cup, but who were their surprise opponents in the final?

Czechoslovakia

In which country was Eva "Evita" Perón a beloved first lady?

Argentina

Which city is the largest in Brazil?

São Paulo

What does "Rio de Janeiro" mean in English?

River of January

Ronaldo scored Brazil's first goal in the 2002 Football World Cup. Who scored the second?

Ronaldo

Which year did Copernicus present the theory that the sun, and not the Earth, was the centre of the solar system?

1543

The Brazil coastline borders which ocean?

The Atlantic

When is Brazil's Independence Day?

September 7

Which philosopher inspired the phrase "Order and Progress" on Brazil's flag?

Auguste Comte

What is the country code of Brazil?

55

What is Brazil's official cocktail?

Caipirinha

What is Brazil's official currency called?

Real

What does CBF stand for on the emblem?

Confederação Brasileira de Futebol