Brazil was originally inhabited by hunters, gatherers and farmers. Portuguese explorers brought with them the Roman Catholic Religion and subsequently many churches and chapels have been build with Gold leaf.

From the mid 16th to the mid 19th century slave ship carried some four million Africans  along their rite, which developed into such Afro-Brazilian religions as macumba and the candomble  sect. The African influence is also evident in Brazils music, dance and food.

Traditional an adaptation of a Portuguese dish, is a stew made up of a mixture of meats and black beans, served with rice and collard greens.  In the 19th and 20th centuries millions of emigrants from Europe (mainly Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain Japan and other areas joined the population.

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The Amazon river discharges more water than any other river and extends for more than 6,275 kilometers.