Diversity is the mark of Brazil. In five hundred years of history, a nation formed by various people was built, owner of a varied culture and vast territory, currently divided into 26 States, one Federal District and 5.563 Municipalities. As a democracy, the exercise of Power is assigned to separate and independent bodies, each one with its own function and also foreseeing a control system between them, so none can act in disagreement to the laws and Constitution.
The geography of the Country shows a strong concentration of the economic activities and population on a smaller portion of the Brazilian territory; factors that influence the concentration of the income and wealth and social exclusion. To interfere in this scenario and build a country of equal opportunities are the challenges that underlie the citizenship exercise and public policies.

Portuguese, the official language of Brazil
Today, the world that speaks Portuguese (lusophone) adds to about 200 million people. It is the eighth most spoken language in the world and third among the Westerner languages, after English and Castilian. It is also the official language of seven countries, all former Portuguese colonies: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe.
With Portugal's admission into the European Union, Portuguese has become one of its official languages.

Tourism in Brazil
Tourism in Brazil is an important economic activity in various regions of the Country. With 5.0 million foreign visitors in 2008, Brazil is the main destination of the international touristic market in South America, and ranks the second place in Latin America in terms of international tourist flow.
The expenditures of foreign tourists visiting Brazil reached 5.8 billion dollars in 2008, 16.8% more than in 2007 and the country encompassed 3.5% of international touristic flow in the American continent in 2007. In 2005, tourism contributed with 3.2% of the national revenues arising from export of goods and services, responsible for the creation of 7% of direct and indirect jobs in the Brazilian economy. In 2006, it is estimated that 1.87 million people were employed in the sector, with 768 thousand formal jobs (41%) and 1.1 million informal employments (59%).
Domestic tourism represents an important parcel of the sector, counting 51 million travels in 2005; the direct income generated by the internal tourism was of 21.8 billion dollars – 5.6 times more than the revenues originated by the foreign tourists in 2005.