How to identify Brazil in GeoGuessr?

- The domain is .br - language is Portugal It is a word “Ã・ã” is distinctive. - the back of the sign black There are many things - The antenna on the house is distinctive.transparent There are many parabolic antennas. - The top of the license plate blue There are times when{{% by %}} - License plates of trucks, buses, and taxis red color - A partition in the groove of a utility pole be using telephone poles

Brazil

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Domain.brThe domain is .br

License PlateblueThe top of the license plate blue There are times when

Language & ScriptPortugallanguage is Portugal It is a word “Ã・ã” is distinctive.Google CarVila do Abraão has a distinctive mountain that shows the head of a trekker

Easily confused with:Columbia, northern argentina, Cambodia, Indonesia, ThailandQuizzes for this area:Brazil State Quiz, Brazil City Quiz, Area code quiz (Brazil)

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Clues that work anywhere in this area

Language & Script★★★

language is Portugal It is a word “Ã・ã” is distinctive.

Signs★★★

the back of the sign black There are many things

the back of the sign black There are many things (the background image ishereuse the one of, CC BY 3.0).

Building★★★

The antenna on the house is distinctive.transparent There are many parabolic antennas.

The antenna on the house is distinctive.transparent Use a parabolic antenna.However, this alone cannot be certain.

Examples1

There's a tank with Fortlev written on it..There are several different colors, but each has a unique shape.I can see it's on the roof.

License Plate★★★

License plates of trucks, buses, and taxis red color

License plates of trucks, buses, and taxis It was red The characters are red It's expensive.

Utility Pole★★★

A partition in the groove of a utility pole be using telephone poles

Telephone poles in Brazil have partitions in the grooves.be.on the other handChileThere is a partition None There is only one.You can also see circular utility poles.You can also see signs reading BR on the side of the road.

Examples1 2

Easy-to-find landmarks★★★

It has the logo of Petrobras, the largest oil company in South America..

Examples1 2 3SourcesPetrobras

Easy-to-find landmarks★★★

A yellow chevron is found on a black background.

Photo coming soonEasy-to-find landmarks

Plant★★★

As a country where chevrons of the same color can be foundCambodiaorPortugalThere is.Please note that in Cambodia and Thailand, the color of the soil and vegetation are similar in some places, so it is possible to make a mistake.

Examples1See alsoCambodia Portugal

By Agencia CNT de Noticias - Santa Catarina - SC-303 (ponto crítico), CC BY 2.0

Commercial Facilities★★★

Banco Itaú, the largest bank in South America orange sign There are many.to the gas station South America's largest oil company Petrobras (green logo) There are many things.

Narrowing down the region6

Once you know the area: which part of it

Area Code

Phone area codes narrow down the region

Phone area codes are assigned by region. When a number shows up on a sign, an advert or a van, its leading digits narrow the location down to a part of the country.

Practise with the area code quiz

Coloured by leading digit

Road★★★

A signboard with the road number written as "BR XX" stands on the roadside.

BR signboard

It's quite difficult to find the road number right away, so try narrowing down the area based on the surrounding atmosphere.

Other★★★

Florianópoliscentered aroundAzoresYou can see European-style architecture influenced by immigrants from

Around Florianopolis

during constructionAzoresDue to the large number of Portuguese people who settled here, the majority of citizens have European immigrant ancestry..There are many German and Italian immigrants, and the architecture is often European-style.

Examples1See alsoAzores

vegetation

Plant★★★vegetation

Image source: By Brazil Travel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Plant★★★

Vegetation and soil colors vary by region.

Amazônia	humid equatorial climate with Amazonian forests
Cerrado	It is difficult to distinguish because there are areas with many fields and areas with many trees.
Mata Atlantica	a forest that stretches across more than 15 states along Brazil's Atlantic coastline
Caatinga	Dry soil, often containing whitish soil.
Pampa	It has an atmosphere similar to Uruguay and has agricultural and pastureland.
Pantanal	An alluvial plain formed by rivers in northern Paraguay, but there are almost no roads.

Mata Atlantica

Plants vary depending on the region.Affected by moist winds blowing from the sea.The forest looks different from other areas.I feel like sometimes I can see things like palms and pines..

Photo coming soonPlant

distinctive plants

Plant★★★

Trees that identify specific regions or states

Parana pine: Parana pineteeth paraná around the state
Brazilian wax palm:Cearer Northeastern region centered on the state
Babasu tree: Piauí state and Maranhão state, can be seen all over the southern part of the country.

parana pine

This tree is paraná around the state

Brazilian wax palm

This tree is Cearer around the state

Babasu

with the state of PiauíMaranhão stateIt is found throughout the southern part of the country.

Syagurus coronata

Syagrus coronata is a tree that can be seen in eastern Brazil, distributed from the southern part of Pernambuco state to Bahia state.Probably a lot of Bahia.

Eucalyptus Grandis

Sparsely distributed mainly in areas near the coast of Sao Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul states.

Landscape★★★Acai

Açaizeiro is common in the state of Para..It seems to be especially common in the Amazon River basin and around Marajó Island..

SourcesAcai bowl specialty store EMPORIO EXPRESS Daikanyama

By Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada - Euterpe precatoria, CC BY 2.0

Narrowing down the city2

Once you know the region: which city or town

Vila do Abraão

Google Car★★★

Vila do Abraão has a distinctive mountain that shows the head of a trekker

Vila do Abraão

I can see a sharp mountain.There is also a section where you are riding a blue buggy..

Examples1 2 3

Fernando de Noronha

Landscape★★★

There is a remote island called Fernando de Noronha.

Fernando de Noronha

There is a hole in the telephone pole.There are many rocky areas and there are places where you can take a boat.There are some very distinctive rocks, so you might be able to tell from that..

Examples1 2

Regions

Hover a region on the map to see its name

Quiz

Basics

General facts about this place

The largest country in South America by area and population; the only one whose official language is Portuguese^[ref]
About 60% of the country is covered by the Amazon rainforest, home to the greatest biodiversity in the world^[ref]

Companies

Companies with ties to this region. However, this does not necessarily mean they can be used on GeoGuessr.

Logos you may spot

Petroleo Brasileiro
The largest oil drilling company in the southern hemisphere.
Official site (IR)
Vale
One of the three major iron ore producers.It also produces bauxite, copper, and gold.
Official site (IR)
Itaú Unibanco Holding
Largest bank in Latin America.This is a rare company that pays a dividend every month (usually quarterly, but in South Africa and other countries semi-annually).
Official site (IR)The world's 100 largest banks in the S&P Global Market Intelligence report

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