Brazil: 10 Claims to Fame

References & Edit History

Images

View of Sugar Loaf Mountain rising above Guanabara Bay, with Favela Santo Amaro and city buildings in the foreground, seen from Parque das Ruinas in Rio de Janeiro.

A member of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school in an elaborate green, white, and silver costume plays a drum and dances during the Rio de Janeiro Carnival parade at night.

Aerial view of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a curved sandy shoreline, city buildings, and green mountains in the background.

Capoeira in Brazil

Crowds fill grandstands as dancers in elaborate costumes and large parade floats with bright yellow flame decorations move along the Sambadrome during Rio de Janeiro Carnival.

Sugarcane being washed with streams of water on a conveyor at an ethanol manufacturing plant in Bariri, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Carmen Miranda as Carmen in That Night in Rio, wearing an elaborate gold costume with ruffled sleeves, large jewelry, and a tall pink feathered headpiece.

Brazil's Greatest Passion

Brazil: 10 Claims to Fame: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Jeff Wallenfeldt
Jeff Wallenfeldt was manager of Geography and History at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Katie Angell

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	New photographs added to article.	Katie Angell	Jul 29, 2026