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99 free Brazil trivia questions with answers — geography quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
50 free Brazil trivia questions with answers. Think you know Brazil? Challenge yourself with our comprehensive 99-question trivia quiz covering everything from the Amazon Rainforest to Brazilian culture, history, and geography. Whether you're a Brazil enthusiast or just looking to expand your knowledge, this quiz will test your understanding of South America's largest country. Start the quiz today and see how many questions you can answer correctly!
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Q 01What is the capital city of Brazil?
Brasília
Brasília, a planned city inaugurated on 21 April 1960 under President Juscelino Kubitschek, was built to move the seat of government to Brazil's central plateau.
Q 02Which river, largely flowing through Brazil, is considered the largest by discharge volume globally?
Amazon
The Amazon River, which flows predominantly through Brazil, holds the record as the world's largest river by discharge volume.
Q 03What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, making it the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas.
Q 04Which statue stands atop Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro?
Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer, designed by French sculptor Paul Landowski and inaugurated in 1931, stands 30 metres tall on the 700-metre Corcovado peak.
Q 05Which is Brazil's largest state by area?
Amazonas
Amazonas covers about 1.56 million square kilometres, the largest of Brazil's states, ahead of Pará at roughly 1.25 million; its capital is Manaus.
Q 06Roughly what share of South America's land area does Brazil cover?
Nearly half
Brazil's 8.5 million square kilometres cover nearly half of South America's 17.8 million, making it the fifth-largest country in the world by area.
Q 07In what year did Brazil declare independence from Portugal?
1822
Prince Pedro proclaimed independence with the Cry of Ipiranga on 7 September 1822, and 7 September remains Brazil's Independence Day.
Q 08What is the official currency of Brazil?
Brazilian Real
The Brazilian Real (BRL) is the official currency of Brazil, introduced in 1994 to stabilize the economy.
Q 09What traditional Brazilian stew is made with black beans and various cuts of pork and beef?
Feijoada
Feijoada, a rich stew of black beans with various salted and smoked meats, is widely regarded as Brazil's national dish.
Q 10What is widely considered the most popular sport in Brazil?
Football
Football (soccer) is by far the most popular sport in Brazil, with the national team having won the FIFA World Cup multiple times.
Q 11Which architect designed many of the civic buildings of Brazil's planned capital, inaugurated in 1960?
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer designed Brasília's cathedral, National Congress and Planalto Palace; he also served on the design team for the United Nations headquarters and worked until his death at 104 in 2012.
Q 12Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, the biggest in the world, is held every year just before which Christian season?
Lent
Lent is the fasting season, so the party comes first. Rio's Carnival puts about two million people a day on the streets, more than any other Carnival anywhere.
Q 13What Afro-Brazilian martial art combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music?
Capoeira
Q 21Which 1494 treaty divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between the two Iberian crowns?
Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, drew a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, which placed the eastern bulge of South America on Portugal's side.
Q 22Before the capital moved inland in 1960, which city had served as Brazil's capital since 1763?
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro became the colonial capital in 1763 and remained the seat of government for nearly two centuries, until Brasília was inaugurated in 1960.
Q 23Which renowned waterfall system is located on the border between Brazil and Argentina?
Iguazu Falls
Capoeira is as much a game as a fight: fluid, acrobatic movements performed to musical accompaniment, with spirituality woven in.
Q 14What is the highest mountain peak in Brazil?
Pico da Neblina
Pico da Neblina, meaning 'Mist Peak', is the highest mountain in Brazil, located in the state of Amazonas near the Venezuelan border.
Q 15What is the most populous city in Brazil?
São Paulo
São Paulo, with about 11.5 million residents in the 2022 census, is the most populous city in Brazil and in the whole of the Americas.
Q 16Which ocean borders Brazil to the east?
Atlantic Ocean
Brazil has an extensive coastline along its eastern border, entirely facing the Atlantic Ocean.
Q 17Which river is the longest entirely within Brazilian territory?
São Francisco
The São Francisco River is recognized as the longest river that flows entirely within Brazil's borders.
Q 18Roughly what share of the world's coffee does Brazil produce?
About a third
Brazil grows about a third of the world's coffee, roughly 60 million 60-kg bags a year, well ahead of Vietnam, the second-largest producer.
Q 19Which spirit, distilled from fermented sugarcane juice, is the base of Brazil's national cocktail, the caipirinha?
Cachaça
Cachaça is distilled from fermented sugar cane must and is the main ingredient of the national cocktail.
Q 20In Brazil's 2022 census, roughly how many people classified themselves as Indigenous?
About 1.7 million
The 2022 census counted about 1.7 million Indigenous people, 0.83% of Brazil's population, up from 896,917 in the 2010 census.
The Iguazu Falls are a breathtaking series of waterfalls on the Iguazu River, forming a natural border between Brazil and Argentina.
Q 24The Pantanal, a vast tropical wetland, lies mostly in which Brazilian state?
Mato Grosso do Sul
About two-thirds of Brazil's Pantanal lies in Mato Grosso do Sul, with the rest in Mato Grosso; the wetland also extends into Bolivia and Paraguay.
Q 25Who was inaugurated as President of Brazil in January 2023?
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva became the first Brazilian to defeat an incumbent president and the first elected to a third term, beating Jair Bolsonaro in the October 2022 runoff.
Q 26How many stars appear on the flag of Brazil?
27
27 stars: 26 states plus the Federal District, a count that has grown as new states were created.
Q 27Which of these animals is considered Brazil's national animal?
Jaguar
The jaguar, the largest cat in the Americas, is the animal most widely cited as Brazil's national animal; the official national bird, named by decree in 2002, is the rufous-bellied thrush.
Q 28Which Brazilian author wrote 'Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon' and 'Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands'?
Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado was a celebrated Brazilian writer whose novels, set in Bahia, often depicted the lives of ordinary people and explored themes of love, social justice, and folklore.
Q 29Which of these countries does NOT share a land border with Brazil?
Chile
Brazil shares land borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.
Q 30Which Brazilian state is home to the colonial gold-mining city of Ouro Preto?
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is renowned for its rich history of gold mining and its well-preserved colonial towns, with Ouro Preto being a prime example and a UNESCO World Heritage site.