1.We don't walk around without clothes and we don't have monkeys as pets.

我们不会不穿衣服四处闲逛，也不会养猴子当宠物。

2.The capital of Brazil is Brasília, not Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo (neither Buenos Aires, which is the capital of Argentina).

巴西的首都是巴西利亚，不是里约热内卢或圣保罗。也不是布宜诺斯艾利斯，那是阿根廷的首都。

3.Our official language is Portuguese¹, not Spanish.

我们的官方语言是葡萄牙语，不是西班牙语。

4.Carnival² is a traditional holiday in our country. Most foreigners imagine Brazilian carnival like this:

狂欢节是我国的传统节日。大部分外国人想象中的巴西狂欢节是这样的：This actually happens, but it's a particular parade that occurs only in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The vast majority of Brazilians spend their Carnival in street parties like this:

确实会有，但这是只在圣保罗和里约热内卢才特有的一种游行。绝大部分巴西人是这样在街头派对庆祝狂欢节的：

5.Brazil is the 6th biggest economy in the world.

巴西是世界第六大经济体。

6.Only 6% of our population live in the "favelas" (slums). On the other hand, this is equivalent to 12 million people - half of the Australia population.

只有6%的巴西人住在贫民窟。但这就是1200万人，相当于澳大利亚人口的一半。

7.Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. 1/3 of the coffee consumed worldwide is produced here.

巴西是世界最大的咖啡产地。全球消耗的咖啡有三分之一产自这里。

8.Brazil is a tropical country, but since it has a very long extension, it doesn't mean you will always feel hot, in every place. If you come to São Paulo in July, for example, expect constant temperatures of around 5 degrees Celsius³.

巴西是热带国家，但是由于国土面积大，并不是在哪儿都会觉得很热。比如说，如果你7月份来圣保罗，气温估计会恒定在5℃左右。

9.The Brazilian coast has 7,367 km, with beautiful landscapes from South:

巴西海岸线长7367 km，风光旖旎。从南：to North:到北

10.Brazil is the only nation that has participated of all soccer World Cup editions. And we're the only country to win it 5 times. So yes, we are the country of the soccer.

巴西是唯一一个每届世界杯都参赛了的国家，也是唯一一个五次夺冠的国家。没错，我们就是足球之国。

11.Consumer goods in general are really expensive in Brazil. A new Jeep Grand Cherokee, for example, costs the equivalent of $89.000,00 here, against $28.000,00 in the US. The PS4, announced for $399,00 in the US, arrived here for the equivalent of $1735.

巴西生活消费品的价格总体而言非常高。比如一辆新的大切诺基(一款越野吉普车)，在巴西的要价折合成美元相当于8.9万刀，而在美国只要2.8万刀。在美国只要399刀的PS4，到这儿折合成美元相当于1735刀。

12.São Paulo, the biggest Brazilian city, is the city with the largest fleet of helicopters in the world. It has 411 registered helicopters, while NYC has 120.

巴西最大的城市圣保罗拥有世界上最大的直升机舰队，包括411架注册直升机，而纽约只有120架。

13.Brazilians don't throw away the toilet paper in the own toilet, but in trash bins⁴. We're taught that toilets can clog⁵ with paper.

巴西人不会把厕纸扔到马桶里，而是扔进垃圾篓。我们受到的教导是厕纸会堵塞马桶。

14.Brazilians take at least 2 baths in a day, and think that less than that is unhygienic.

巴西人每天至少洗两次澡，少于两次的话会觉得不卫生。

15.Yes, we really know how to party!

对，我们最会开派对了!