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Brazil

Country Profile

Population: 181.4 million
Currency: Real
Time Zone: GMT ?3 to -5
Language: Portuguese
Capital: Brasilia

There are few countries that can rival Brazil for sheer magnificence of landscape and diversity of culture.

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Life's a beach . . .
When Brian Mee comes back to the UK from his new home in Brazil, things seem a bit too restrained. Besides, doesn’t everyone want to live at the beach?
Good schools abroad
Anastasia Moloney looks at some of the best international schools around the world. There's no reason for for your kids to lose out on a top rate education, wherever they might live
Where to invest internationally
Investors should steer clear of China and focus instead on South Korea, Brazil and Russia. Chris Palmer, head of developing markets at Gartmore, talks to Lindsay Vincent about the recent falls in emerging stock markets

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