Brazil

Federative Republic of Brazil

[Official language] Portuguese [Capital] Brasilia [Largest capital] Sao Paulo [Currency] Real [President] Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva [Kanji spelling] Hakushi Sairi

Since Brazil was discovered by Portugal in 1500 and was a Portuguese colony until 1815, Portuguese was the national language.

On December 4, 2008, the Major League Baseball team, the Rays, announced that they would build the first Major League baseball academy in Brazil, with training camps set up at several baseball stadiums and grounds, to introduce baseball to players between the ages of 7 and 14 and to provide training and scouting services.