Brazil

Brazil
Location information
Location	Southeastern South America
Permanent residents	Bill Weasley's penpal

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and the Latin America region. Its capital is Brasília.

Magical community

Brazil was apparently home to a wizarding community comparable to that of the United Kingdom. The municipalities of Caxambu, Manaus and Teresina may have had significant magical populations, as the Daily Prophet saw fit to include forecasts for them in its international weather section.

Magical government

The magical community of Brazil is governed by the Brazilian Ministry of Magic.

Magical education

There is a Brazilian wizarding school for young witches and wizards.

Magical games and sports

The Brazilian National Quidditch team has won the Quidditch World Cup five times since the 20th century, when it managed to reach the quarter-finals. It was a finalist in the 1982 Quidditch World Cup and the runner-up of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup.

Quodpot, a variant of Quidditch, is immensely popular in North and South America, which might include Brazilian wizarding community.

Magical creatures

• Curupira is a dwarflike magical creature native to Brazilian forests.
• Fire Slugs, native to rainforests, are found in this country.

Magical history

• In 1991, Harry Potter talked to a snake that was a Boa constrictor of Brazilian descent. When Harry freed the snake, it left saying: "Brazil, here I come ... Thanksss, amigo."
• In 1993, the yearly International Warlock Convention was held in Brazil. It was hosted by the Brazilian Ministry of Magic, which stated that it was "proud" to host the event.
• In 1994, Ron Weasley said that his brother Bill had a pen-friend who attended a wizarding school in Brazil. When his pen-friend wanted him to go on exchange trip, Bill had to decline because his parents could not afford it. Unfortunately, his pen-friend got offended and sent Bill a cursed hat that made his ears shrivel up.

Behind the scenes

• Eduardo Lima is a Brazilian graphic designer who worked in every movie of the franchise since Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and plans to work in the future trilogy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Together with fellow designer Miraphora Mina, he founded the MinaLima design company.
• Alfie Enoch, who plays Dean Thomas in the films series, is the son of a Brazilian mother and an English father.
• In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, during the scene in which the Durmstrang students enter the Great Hall, the student who performs acrobatic feats is portrayed by Brazilian actor Ponciano Almeida.

External links

• Brazil on Wikipedia

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
• The Making of Harry Potter (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game (Mentioned only)