Brazil

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Brazil, officially República Federativa do Brasil ("Federative Republic of Brazil"), is the largest country in both South America and the Latin America region. Its capital city is Brasília.

History

The Caxambu Style Borborygmus Potion was developed in Caxambu, Brazil.

Newton Scamander travelled by Brazil sometime, as it is known he studied the Fire Slugs in the country's rainforests.

1990s

In 1991, Harry Potter talked to a boa constrictor of Brazilian descent. When Harry freed the snake, it left saying: "Brazil, here I come ... Thanksss, amigo."^[1]

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.^[2]

Wizarding world

Brazil has a wizarding community of its own. The Amazon rainforest along with the municipalities of Caxambu, Manaus and Teresina may have significant magical populations, as the Daily Prophet saw fit to include forecasts for them in its international weather section.^[3]

Government

The Brazilian Ministry of Magic^[2] is the main governing body among the magical community of Brazil.

Education

Castelobruxo,^[4] one of the eleven wizarding schools, is located in northern Brazil amid the Amazon rainforest. Young witches and wizards from across South America attend this school. Castelobruxo is implied to be as old as Hogwarts, that is, over a thousand years.^{[citation needed]}

William Weasley had a Brazilian pen-friend who attended a Castelobruxo. When said 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.^[5]

Games and sports

The Brazilian National Quidditch team has won the Quidditch World Cup five times^[6] since the 20th century, when it managed to reach the quarter-finals.^[7] 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

Native to Brazil

The following creatures are native to Brazil:

Dugbog

Nogtail

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• Caipora
• Curupira
• Fire Slug

Worldwide

The following creatures are all found worldwide:

Ashwinder

Bundimun

Chizpurfle

Clabbert

Fairy

Flobberworm

Ghoul

Kneazle

Merpeople

Mooncalf

Plimpy

Puffskein

Salamander

Streeler

Werewolf

Winged horse

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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 Fantastic Beasts film series. Together with fellow designer Miraphora Mina, he founded the MinaLima Design company.
• Alfie Enoch, who plays Dean Thomas in the film series, is the son of a Brazilian mother and an English father.^[8]
• Ponciano Almeida, who plays the student performing acrobatic feats as Durmstrang students entered the Great Hall in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is a Brazilian actor.
• Editora Rocco is a Brazilian publisher that published the Brazilian Portuguese translations of the Harry Potter series.
  • Lia Wyler is the Brazilian translator who worked on the series for the publisher.
• J. K. Rowling has suggested that Brazil may be a potential location of the Fantastic Beasts series.^[9]

External links

• Brazil on Wikipedia

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (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)
• Pottermore

Notes and references