Brazil

Type	COUNTRY
Brazil

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The Federative Republic of Brazil, simply known as Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and the Latin American region. It is bordered by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana to the north, Colombia to the north-west, Bolivia and Peru to the west, Argentina and Paraguay to the south-west and Uruguay to the south.

2D Universe

Grand Theft Auto 2

• The Game Boy Color version of Grand Theft Auto 2 has a chiptune arrangement of the song "Chega de Saudade" by Tom Jobim as its character selection music, composed by Anthony Paton.

3D Universe

Grand Theft Auto III

• All the newspaper from Liberty Tree comes from Brazil, as seen in the article "Liberty Tree Wins Award. No New Information."

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

• A Brazilian flag can be seen at a store near the The Greasy Chopper.
• Brazil is mentioned in the song Breaks by Kurtis Blow in the Wildstyle radio station.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

• In San Fierro, the waxing clinic Fud's Brazilian Waxing, provides, as implied, Brazilian waxing.
• Herr Gruber's Spa is an international spa business owned by Herr Gruber, who has opened spas all around the world, including countries as Germany, Switzerland and Brazil. The business can be heard on radio station commercials.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

• The Carioca Latin Dance is a Brazilian dancing school.

HD Universe

Grand Theft Auto IV

• There is a Brazilian store located in Hove Beach, Broker.
• There is a pedestrian model that speaks Brazilian Portuguese. He appears to be a young, light-skinned Latino man who usually wears a blue or brown denim jacket, a hoodie, or a large t-shirt/sports jersey over a longer-sleeved shirt. He is always wearing light or dark blue jeans with sneakers or boots, and may have a bald head or cropped hair. This model is also shared by a pedestrian who speaks Puerto Rican Spanish. He is commonly found in neighborhoods that have significant Latino populations (East Holland, Northwood, South Bohan, Cerveza Heights, Acter, Tudor).
  • There is also a second pedestrian model that speaks Brazilian Portuguese. He appears as an older, tan-skinned Latino man who usually wears a hoodie zipped halfway up or a tank top with chains, cargo shorts with long socks or jeans with sneakers, and he may or may not wear a head bandana. This model is also shared by a drug dealing pedestrian who speaks Spanish. The most common place to find him is uptown Algonquin (North Holland, East Holland and Northwood). Both of these pedestrians, while primarily speaking Brazilian Portuguese, also use words and phrases in English in their dialogue, albeit spoken with a Rio de Janeiro accent.
• The vipluxuryringtones.com site states that the "Flat Line" SFX ringtone was recorded from an actual person's death, and that the person died from a Brazilian sexually transmitted disease.
• The Brazilian Gang is a gang from Grand Theft Auto IV. Their only appearance is during the Industrial Action mission, but it is possible they may not appear at all. However, if they appear, they will look like Brazilian drug dealers. Some may try to use two Landstalkers parked on the road south of the walkway to escape.
• Despite Lyle Cleethorpes' playboy image and model girlfriends, he was caught with a Brazilian man in a Dukes truck stop restroom.
• There is a comment of a Brazilian called João on www.freejames.org, this website talks about the host of The Wild Traveler arrested in Bali, Indonesia.

Episodes from Liberty City

• The song "Kid Conga" by Daniel Haaksman is in Brazilian Portuguese. It plays on Electro-Choc.
• Max Cavalera, the host of Liberty City Hardcore radio station, is Brazilian.
  • He is also the co-founder and was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Sepultura, a Brazilian rock band featured on this station.
• Arnaud used to hang out with Brazilian prostitutes.
• During the mission "Departure Time", Luis Fernando Lopez suggests that Tony Prince should move to Brazil.

Grand Theft Auto V

• The Caipira Airways is a Brazilian airline. "Caipira" means redneck in Brazilian Portuguese, although it could be a reference to a famous drink called "caipirinha".
• Brazil is shown in a financial graphic during the film Meltdown as the third most powerful economy in the world just behind the United Kingdom and the United States.
• On the Epsilon Program website, it is stated that the cult plans on a new House of Worship for São Paulo.
• A pedestrian can be found saying he is "spiritually Brazilian". He is commonly found around West Vinewood and Burton's Los Santos Customs.
• The Marshall can be purchased with a Brazilian paint job.
• On the Enhanced Version of the game, the song "No Balanço da Canoa" by Maga Bo has been added. It can be listened to on WorldWide FM.
• The Pistol and the Heavy Revolver are based on weapons made by Taurus, a Brazilian gun manufacturer.
• One of the currencies listed on the www.iwillsurviveitall.com website is the Brazilian real.

Grand Theft Auto Online

• Players can customize their parachutes, Yacht and the Kosatka with a Brazilian flag.
• At some point before the events of The Cayo Perico Heist, Pavel was making easy money (presumably through smuggling) on the Brazil to West Africa trans-Atlantic route, according to his dialogue in the Kosatka introduction cutscene.