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Test your travel smarts: NORTHEAST BRAZIL

by Julia Bainbridge | See more Condé Nast Traveler quizzes ›
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Read Anthony Chase's story, "Under the Equator," on the Nordeste states of Brazil, then take our quiz.

Questions

1. What is the sertão?
A. Lush tropical delta
B. River crossing
C. Beach
D. Thorny scrubland
2. The Lencois Maranhenses National Park inhabits which northeastern Brazilian state?
A. Ceara
B. Piaui
C. Maranhão
D. Para
3. What does Jericoacoara mean?
A. "Horizon in the Distance"
B. "Crocodile Basking in the Sun"
C. "Swirling Hips"
D. "White-Hot Sun"
4. Which river runs through the plains of Nordeste?
A. Rio Ubatuba
B. Rio Camurupim
C. Rio Sao Miguel
D. All of the above.
5. What is acai?
A. An Amazonian palm
B. A kind of dance performed at the Festival of Sexual Diversity
C. Portuguese for blue heron
D. A hearty Brazilian dish prepared by coastal fishermen
6. Which is the only city in Brazil founded by the French?
A. São Luis
B. Goainia
C. Natal
D. Manaus
7. When did Brazil abolish slavery?
A. 1788
B. 1833
C. 1888
D. 1933
8. Modern Brazilian Carnaval originally took cues from which foreign culture?
A. Native American
B. African
C. French
D. Spanish
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