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Is it true that Brazil has a 120 percent tax on video games due to an old law that classifies all games as gambling? Is piano teaching the highest paying job in Brazil? Is it true that there are several statues worldwide similar to Christ the Redeemer, including one underwater? Find the answers to these amazing facts and more here!
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Fact #1: Brazil has a 120 percent tax on video games due to an old law that classifies all games as gambling.
FALSE
Fact #2: Piano teaching is the highest paying job in Brazil.
TRUE
Fact #3: There are several statues worldwide similar to Christ the Redeemer, including one underwater.
FALSE
Fact #4: A popular Brazilian salad contains real fish eyes.
FALSE
Fact #5: The famous song “Girl from Ipanema” was actually inspired by a 72 year old woman.
TRUE
Fact #6: Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho first gained media attention after he scored every goal in a 23-0 game at age 13.
FALSE
Fact #7: The president’s birthday was declared a national holiday.
FALSE
Fact #8: Adriana Lima became a Scientologist in 2009.
TRUE
Fact #9: Brazil has an island with so many venomous snakes that humans are banned from it.
TRUE
Fact #10: There is a Brazilian prison that uses geese for security.
TRUE
Fact #11: There are pink dolphins in the Amazon River.
TRUE
Fact #12: Jails in Brazil reduce the sentences of their prisoners by 4 days for every book they read and write a report on.