On the surface, both Brazil and Nigeria may seem like they have absolutely nothing in common, but if you dig a little deeper, you'll soon realize that they have a lot more connections than you may think.


Know anything about Brazil?

We've chosen the South American powerhouse and African stalwart as our very first pair of countries in our brand new segment on CNN International's "Connect the World," that we're calling "Global Connections."

One of the most beautiful countries on the planet, Brazil is the land of carnival, rainforests, beaches and football, while Nigeria is Africa’s most populated country, famous for oil and Nollywood films.

So what on earth could the connections possibly be?

Well, that's why we are going to be relying on you.

In this new weekly segment, we'll be choosing a new pair of countries every seven days and that's why we will need you to get in touch and post comments and video.


Can you find something to connect Nigeria to Brazil?

The connections can be anything from culture and geography to music and the economy.

We also want to hear your personal stories too. Perhaps you have a family member that moved from one country to the other years ago and you want to get in touch? Maybe you visited one country years ago on holiday and something special happened? Whatever connection you think there is, we want to know.

This is your chance to have your voice heard on CNN.

http://connecttheworld.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/27/global-connections-whats-up-with-brazil-and-nigeria/?hpt=C2

What does this have to do with politics sef??

easy.

most slaves in brazil are yoruba, they still worship in 'sango' cults
both house two huge rivers
both house rain forest
both former colonies
both have huge youth populations (or populations in general)
both very diverse

brazil is just a larger nigeria