Brazil gets its name from the Brazilwood tree, not the Brazil nut. In Portuguese brazilwood is called pau-brasil. Brasil refers to the wood’s colour and comes from the Latin word brasa which means ember.
-->
Explore the world with Canadian freelance travel journalist Mark Stachiew.
Brazil gets its name from the Brazilwood tree, not the Brazil nut. In Portuguese brazilwood is called pau-brasil. Brasil refers to the wood’s colour and comes from the Latin word brasa which means ember.