For 10 points, what is this large South American country that once had its capital at Rio de Janeiro?
One of the most popular folklore characters of this country is a one-legged mulatto youngster with holes in his palms who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red cap. Until Europeans exterminated them, one native people of this country believed that the pink dolphins of a certain river could shapeshift and mate with humans. The Belo Monte Dam is an under construction dam on the Xingu River in this country's state of (*) Para. Pico da Neblina is this country's highest peak, which is part of the Guiana Shield. The longest river entirely within this country, which was home to the Tupi ethnic group, is the SÃ£o Francisco. Mount Roraima is also located on the triple border point of this country with Guyana and Venezuela, and this country notably doesn't touch either Chile or Ecuador. For 10 points, what is this large South American country that once had its capital at Rio de Janeiro?
One of the most popular folklore characters of this country is a one-legged mulatto youngster with holes in his palms who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red cap.
Brazil