Brazil, Indiana Community Info and Homes For Sale
Brazil, Indiana is a small Midwest town an hour southwest of Indianapolis and is the county seat of Clay County, and part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Area. During the 1840′s, the country of Brazil frequently appeared in the news. The farm which later became the inner core of the city of Brazil, IN took the name Brazil, and a generation later that became the name for the city that expanded around the farm.
The country of Brazil, in 1956 gifted the city with a fountain replicating its own historic fountain to commemorate the town’s namesake. The gift is now a highlight of the town’s Forest Park.
Orville Redenbacher, the popcorn magnate and graduate of Purdue University, is one of Brazil, Indiana‘s famous previous residents, as is union leader Jimmy Hoffa. And Brazil is home to one of the best haunted places in Indiana to visit near Halloween, the ominous 100 Step Cemetery.
Things to do in Brazil
The city gets together with other area townships every year to throw major celebrations for holidays and other occasions, such as the Clay County Popcorn Festival, the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival, the Cory Apple Festival and the Brazil Rotary’s Annual 4th of July Festival. Christmas in the Park is a celebration looked forward to every year by all the community.
The Community Theatre of Clay County, Cataract Falls State Recreation Area, and Eugene V. Debs Home are in the area. The golf courses near the city are the Hulman Links Golf Course, Hoosier Hills Golf Club, and Marks Par-3 Golf Course. The city hosts a number of local celebrations such as the Clay County Popcorn Festival in October and Rotary Festival in July.
Attractions
Bille Creek Village
Forest Park
Eugene V. Debs Home
Hulman Links Golf Course
Cataract Falls State Recreation Area
Education
The City of Brazil is fortunate to be home to some fine public school and post-secondary institutions. Clay Community Schools has seven elementary schools (six with grades K-5, and one with grades K-6), one junior/senior high school, one middle school, and one high school. Clay Community Schools offer a large variety of classes in the arts and other educational disciplines, and has won several state championships for marching band competitions.
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