For years Brazil has been a featured country in South America. Not only is Brazil a very pretty country, it is filled with an abundance of natural resources. For three centuries Brazil was ruled by Portugal. The country finally gained its independence as a nation in the year of 1822. Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America. Therefore, it is also a big part of the economy in South America. For over half a century Brazil has fought to overcome military intervention by the governance in search of industrial and agricultural growth and development of the interior. Do to Brazil's vast natural resources and a huge amount of jobs and workers; it has become Latin America's leading economic power. However, highly unequal income distribution remains a very serious problem within the country (Brazil 1).
Brazil is located in the Eastern part of the continent of South America. Geographically its coordinates are 10 00 S, 55 00 W. The total area of Brazil consists of 8,511,965 sq km. Of that area, 8,456,510 sq km is land, and 55,455 sq km is water. The country of Brazil is just smaller than the United States. It is bordered by Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Brazil has a very beautiful coastline. Its coastline stretches about 7,491 km. The climate in Brazil is very tropical, however it is very temperate in the southern part of the country (2).
The terrain in Brazil is mostly flat to rolling lowlands in the north with some hills, mountains, and a narrow coastal belt. Some of this land makes farming a little difficult. About five percent of the land in Brazil is arable land. Within Brazil there is about one percent of permanent crops and twenty-two percent of permanent pastures. Fifty-eight percent of the land is forests and woodlands, and the last fourteen percent consist of other landforms.
Brazil Brazil, located in South America, is the fifth largest populated country in the world. ... A little over half of Brazil's people are Caucasian. ... The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. ... The main religion practiced in Brazil is Roman Catholic. ... Brazil is divided into 26 states. ...
The geographical features of Brazil affect many aspects of economy and agriculture. ... The coast of northeast Brazil has a tropical humid climate, with a winter rainy season (May to October). ... Most of central Brazil, with the exception of the Amazon, has a summer rainy season (November to April) and generally mild or even cool weather during the rest of the year. In general there are two broad categories of landforms in Brazil: (1) the wide lowlands of the Amazon River basin in the north, and the Brazilian Highlands in the east and the Guiana Highlands in the north. ... In conclusion, th...
Brazilian Government Brazil has established a federal republic government, which contains 26 states and one federal district. ... On September 7, 1822 Brazil gained it independence from Portugal. ... The president appoints the Brazilian cabinet. ... Brazil's government contains eleven political parties. ... The United States receives 18% of Brazil's exports and gives 23% of Brazil's imports. ...
Brazil nuts, although nutritious, have a delicious taste v/s Try it for yourself!! ... CONCLUSION So, why should you eat Brazil nuts? ... You'll never look at Brazil nuts that same way again. ... "Tasty Brazil Nuts Stun Harvesters and Scientists" Smithsonian Magazine. ... "Brazil Nuts" http://www.amazonconservation.org/home/brazilnuts.html ...
In "Education: Way Behind but Trying to Catch Up", Claudio de Moura Castro discusses the state of education in Brazil. While Brazilian basic education has been quite poor in the past, steps are being taken to correct this source of embarrassment. There is something extremely perplexing about Brazilian education, and that is its impact on the country's economy. ... In 1995, Brazil spent 4.7% of its GDP on education with 25.55% being spent upon higher education. ... Although Brazil's education system has some significant flaws, there has been quite a bit of progress in recent years...
Abstract The Federative Republic of Brazil, or simply Brazil, has been mainly known for its soccer aptitude, and it's magnificent surroundings. ... During the 1990's, Brazil faced lots of economic reforms. ... In 1990, inflation in Brazil reached an astonishing 30,377%. ... Furthermore, as mentioned earlier, Brazil lacks infrastructure. ... Overview Brazil currently has a strong and solid economy. ...
The last world cup took place in the summer of 2014 in Brazil. ... Furthermore, slave labor is another reported problem in Brazil. ... Children have there rights, but they're being violated in Brazil. ... Basically, the Brazilians' human rights were being infringed upon. Brazil wasn't ready to host the World Cup and that shows us that Brazil shouldn't host the Olympics in 2016. ...
Brazil Population Distribution Brazil is a very large country in south America with an increasing population distributed within it. The Amazon river flows across the north of Brazil and the Amazon basin surrounds the river. ... In the centre and to the west of Brazil the land is mainly used for traditional farming methods, except for the mountainous highland areas. ... Over 90 percent of Brazilians live near the coast in the south and east of the country. Coffee production is a vital industry to Brazil and is produced along the coast due to fertile soils as well as tobacco and vines. ...
Being the seventh largest economy in the world , and the largest and leading country in South America, and a part of different international alliances such as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), Brazil certainly plays a large role in the UN. The Federal Republic of Brazil is a large contributor to Human Rights. ... This justifies Brazil's position in regards to the Syrian Conflict. ... This stand was also declared at the Opening of the General Debate of the 67th Session, where Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian President, stated, "There is no military solution to the Syrian crisi...
Brazil does not rely heavily on imports from other countries because they have a huge internal market. ... Although Brazil has important trading partners (EW), Brazil is not dependent on these trading partners. ... In 2010, Brazil only took in 15 percent of imports from its principle import partner, the USA. Brazils principle export partner is China but only exported 17.3 percent of goods into their market. ... The goal of this plan was to get as many as 16.2 million Brazilians out of extreme poverty by 2014 (EW). ...
