A Report on Brazil

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Contents

1. CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 1

2. ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................................... 2

3. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 3

4. CULTURE OF BRAZIL ....................................................................................................................... 4

5. SPORTS IN BRAZIL ......................................................................................................................... 12

6. HOLIDAY & TOURISM IN BRAZIL ............................................................................................... 14

7. FACTS & FIGURES OF BRAZIL ..................................................................................................... 17

8. ECONOMY ........................................................................................................................................ 19

9. BIBILOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................... 25


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Abstract

Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil

Capital: Braslia

Official Language: Portuguese

System of Government: A Federative Republic with a multi-party political system. Brazil holds

democratic elections for president, senators, representatives, state governors and legislators,

mayors and municipal councils. Brazil is the world leader in electronic online voting (100

million voters.)

Area: 3,286,470 square miles

Population: 170 million

Geography: Brazil is in east-central South America and occupies nearly 50% of the South

American continent. Around 58% of Brazil is covered with forests, which include the largest

rainforest in the world, located in the Amazon River basin. The country has eight river systems,

which carry approximately 20% of the world's fresh water. Land Use: 58% forests, 22% pasture,

6% crops, 14% other use. Biggest Cities: So Paulo(10.4 million), Rio de Janeiro (5.8 million),

Salvador (2.4 million), Belo Horizonte (2.2 million), Braslia (2 million), Recife (1.4 million).

Human Feature: Density: 52 persons per square mile Urban/Rural: 80% urban, 20% rural Sex

Distribution: 49.9% male, 50.1% female Age Breakdown: 35% under 15, 28% 15 to 29, 19% 30

to 44, 10% 45 to 59, 6% 60 to 74, 2% 75 and over.

Money: The official currency is the real, which is divided into 100 centavos.

Main Products: Aircraft, bauxite, beef, cellulose, cereals, coffee, cocoa, crude oil and

petrochemicals, diamonds, furniture, gold, households appliances, hydroelectric power engines,

iron ore, manganese, motor vehicles, nickel, orange juice, phosphates, platinum, processed food,

quartz crystals, rubber, shoes, silver, soybeans, steel, sugar, textiles, timber, tin, titanium,uranium, and zinc.


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Introduction:

Brazil is the largest country in Latin America. It spreads across almost half (47.3%) of South

America, and occupies a total area of 8,547,403.5 km2. It is the fifth largest country in the worldafter Canada, Russia, China and the United States. The official language is Portuguese. The

mixture of races has made Brazil a culturally rich and at the same time unique country. The

result is a happy people, open to everything new, a people one can only find in Brazil.

Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It is

bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of

French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the

southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos

form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul

Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It borders all other South American countries except

Ecuador and Chile.
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Culture of Brazil:

Cultural map of the world according to theWorld Values Survey, describing Brazil as high in

"Traditional Values" and relatively balanced between "Survival" and "Self-Expression values".

The culture of Brazil presents a very diverse nature reflecting an ethnic and cultural mixingoccurred in the colonial period involving mostly Native Americans, Portuguese and Africans. Inthe late 19th and early 20th centuries Italian, German, Spanish, Arab and Japanese immigrantssettled in Brazil and played an important role in its culture, creating a multicultural andmultiethnic society.

As consequence of three centuries of colonization by the Portuguese empire, many aspects ofBrazilian culture are derived from the culture of Portugal. The numerous Portuguese inheritancesinclude the language, the predominant religion and the colonial architectural styles.[2] These

aspects, however, were strongly influenced by African and Native American traditions, as wellas those from other Western European countries.

[3] Some aspects of Brazilian culture are

contributions of Italian, German and other European immigrants.[4] Amerindian peoples andAfricans played a large role in the formation of Brazilian language, cuisine, music, dance andreligion.

This diverse cultural background has helped boast many celebrations and festivals that havebecome known around the world, such as theBrazilian Carnival and the Bumba Meu Boi. Thecolorful culture creates an environment that makes Brazil a popular destination for many touristseach year.

Language: The official language is Portuguese; the accent and the intonation, however, arevery different from what one hears in Portugal and other former Portuguese colonies. Some

people say that Brazilians speak Brazilian, just like Americans can say they speak American,

and not English. And there are also many Brazilians who are descendants of immigrants and who

speak German and Italian, especially in towns in southern Brazil. Museum of the Portuguese

Language in So Paulo, the first language museum in the world. Portuguese is spoken by

about 99% of the population, making it one of the strongest elements of national identity.

Minority languages are spoken throughout the nation. One hundred and eighty Amerindian

languages are spoken in remote areas and a number of other languages are spoken by immigrants

and their descendants. There are significant communities ofGerman (mostly the Hunsrckisch, a

High German language dialect) and Italian (mostly the Talian dialect, of Venetian origin)

speakers in the south of the country, both of which are influenced by the Portuguese language.
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Religion:

The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida is the second largest in the world,

after only of the Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City.

Three in every four Brazilians are Roman Catholics. Catholicism was introduced and spreadlargely by the Portuguese Jesuits, who arrived in Brazil in 1549 during the colonization with themission of converting the Indigenous people. The Society of Jesus played a large role in theformation of Brazilian religious identity until their expulsion of the country by the Marquis ofPombal in the 18th century.

In recent decades Brazilian society has witnessed a rise in Protestantism. Between 1940 and2000, the percentage of Roman Catholics fell from 95% to 73,6%, while the various Protestantdenominations rose from 2,6% to 15,4%.There are also significant minorities ofSpiritists, Jews,Muslims, followers of Afro-Brazilian religions (such as Umbanda and Candombl) andBuddhists.

Race and ancestryThe Brazilian people have several ethnic groups. First row: White (Portuguese, German, Italian

and Arab, respectively) and Asian Brazilians. Second row : African, Pardo (Cafuzo, Mulatto and

Caboclo, respectively) and Native (Indian) Brazilians.

Brazil was a colony of Portugal for over three centuries. About a million Portuguese settlersarrived during this period and brought their culture to the colony. The native inhabitants of Brazilhad much contact with the colonists. Many were exterminated, others mixed with the Portuguese.

Roman Catholic,

73.80%

Protestantism,

15.40%

No Religion,

7.40%

Spiritism,

1.30%others, 2.10%

Religion(2000 Census)

Roman Catholic

Protestantism

No Religion

Spiritism

others
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For that reason, Brazil also holds Amerindian influences in its culture, mainly in its food andlanguage. Brazilian Portuguese has hundreds of words of Native American origin, mainly fromthe Old Tupi language.

Carnival:

The Brazilian Carnival is an annual festival held forty-six days before Easter. Carnivalcelebrations are believed to have roots in the pagan festival of Saturnalia, which, adapted toChristianity, became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to practicerepentance and prepare for Christ's death and resurrection.

Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has become an event of huge proportions. Thecountry stops completely for almost a weekand festivities are intense, day and night,

mainly in coastal cities. It can be said withoutfear of contradiction that the Carnival is anexplosion of Brazilian happiness. The Carnivalis one of the biggest and most popular festivalsin the country, and one of the biggest folkcelebrations in the world. It brings togetheremotions, creativity, colors, sounds, plasticityand much joy. In the months of February andMarch, this happiness takes over the streets,clubs and hotels, from the North to the

Brazilian cuisine:Brazilian cuisine, like Brazil itself, varies greatly by region. The natural crops available in each

region add to their singularity.

Brazilian cooking, while it has many similarities with that of itsSouth American neighbors, is distinct and uniquely delicious.Stretching from the Amazon in the north, through the fertileplantations of the central coast and on to the southern pampas,the food of Brazil spans a unique mix of cultures and cuisines.The original population contributed popular ingredients like

cassava and guaran. African slaves influenced the cuisine ofthe coastal states, especially Bahia. And around the country, aPortuguese heritage is reflected in a variety of dishes.

Root vegetables such as cassava (locally known as mandioca, aipim, or macaxeira), yams, andpeanuts and fruits like aa, cupuau, mango, papaya, guava, orange, passionfruit, pineapple, andhog plum are among the local ingredients used in cooking. Brazilian pine nuts called pinhogrow in a tree that is abundant in the southern part of Brazil, and are a popular national snack, as
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well as a lucrative export. Rice and beans are an extremely common dish, as are fish, beefandpork.

Some typical dishes are caruru, which consists

of okra, onion, dried shrimp and toasted nuts(peanuts and/or cashews) cooked with palm oiluntil a spread-like consistency is reached;feijoada, a simmered bean-and-meat dish; tutude feijo, a paste of beans and cassava flour;moqueca capixaba, consisting of slow-cookedfish, tomato, onion and garlic topped withcilantro; and chourio, a mildly spicy sausage.Salgadinhos, cheese buns, pastis and coxinhaare common finger foods, while cuscuz branco,milled tapioca, is a popular dessert. Brazil is also known for cachaa, popular native liquor used

in the caipirinha.

The European immigrants (primarily from Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Portugal) wereaccustomed to a wheat-based diet, and introduced wine, leaf vegetables, and dairy products intoBrazilian cuisine. When potatoes were not available they discovered how to use the native sweetmanioc as a replacement. Lasagna and other pasta dishes are also very popular.

The national dish of Brazil, feijoada, contains black beans cooked with pork and many

other elements.

Brazilian cuisine varies greatly by region. This diversity reflects the country's mix of native andimmigrants. This has created a national cooking style marked by the preservation of regionaldifferences. Since the colonial period, the Feijoada, directly linked to the presence of blacks inBrazilian land, has been the country's national dish. Lus da Cmara Cascudo wrote that, havingbeen revised and adapted in each region of the country, it is no longer just a dish but has becomea complete food. Rice and beans, also present in the feijoada, and considered basic at Brazilianstable, is highly regarded as healthy because it contains almost all amino acids, fiber and starchesneeded for our body.

Brigadeiro is a candy very popular in birthday parties in Brazil.
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Visual arts

Painting and sculpture

The oldest known examples of Brazilian art are cave paintings in Serra da Capivara NationalPark in the state ofPiau, dating back to c. 13,000 BC. In Minas Gerais and Gois have beenfound more recent examples showing geometric patterns and animal forms. One of the mostsophisticated kinds of Pre-Columbian artifact found in Brazil is the sophisticated Marajoarapottery (c. 8001400 AD), from cultures flourishing on Maraj Island and around the region ofSantarm, and statuettes and cult objects, such as the small carved-stone amulets calledmuiraquits, also belong to these cultures. Many of the Jesuits worked in Brazil under theinfluence of the Baroque, the dominant style in Brazil until the early 19th century. The Baroquein Brazil flourished in Bahia and Pernambuco and Minas Gerais, generating valuable artists likeManuel da Costa Atade and especially the sculptor-architect Aleijadinho.

In 1816, the French Artistic Mission in Brazil created the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts andimposed a new concept of artistic education and was the basis for a revolution in Brazilianpainting, sculpture, architecture, graphic arts, and crafts. A few decades later, under the personalpatronage of Emperor Dom Pedro II, who was engaged in an ambitious national project ofmodernization, the Academy reached its golden age, fostering the emergence of the firstgeneration of Romantic painters, whence Victor Meirelles and Pedro Amrico, that, amongothers, produced lasting visual symbols of national identity. It must be said that in BrazilRomanticism in painting took a peculiar shape, not showing the overwhelming dramaticism,fantasy, violence, or interest in death and the bizarre commonly seen in the European version,and because of its academic and palatial nature all excesses were eschewed.

Architecture

Brazilian architecture in the colonial period was heavily influenced by the Portuguese Manuelinestyle, albeit adapted for the tropical climate. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the city ofOuroPreto in the state ofMinas Gerais contains numerous well-preserved examples of this style byartists such as Aleijadinho.

In later centuries, Brazilian architects were increasingly influenced by schools from othercountries such as France and the United States, eventually developing a style of their own thathas become known around the world. Artists such as Oscar Niemeyer have received much

acclaim, with the Brazilian capital Braslia being the most notable example of modern Brazilianarchitecture.

In recent decades, Brazilian landscape architecture has also attracted some attention, particularlyin the person ofRoberto Burle Marx. Some of this notable works are the Copacabana promenadein Rio de Janeiro and the Ibirapuera Parkin So Paulo.
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Literature

Machado de Assis, poet and novelist whose work extends for almost all literary genre, is widely

regarded as the greatest Brazilian writer.

Literature in Brazil dates back to the 16th century, to the writings of the first Portugueseexplorers in Brazil, such as Pro Vaz de Caminha, filled with descriptions of fauna, flora andnatives that amazed Europeans that arrived in Brazil.When Brazil became a colony of Portugal,there was the "Jesuit Literature", whose main name was father Antnio Vieira, a PortugueseJesuit who became one of the most celebrated Baroque writers of the Portuguese language. Afew more explicitly literary examples survive from this period, Jos Baslio da Gama's epic poemcelebrating the conquest of the Missions by the Portuguese, and the work of Gregrio de MatosGuerra, who produced a sizable amount of satirical, religious, and secular poetry. Neoclassicismwas widespread in Brazil during the mid-18th century, following the Italian style.

Brazil produced significant works in Romanticismnovelists likeJoaquim Manuel de Macedoand Jos de Alencar wrote novels about love and pain.

Ferreira Gullar and Manoel de Barros are two highly admired poets and the former hasalso been nominated for the Nobel Prize.

Cinema and theatre

The Cinema has a long tradition in Brazil, reaching back to the birth of the medium in the late19th century, and gained a new level of international acclaim in recent years. Bus 174(2002), by

Jos Padilha, about a bus hijacking, is the highest rated foreign film at Rotten Tomatoes.OPagador de Promessas (1962), directed by Anselmo Duarte, won the Palme d'Or at the 1962Cannes Film Festival, the only Brazilian film to date to win the award. Fernando Meirelles'Cityof God(2002), is the highest rated Brazilian film on the IMDb Top 250 list and was selected byTime magazine as one of the 100 best films of all-time in 2005.The highest-grossing film inBrazilian cinema, taking 12 million viewers to cinemas, is Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands(1976), directed by Bruno Barreto and basead on the novel of the same name by JorgeAmado.Acclaimed Brazilian filmmakers include Glauber Rocha, Fernando Meirelles, JosPadilha, Anselmo Duarte, Walter Salles, Eduardo Coutinho and Alberto Cavalcanti.

Theatre

Theatre was introduced by the Jesuits during the colonization, particularly by Father Jos deAnchieta, but did not attract much interest until the transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil in1808. Over the course of the 18th century, theatre evolved alongside the blossoming literaturetraditions with names such as Martins Pena and Gonalves Dias. Pena introduced the comedy ofmanners, which would become a distinct mark of Brazilian theatre over the next decades.
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Theatre was not included in the 1922 Modern Art Week of So Paulo, which marked thebeginning of Brazilian Modernism. Instead, in the following decade, Oswald de Andrade wroteO Rei da Vela, which would become the manifesto of the Tropicalismo movement in the 1960s,a time where many playwrights used theatre as a means of opposing the Brazilian military

government such as Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Augusto Boal, Dias Gomes, Oduvaldo ViannaFilho and Plnio Marcos. With the return of democracy and the end ofcensorship in the 1980s,theatre would again grow in themes and styles. Contemporary names include Gerald Thomas,Ulysses Cruz, Aderbal Freire-Filho, Eduardo Tolentinho de Arajo, Cac Rosset, Gabriel Villela,Mrcio Vianna, Moacyr Ges and Antnio Arajo.

Music

Music is one of the most instantly recognizable elements of Brazilian culture. Many differentgenres and styles have emerged in Brazil, such as samba, choro, bossa nova, MPB, frevo, forr,

maracatu, sertanejo, brega and ax.

Samba

Samba is among the most popular music genres in Brazil and is widely regarded as the country'snational musical style. It developed from the mixture of Brazilian and African rythms brought byslaves in the colonial period and originated in the state of Bahia.[In the early 20th century,modern samba emerged and was popularized in Rio de Janeiro behind composers such as NoelRosa, Cartola and Nelson Cavaquinho among others. The movement later spead and gainednotoriety in other regions, particularly in Bahia and So Paulo. Contemporary artists includeMartinho da Vila, Zeca Pagodinho and Paulinho da Viola.

Samba makes use of a distinct set of instruments, among the most notable are the cuca, a frictiondrum that creates a high-pitched squeaky sound, the cavaquinho, a small instrument of the guitarfamily, and the pandeiro, a hand frame drum. Other instruments are the surdos, agogs,chocalhos and tamborins.

Choro:

Choro originated in the 19th century through interpretations of European genres such as polkaand schottische by Brazilian artists who had already been influenced by African rythms such asthe batuque. It is a largely instrumental genre that shares a number of characteristics with samba.

Choro gained popularity around the turn of the century and was the genre of many of the firstBrazilian records in the first decades of the 19th century. Notable Choro musicians of that erainclude Chiquinha Gonzaga,Pixinguinha and Joaquim Callado. The popularity of choro steadlywaned after the popularization of samba but saw a revival in recent decades and remainsappreciated by a large number of Brazilians. There are a number of acclaimed Choro artists
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Bossa nova and MPB

Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music that originated in the late 1950s.It has its roots on samba

but features less percussion, employing instead a distinctive and percussive guitar pattern. Bossanova gained mainstream popularity in Brazil in 1958 with the song Chega de Saudade, written byAntnio Carlos Jobim and Vincius de Moraes. Together with Joo Gilberto, Jobim and Moraeswould become the driving force of the genre, which gained worldwide popularity with the songGarota de Ipanema as interpreted by Gilberto, his wife Astrud and Stan Getz on the albumGetz/Gilberto. The bossa nova genre remains popular in Brazil, particularly among the upperclasses and in the Southeast.
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Sports In Brazil:

Sports in Brazil are those that are widely

practiced and popular in the country, as well asothers which originated there or have some

cultural significance. The Brazilian people are

very involved in sports. Football is the most

popular sport in Brazil. One of the most

influential Brazilian football players is Pel,

widely considered as the best football player of

all time.

Except Footbal other popular games are:

1. Capoeira 2. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, luta livre and Vale Tudo;

3. Footvolley 4. Tennis

5. Basketball 6.Motorsport

7. Volleyball 8.Rugby union

Football in Brazil:

Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won theFIFA World Cup tournament a record 5 times, in 1958,1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team tosucceed in qualifying for every World Cup competitionever held. It is among the favorites to win the trophyevery time the competition is scheduled. After Brazilwon its 3rd World Cup in 1970, they were awarded theJules Rimet Trophy permanently.

Pel, one of the most recognized Footballers in history,led Brazil to 3 of those championships and is the top

scorer of all time in the sport. All of the leading playersin the national teams are prominent in the football world,including Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, and Kak in the men'sgame, and Marta in the women's game. Some of these

players can be considered super-stars, achieving celebrity status internationally and signingsports contracts, as well as advertisement and endorsement contracts, in the value of millions ofeuros. Football is taken very seriously in Brazil.
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During the World Cup workers pause from their duties to watch their team in action, and banksshut down 3 hours before matches to allow their workers prepare for the game. Brazil is the mostsuccessful team in FIFA World Cup history. The governing body of football in Brazil is the

Brazilian Football Confederation. Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

2014 FIFA WORLD CUP

Host country Brazil

Dates 12 June13 July

Teams 32 (from 5 or 6

confederations)

Venue(s) 12(in 12 host cities)

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFAWorld Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from12 June to 13 July 2014.

This will be the second time the country has hosted the competition, the first being the 1950FIFA World Cup. Brazil will become the fifth country to have hosted the FIFA World Cuptwice, after Mexico, Italy, France and Germany. It will be the first World Cup to be held in South

America since the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, the first time two consecutive WorldCups are staged outside Europe and the first time two consecutive World Cups are staged in theSouthern Hemisphere (the 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa).
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Holidays & Tourism:

Public holidays in Brazil

Date English name Portuguese name RemarksJanuary 1 New Year's Day Ano Novo/

ConfraternizaoUniversal

Celebrates thebeginning of theGregorian calendaryear. Festivitiesinclude countingdown to midnight onthe preceding night.Traditional end of theholiday season.

April 21 Tiradentes' Day Dia de Tiradentes

Anniversary of thedeath of Tiradentes(1792), considered anational martyr forbeing part of theInconfidnciaMineira, an insurgentmovement that aimedto establish anindependent Brazilianrepublic.

May 1 Labor Day Dia do TrabalhadorCelebrates theachievements ofworkers and the labormovement.

September 7 Independence Day Dia da Independncia

Celebrates theDeclaration ofIndependence fromPortugal onSeptember 7, 1822.

October 12Our Lady ofAparecida

Nossa SenhoraAparecida

Commemorates theVirgin Mary as Nossa

Senhora daConceio Aparecida,Patron Saint of Brazil.Also celebrated asChildren's Day (Diadas Crianas) on thesame date.

November 2 Day of the Dead Dia de Finados Another Christian
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holiday, itcommemorates thefaithful departed.

November 15 Republic DayProclamao daRepblica

Commemorates theend of the Empire ofBrazil and theproclamation of theBrazilian Republic onNovember 15, 1889.

December 25 Christmas Day NatalCelebrates the nativityof Jesus.

Tourism: Sunshine all year round, warm

transparent waters and the chance to sit forhours in the shade of coconut trees, sipping

sweet, refreshing coconut water, on some of

the beaches that tourists from all over the

world have declared to be the most beautiful

on Earththis may seem too good to be true

but it does exist. Its Brazil, a sensational

country for you to visit on business or just for

pleasure; on your own or together with

friends or family. And, if you think Brazil is

limited to just Sun and Beach, you will be

surprised.

Ecological Reserves, mountains, innumerable waterfalls and ecological trails are all part of thetrip, too. Brazil is made up of sixdifferent Biomes with the most variedlandscapes, vegetation and climatesimaginable: Cerrado savannahs,Atlantic Forest, Caatinga scrublands,the Amazon, the Pantanal wetlands,

and the Pampas. Here, in thisimmense country, you will find thegreatest and most famous forest in theworld: the Amazon Rainforest. Brazilis also a perfect setting for sportsactivities. Brazils waters, skies and

lands offer amazing landscapes, awide range of possibilities and the

best spots in the world for scuba diving, mountain climbing, canyon rappelling, bungee jumping,
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rafting, canoeing, paragliding, hang-gliding and golf, among many others. Now a daysBrazilsenchantment is not limited to its amazing natural beauty or the great range of options for havingfun. Brazilian hospitality is widely renowned. Here are happy people that have sprung from amixture of cultures that have produced unique sounds, aromas, flavors and architecture. Here, the

cultural richness of the people can be seen in museums, musical shows, plays, art exhibitions, oreven on the streets where the greatest festival in the world takes place: the Carnival.

Getting to know Brazil might be like taking a journey through time, a journey back to the pasttraveling through historic cities, heritages, or a journey into the future through the modernity ofits planned cities like Braslia, the Brazilian capital. So, pack your bags. Get to know Brazil andbecome a fan!


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Facts & Figure about Brazil:

Capital Braslia

1545S 4757W / 15.75S 47.95W / -15.75; -47.95

Largest city So Paulo

Official language(s) Portuguese

Ethnic groups (2008) 48.43% White

43.80% Brown (Multiracial)

6.84% Black

0.58% Asian

0.28% Amerindian

Demonym Brazilian

Government Federal presidential constitutional republic

President Dilma Rousseff(PT)

Vice President Michel Temer (PMDB)

President of the Chamber of Deputies Marco Maia (PT)

President of the Senate Jos Sarney (PMDB)

Chief Justice Cezar Peluso

Legislature National Congress

Upper House Federal Senate

Lower House Chamber of Deputies

Independence

from United Kingdom

Declared 7 September 1822

Recognized 29 August 1825

Republic 15 November 1889

Current constitution 5 October 1988
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Area

Total 8,514,877 km (5th)

3,287,597 sq mi

Water (%) 0.65

Population

203,429,773

Density 22/km

57/sq mi
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Economy:

The Economy of Brazil is the world's 7th by nominal GDP and eighth largest by purchasing

power parity. Brazil has moderately free markets and an inward-oriented economy. Its economyis the largest in Latin American nations and the second largest in the western hemisphere.

Brazil is one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world with an average annual GDPgrowth rate of over 5 percent. In Brazilian reais, its GDP was estimated at R$ 3.143 trillion in2009. The Brazilian economy has been predicted to become one of the five largest economies inthe world in the decades to come.

Brazil is a member of diverse economic organizations, such asMercosul, Unasul, G8+5, G20,WTO, and the Cairns Group. Its trade partners number in the hundreds, with 60 percent ofexports mostly of manufactured or semi manufactured goods. Brazil's main trade partners in

2008 were: Mercosul and Latin America (25.9 percent of trade), EU (23.4 percent), Asia (18.9percent), the United States (14.0 percent), and others (17.8 percent).

According to theWorld Economic Forum, Brazil was the top country in upward evolution ofcompetitiveness in 2009, gaining eight positions among other countries, overcoming Russia forthe first time, and partially closing the competitiveness gap with India and China among theBRICeconomies. Important steps taken since the 1990s toward fiscal sustainability, as well asmeasures taken to liberalize and open the economy, have significantly boosted the countryscompetitiveness fundamentals, providing a better environment for private-sector development.

The owner of a sophisticated technological sector, Brazil develops projects that range from

submarines to aircraft and is involved in space research: the country possesses a satellitelaunching center and was the only country in the Southern Hemisphere to integrate the teamresponsible for the construction of the International Space Station (ISS).

[20]It is also a pioneer in

many fields, including ethanol production.

Brazil, together with Mexico, has been at the forefront of the Latin American multinationalsphenomenon by which, thanks to superior technology and organization, local companies havesuccessfully turned global. These multinationals have made this transition notably by investingmassively abroad, in the region and beyond, and thus realizing an increasing portion of theirrevenues internationally.

Brazil is also a pioneer in the fields of deep water oil research from where 73 percent of itsreserves are extracted. According to government statistics, Brazil was the first capitalist countryto bring together the ten largest car assembly companies inside its national territory.
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The annual Brazil Investment Summit takes place in So Paulo and is the largest gathering inBrazil of international investment experts covering opportunities in alternative vehicles,infrastructure, and advanced trading strategies.

With still high levels of inequality, though it has diminished in the last years, the Brazilianeconomy has become one of the major economies of the world. According to Forbes 2011,Brazil has the 8th largest number of billionaires in the world, a number much larger thanwhat is found in other Latin American countries, and ahead of even Japan

Economic-History

When the Portuguese explorers arrived in the 15th century, the native tribes of current-dayBrazil, totaling about 2.5 million people, had lived virtually unchanged since the Stone Age.From Portugal's colonization ofBrazil (1500-1822) until the late 1930s, the market elements of

the Brazilian economy relied on the production of primary products for exports. Within thePortuguese Empire, Brazil was a colony subjected to an imperial mercantile policy, which hadthree main large-scale economic production cycles - sugar, gold and, from the early 19th centuryon, coffee. The economy of Brazil was heavily dependent on African enslaved labour until thelate 19th century (about 3 million imported African enslaved individuals in total). Since then,Brazil experienced a period of strong economic and demographic growth accompanied by massimmigration from Europe (mainly from Portugal, Italy,Spain and Germany) until the 1930s. Inthe Americas, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, and Canada (in descending order) were thecountries that received most immigrants. In Brazil's case, statistics show that 4.5 million peopleimmigrated to the country between 1882 and 1934.

Currently, with a population of 190 million and abundant natural resources, Brazil is one of theten largest markets in the world, producing tens of millions of tons of steel, 26 million tons ofcement, 3.5 million television sets, and 3 million refrigerators. In addition, about 70 millioncubic meters ofpetroleum were being processed annually into fuels, lubricants, propane gas, anda wide range of hundred petrochemicals. Furthermore, Brazil has at least 161,500 kilometers ofpaved roads and more than 93 Gigawatts of installed electric power capacity.

Its real per capita GDP has surpassed US$ 10,500 in 2008, due to the strong and continuedappreciation of the real for the first time this decade. Its industrial sector accounts for three fifthsof the Latin American economy's industrial production. The countrys scientific andtechnological development is argued to be attractive to foreign direct investment, which has

averaged US$ 30 billion per year the last years, compared to only US$ 2 billion per year lastdecade, thus showing a remarkable growth. The agricultural sector, locally called theagronegcio (agrobusiness), has also been remarkably dynamic: for two decades this sector haskept Brazil amongst the most highly productive countries in areas related to the rural sector. Theagricultural sector and the mining sector also supported trade surpluses which allowed formassive currency gains (rebound) and external debt pay down. Due to downturn in Westerneconomies Brazil found itself in 2010 trying to halt the appreciation of the real.
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Economy in figures and tables

Currency Brazilian real (BRL, R$)

Fiscal year Calendar yearTrade organizations Unasul, WTO, Mercosul, G-20 and others

Statistics

GDP$2.09 trillion (nominal) $2.17 trillion (PPP)

GDP growth 7.5% (2010)

GDP per capita$10,471 (2010) (nominal ;)

$11,289 (2010) (PPP; )

GDP by sectoragriculture: 5.8% industry: 26.8% services:67.4% (2010)

Inflation (CPI) 4.44% (Aug 2010)Population below poverty line 15.5% (2009)

Labour force 103.6 million (2010 est.)

Labour force by occupationAgriculture: 20%, industry: 14% and services:66% (2003 est.)

Unemployment 5.7% (November 2010)

Main industries

airplanes, steel; iron ore, coal; machinebuilding; armaments;textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement;chemicals; fertilizers;

consumer products, including footwear, toys,and electronics;food processing; transportation equipment,including automobiles, rail cars andlocomotives, ships,and aircraft; electronics; telecommunicationsequipment,satellites, real estate, brewing, tourism

Ease of Doing Business Rank 127th

External

Exports $201.9 billion (2010 est.)

Export goods

transport equipment, machinery, steel,airplanes, paper,electric machinery, iron ore, soybeans,footwear,coffee, autos, automotive parts, machinery

Main export partnersChina 15.3%, United States 9.6%, Argentina9.2%,Netherlands 5.1%, Germany 4.0% (2010)
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