Around South America in 40 Minutes!
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Around South America in 40 Minutes!
Andes Mountains
Andean Culture
• Struggle for land rights
• Agriculture in lower altitudes– Coffee, coca, sugar, cotton, and bananas
• Pastoral farming in higher altitudes– Llamas and alpacas
• Traditional weaving
Argentina – Las Pampas
Gaucho
• Important nationalist symbol for Argentina (and Paraguay & Uruguay)
• Symbol of freedom and national tradition against European tendencies
Argentine Tango• Musical symbol of Argentina
• Argentina is a “melting pot” of cultures
• Began as a lower class form of expression but eventually spread to all of Argentinian culture
• Forced to go “underground” during the military dictatorships of the 1950s-1970s – seen as subversive
Brazil - Favelas
• Richest 10% of Brazilians receive 42.7% of the nation’s income; poorest 10% receive less than 1.2% (PNAD Brazil, GINI Index)
Economic Growth
• Natural resources and farming/ranching
• Oil
Brazil
Brazilian Rainforest
Amazon Basin Development