BRAZILA country full of culture, economic progress, and sport history

BACKGROUND

Only country in Latin America derived from the Portuguese rule

Gain Independence 1822

Abolition of slavery 1888

Become a republic 1889

Most populous country in South America

Rich in natural resources: Gold, iron, manganese,

nickel, platinum, uranium, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower, and other rare earth elements

South America’s leading economic power & regional leader

Nonpermanent seat on the UN security council

GEOGRAPHY• Eastern South America,

bordering the Atlantic Ocean

• Area: 8,514,877 Sq. km • 5th largest in the world

• Borders with:• Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia,

French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

• Tropical Climate

• Plains, hills, mountains, forest (Amazons), & narrow costal belt

• Capital Rio de Janeiro

PEOPLE & SOCIETY Nationality: Brazilian

Portuguese speaking country

Population: 203,429,773 5th largest Population Growth Rate:

1.134%

Urbanization: Urban: 87% Rate of urbanization: 1.1%

annual rate of change

Literacy rate: 88.6%

Ethnic Groups

White54%

Mulatto39%

Black6%

Other1%

Unspecified1%

RELIGION

74%

15%1%

0%2%

0%7%

Roman CatholicProtestantSpiritualistBantu/VoodooOtherUnspecifiedNone

GOVERNMENT

Type: Federal Republic

Capital: Brasilia

Administrative Division: 26 Federal States

Independence September 7 1822

Implementation of constitution 5 October 1988

Division of power: Executive

President: Dilma Rousseff

Legislative Judicial

BRAZILIAN ECONOMY

20082009

2010

$2.034 $2.021

$2.172

GDP

Figures in trillions• GDP (purchasing power

parity): $2.172 Trillion (2010 est. 2010)• Country comparison 9th

• GDP growth rate: 7.5%• Country Comparison 30th

• GDP per capita: $10,800 • Country comparison 102nd

GDP % HISTORICAL GROWTH RATE

GDP % Growth

-8.0%

-6.0%

-4.0%

-2.0%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

2.7%1.1%

5.7%

3.2%4.0%

6.1%5.2%

-6.0%

7.5%

2002 2003 2004 2005 20062007 2008 2009 2010

GDP COMPOSITION BY SECTOR

6%

27%

67%

AgricultureIndustryServices

Inflation 6.97%

Population Below Poverty Line 15.5%

Unemployment 5.7%

Labor Force 103.3 Million

Economy Details

LABOR FORCE BY OCUPATION

20.0%

14.0%

66.0%

AgricultureIndustryService

TRADE

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

$118.5

$137.5

$160.6

$197.9

$152.2

$201.9

$73.8

$91.3

$120.6

$173.2

$127.6

$181.6

*Figures represented in billions

Exports Imports

• Favorable balance of trade and main items of import - machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics

• Export- transport equipment, machinery, steel, airplanes, paper, electric machinery, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos, automotive parts, machinery

CREDIT RATING

Domestic: A-

Foreign: BBB

Foreign Reserve $ 350 Billion

FOREIGN DIRET INVESTMENT

FDI$0.0

$10.0

$20.0

$30.0

$40.0

$50.0

$22.2

$34.6

$45.1

$25.9

$48.4

Historical data

20062007200820092010

PER CAPITA INCOME RATING

Rank Country US $

1 Monaco 183150

17 USA 47390

70 Brazil 9390

146 India 1330

TOP 10 COMPANIES IN BRAZIL

THEIR

CULTURE &

SPORTS

CULTURE

• Literature• Jose De Alencar (popular

novelist writer, 1829-1877)

• Machado De Assis (Greatest Brazilian writer of the 19th century)

• Paulo Coelho (Author of “The Alchemist” one of the best selling books in history

• Music• Forro

• Baiåo

• Frevo

• Chorinho

• Samba

CULTURE• Folk Arts

• Mixture contribution of Europeans, Africans, & Aboriginal Indians

• Folk Dance• Rich forms of of popular

artistic expressions; subject, rhythm, costumes, & Chorography

• Capoeira• A ritualized, stylized, combat-

dance, having its own music.

• Is Brazilian expression of both dance and martial arts

• Carnival De Rio• Rio De Janeiro – biggest and

best known carnival in the world.

• Its most colorful event is Samba School Parade (composed by poor people from the city’s sprawling suburbs)

SPORTS

Indoor & Beach Volleyball Women:

Indoor World Cup 1991 & Olympics 2008

Beach gold & silver 1994 & 2008 Olympics

Men: Gold Medal 1992

Olympics, World Cup 2002

Basketball: World Champions both men & women

Formula 1 Emerson Fittipaldi,

Nelson Piquet (1981, 1982, & 1987), Ayrton Senna (88/90/91), Felipe Massa, Gil de Ferran, Helio Castroneves, & Tony Kanaan

One of the biggest countries with Olympics medals in the history (Place of 2016 Olympics)

FOTEBOL (FOOTBALL)• A culture, common

religion, passion & way of leaving

• 5 Times World Cup Champion: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, & 2002

• Edson Arantes de Nascimento “PELE” greatest player in history

• Home of the biggest stadium of the world, The Maracanå

• Place of the FIFA World Cup 2014

• The best female futebol fans in the world

ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST

PETROLIUM RESERVES

WORLD’S LEADINGEXPORTER OF IRON,

COFFEE, SOY BEANS, ORANGE JUICE, BEEF,CHICKEN & ETHANOL

A GLOBAL REFERENCE IN THE PRODUCTION

OF BIOFUELS

6TH LARGEST MANUFACTURE

OF AUTOMOBILES

36 MILLIONBRAZILIANS

HAVE RISEN TO A HIGHER SICIAL CLASS

WORLD’S LARGESTCASH TRANSFER PROGRAM

13TH LARGESTSCIENTIFIC OUTPUTIN TO THE WORLD

LARGEST BIODIVERSITY

COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

146.4 MILLIONHACTARES

CONSERVATION UNITS

CHRIST THE REDEEMERONE OF THE 7 WONDERS

OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

MOST ACTIVE COUNTRYIN THE FIGHT AGAINST

CLIMATE CHANGE

3RD LARGEST MANUFACTURER

OR AIRCRAFT

WORLD’S LARGESTRIVER BASIN

PETROBRAS 4TH OIL COMPANIES

2ND LARGEST PRODUCER OF ETHANOL

LARGEST COMERCIALCATTLE HERDIN THE WORLD

A LARGE # OFETHNIC GROUPS

HOME OF THE FIFA WORLD

CUP 2014

HOME OF THE2016 OLYMPICS

LARGEST FOOTBALL STADIUM

THE MARACANA

BRAZILIN

BRIEF

REFECERENCES

CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

WORLD BANK

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

CENTRAL BANK OF BRAZIL

BRAZIALIAN EMBASSY IN INDIA

MUITO OBRIGADO

THANK YOU VERY MUCH