Brazil

Country Overview Presentation (Nov.16)

Jenny LakeOdile Sutsakhan

Megan Lew

Map of Brazil

   

Amazon River

Government of Brazil

Type: Federal Republic Example: United States - Has 3 branches :Executive, Legislative,and Judicial

- Declared Independence from Portugal on September 7th, 1822

President

-President of Brazil holds office for 4 years. -Current President :Dilma Vana Rousseff. -Was elected on October 31, 2010

 

Major Political Parties

 -There are 15 total political parties.The 10 major political parties are:• Workers' Party • Democrats • Brazilian Democratic Movement Party• Brazilian Social Democratic Party • Green Party • Socialism and Freedom Party • Brazilian Labor Party • Brazilian Socialist Party • Democratic Labor Party • Communist Party of Brazil

Culture-Population: 201 Million -Major Ethnic Groups:African, Portuguese, Japanese,Italian,German, and Spanish.

-Main Religion: Catholicism (74%) -Main Language:Portuguese -Education: Literacy rate is 88% among adults - Even though as written in the constitution, that woman should not be discriminated against, they get worse jobs, and less pay than men.

SOCCER!

Famous Soccer Player- Ronaldinho

 

Economic System

- Eight Largest Economy in the World -In the 1980s, agriculture increased=4th largest food exporterNatural resources: Iron ore, manganese, bauxite, nickel, uranium, gemstones, oil, wood, and aluminum.  -Brazil has 14% of the world's renewable fresh water. - Products of Agriculture: coffee, soybeans, sugarcane, cocoa, rice, livestock, corn, oranges, cotton, wheat, and tobacco.

Historical Event 1: IndependenceDate: September 7th, 1822 -Drove out the Portuguese 

-Britain and Portugal recognized Brazilian independence by signing a treaty on August 29, 1825.

Event 2: Formation of a Republic

-The monarchy system dominated Brazil - Slavery was important to Brazil's economy -Monarchy passed laws limiting slavery 

Event 3: Statue of Christ the Redeemer

-The statue stands 39.6 metres (130 feet) tall, weighs 700 tons. -In 1889, the first proposal to build a statue was rejected by the Princess Isabel because when Brazil became a Republic, the laws were mandating to separate the church and state. - The symbolic statue began building in 1926 and finished in 1931. 

Christ the Redeemer

 

Cites/Bibliography1."Brazil's Independence Day - September 7." South America Travel - Travel to South America. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/brahistory/qt/IndependenceDay.htm>.  2. "THE FORMATION OF THE BRAZILIAN REPUBLIC." Faculty Web Sites. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://faculty.fullerton.edu/nfitch/history110b/brarep.html>. 

 

Cites/Bibliography

3."BRAZIL'S AUTHORITARIAN EXPERIENCE: 1964-1985; A STUDY OF A CONFLICT." University of Colorado at Boulder. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/full_text_search/AllCRCDocs/95-1.htm>.  Public Affairs. "Brazil." U.S. Department of State. US State Department, 2009. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35640.htm>.

Cites/Bibliography

1.Corp, Brazil. "Brazil: Geography." Brazil: A Competitive Sourcing Alternative. Brazil, Apr.-May 2998. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. <http://www.brazilsourcing.com/geography.php>. 2.Info., Brazil. "Brazil - Language." Country Studies. Country Studies, Mar.-Apr. 2007. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. <http://countrystudies.us/brazil/39.htm>.