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Student: Alex Kearney, 2nd Class
Geography Project – Brazil
Location of Brazil:
Brazil is located in the eastern part of South
America (it’s the yellow section).
It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the
east, and by Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay,
Bolivia, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela,
Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
The Brazilian people speak mainly
Portuguese, but a small number also speak
German, indigenous languages, Spanish,
Italian and English.
Here are some words in Portuguese:
Olá (Hello), Escola (School), Amigos
(Friends), Feriados (Holidays), Tchau (Bye).
The population of Brazil in 2017 was 209.3
million, which is 43 times the population of
Ireland.
Brazil’s largest city is Sao Paulo with a
population of over 10 million. Rio de Janeiro
is next with over 6.5 million people, followed
by Brasilia with nearly 3 million. Other large
cities include Salvador, Fortaleza and Belo
Horizonte. You can see the location of these
cities in the picture below:
Language and Population:
Natural Environment:
Brazil has five main ecosystems:
1. Amazon Rain Forest
This covers approx. 40% of the country’s
total land area, and the Amazon river flows
through it as the 2nd longest river in the
world (River Nile is the longest). The
rainforest is very important to us as it takes
carbon dioxide out of the air and releases
oxygen back in, reducing climate change.
2. Atlantic Rain Forest
This is another tropical rain forest along the
Atlantic Ocean, but only 7% of it is still there.
3. Caatinga
This is semiarid land with only cacti / thorny
shrubs growing in it, as it has very little rain.
It produces coal and wood for fuel and has
birds such as the falcon and macaw.
4. Central Cerrado
The cerrado is an open savanna grassland
with a lot of different plants (10,000
species). It has endangered animals such
as the maned wolf (below), giant anteater,
armadillo and the largest bird in Brazil, rhea.
5. Pantanal
It’s the worlds largest tropical wetland, that
fills with rainwater every year before
draining away to leave small pools for
wildlife to feed on. Unlike the Amazon’s thick
jungle, it is very open and bright.
Culture:
The Brazilian culture is obvious in the food,
music, history and bright colours used by
them. They have a great history with native
Brazilian, European and African cultures.
They like eating food such as cornmeal
cake, cheese bread and pamonha (made of
corn). They have a national festival called
the Carnival, where they have samba school
parades taking part as samba is a dance
they all really enjoy and like.
There are nearly 500 tribes in the Amazon.
The Yanomani tribe is the largest, with
20,000 members. They live off the land,
growing their own food and are often hunter
gatherers.
Food:
Famous People:
Brazilian people love fresh fruit and
vegetables with beans, rice and manioc
flour. Their favourite dish is the feijoada
(below left), which is a bean stew made with
pork and rice. They also eat cheese boards
(Pão de Queijo), and a drink called Guarana
made of small red berries (below right).
Brazil held the soccer world cup in 2014.
Some famous sports players from Brazil are
Pele, one of the most famous soccer players
in the world , along with another soccer
player Ronaldo and a Formula One racing
driver called Felipe Massa.
Tourist Attractions: Brazil has loads of tourist attractions with
beaches, national parks, and the famous
statue of Christ the Redeemer. Copacabana
is one of their most famous beaches (below)
and is great for holidays and fun in the sand.