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Brazil
Geography & Demographics
Location
 Located in South
America
 On the equator
 Includes most of the
continents interior
 Shares a border with all
but two countries in
South America
 Uruguay, Argentina,
Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru,
Colombia, Venezuela,
Suriname, Guyana, French
Guiana
Size
 Largest country in
South America
 Around half of the
entire continent
 Fourth largest country
in the world by size
 3,286,488 Sq. Miles
ClimateSouth Americas
California
 Five major climates
 Equatorial
 Tropical
 Semiarid
 Highland tropical
 Temperate
 Subtropical
 North
 Rainforests
 Closest to the equator
 No dry season
 Central
 Rainfall is seasonal
 Tropical Savannas
 Northeast
 Semiarid Deserts
 Rarely rains
 South
 Temperate climates
 Temperate Coniferous Forests
Biodiversity
 Greatest
biodiversity in the
world
 The Amazon
Rainforest
1/10th of all
species in the
world
 Almost four
million total types
of plants and
animal species
 Types of animals:
maned wolf, bush
dog, hoary foxes,
jaguars, pumas,
anteaters, sloths,
anacondas,
poison dart frogs,
pink dolphins,
penguins, Goliath
Bird Eating
Spiders
Natural Resources  A Competitive
Advantage
Water
 Brazil has 25% of the worlds fresh water
Oil
 Big discoveries have led to a ton of
investment
 By 2020, if all goes to plan, Petrobras
and its foreign partners will be
producing 5.7m barrels of oil and gas
per day, more than half the output of
Saudi Arabia. (Economist, 2009)
Minerals
 Iron Ore and Gold are most significant in
terms of value of output
 Copper, Zinc, Bauxite, Manganese also
important
Environmental Issues  Rhetoric vs.
Practice
Deforestation remains a major concern
 Deforestation of protected zones up 127% since 2000
 Increased number of endangered species
 Belo Monte dam controversy
Rapid Industrialization has resulted in more pollution
 40% of fuel is ethanol based  different type of
pollution
 Government has the goal to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by 38.9% by
2020
 New policies to prevent deforestation are
working
Positive
Negative
Racial CompositionA Story of
Diversity
Aboriginal Brazilians (0.4%)
Found in the entire territory of Brazil, but most live on
Indian reservations in the North and Centre-West
Over 60 Million Brazilians possess 1+ Amerindian
ancestors, but consider Indian cultural, not racial
Black Brazilians (7.4%)
Asian Brazilians (1.1%)
Largest population of Japanese decent outside of Japan
Pardo Brazilians/multiracial (42.6%)
According to DNA resources, most Brazilians possess a
mixed rate ancestry, but less than 45% identify as Pardo
White Brazilians (51.7%)
Soley descended from European immigrants,
concentrated in the south and southeast regions
ReligionUnique Perspective
Roman Catholicism (68%)
 Largest # of Roman Catholics in the world
 Full of popular festivities influenced by popular
Portuguese traditions
No religious affiliation (15.4%)
Protestantism (12.4%)
Spiritism (3.3%)
 Afro-Brazilian religions, are concentrated in
the Northeast large urban centers
Other religions (1.7%)
 Many African, Spiritualist, and Folk religions
incorporate original indigenous tradition
 Buddhism is the largest of all minority religions
because of Brazils large Japanese Brazilian
community
Portuguese Language
Fostering National Unity
 11 dialects of Portuguese
 Influenced by Amerindian and African languages, creating differences between
Portuguese spoken in Brazil and that of other Portuguese speaking countries
 This divide was heightened by introduction of words for technological
innovations
 210 minority languages are spoken in Brazil, including indigenous languages
(80) and languages of more recent European and Asian immigrants
Regions/Largest Cities
Regions:
1. Central-West: Home to the capital, Brasilia;
otherwise low density
2. Northeast: Lowest living standards in Brazil; beautiful
beaches, nonetheless
3. North: Home to the Amazon River and Rainforest
4. Southeast: Largest share of Brazils population with
Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
5. Southern: As densely populated as the Southeast,
however mostly along the cost
Largest cities:
1. Sao Paulo: 11.3 million
2. Rio de Janeiro: 6.4 million
3. Salvador de Bahia: 2.7 million
4. Brasilia: 2.6 million
5. Fortaleza: 2.5 million
* 11 other cities with over 1.0 million
Population
 Age structure
 0-14 years: 26.2% (male
27,219,651/female 26,180,040)
 15-64 years: 67% (male
67,524,642/female 68,809,357)
 65 years and over: 6.7% (male
5,796,433/female 7,899,650) (2011 est.)
 Population
 195,000,000 as of 2010 (World Bank)
 5th largest country in the world
 Almost exclusively concentrated near
the coasts
 Growing at 1%/year (CIA Factbook)
Gender Ratio
Looking Good for the MEN!
 At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
 Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
 65 years and over: 0.73
male(s)/female
 Total population: 0.98
male(s)/female (2011 est.)
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  • 2. Location Located in South America On the equator Includes most of the continents interior Shares a border with all but two countries in South America Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana
  • 3. Size Largest country in South America Around half of the entire continent Fourth largest country in the world by size 3,286,488 Sq. Miles
  • 4. ClimateSouth Americas California Five major climates Equatorial Tropical Semiarid Highland tropical Temperate Subtropical North Rainforests Closest to the equator No dry season Central Rainfall is seasonal Tropical Savannas Northeast Semiarid Deserts Rarely rains South Temperate climates Temperate Coniferous Forests
  • 5. Biodiversity Greatest biodiversity in the world The Amazon Rainforest 1/10th of all species in the world Almost four million total types of plants and animal species Types of animals: maned wolf, bush dog, hoary foxes, jaguars, pumas, anteaters, sloths, anacondas, poison dart frogs, pink dolphins, penguins, Goliath Bird Eating Spiders
  • 6. Natural Resources A Competitive Advantage Water Brazil has 25% of the worlds fresh water Oil Big discoveries have led to a ton of investment By 2020, if all goes to plan, Petrobras and its foreign partners will be producing 5.7m barrels of oil and gas per day, more than half the output of Saudi Arabia. (Economist, 2009) Minerals Iron Ore and Gold are most significant in terms of value of output Copper, Zinc, Bauxite, Manganese also important
  • 7. Environmental Issues Rhetoric vs. Practice Deforestation remains a major concern Deforestation of protected zones up 127% since 2000 Increased number of endangered species Belo Monte dam controversy Rapid Industrialization has resulted in more pollution 40% of fuel is ethanol based different type of pollution Government has the goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 38.9% by 2020 New policies to prevent deforestation are working Positive Negative
  • 8. Racial CompositionA Story of Diversity Aboriginal Brazilians (0.4%) Found in the entire territory of Brazil, but most live on Indian reservations in the North and Centre-West Over 60 Million Brazilians possess 1+ Amerindian ancestors, but consider Indian cultural, not racial Black Brazilians (7.4%) Asian Brazilians (1.1%) Largest population of Japanese decent outside of Japan Pardo Brazilians/multiracial (42.6%) According to DNA resources, most Brazilians possess a mixed rate ancestry, but less than 45% identify as Pardo White Brazilians (51.7%) Soley descended from European immigrants, concentrated in the south and southeast regions
  • 9. ReligionUnique Perspective Roman Catholicism (68%) Largest # of Roman Catholics in the world Full of popular festivities influenced by popular Portuguese traditions No religious affiliation (15.4%) Protestantism (12.4%) Spiritism (3.3%) Afro-Brazilian religions, are concentrated in the Northeast large urban centers Other religions (1.7%) Many African, Spiritualist, and Folk religions incorporate original indigenous tradition Buddhism is the largest of all minority religions because of Brazils large Japanese Brazilian community
  • 10. Portuguese Language Fostering National Unity 11 dialects of Portuguese Influenced by Amerindian and African languages, creating differences between Portuguese spoken in Brazil and that of other Portuguese speaking countries This divide was heightened by introduction of words for technological innovations 210 minority languages are spoken in Brazil, including indigenous languages (80) and languages of more recent European and Asian immigrants
  • 11. Regions/Largest Cities Regions: 1. Central-West: Home to the capital, Brasilia; otherwise low density 2. Northeast: Lowest living standards in Brazil; beautiful beaches, nonetheless 3. North: Home to the Amazon River and Rainforest 4. Southeast: Largest share of Brazils population with Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro 5. Southern: As densely populated as the Southeast, however mostly along the cost Largest cities: 1. Sao Paulo: 11.3 million 2. Rio de Janeiro: 6.4 million 3. Salvador de Bahia: 2.7 million 4. Brasilia: 2.6 million 5. Fortaleza: 2.5 million * 11 other cities with over 1.0 million
  • 12. Population Age structure 0-14 years: 26.2% (male 27,219,651/female 26,180,040) 15-64 years: 67% (male 67,524,642/female 68,809,357) 65 years and over: 6.7% (male 5,796,433/female 7,899,650) (2011 est.) Population 195,000,000 as of 2010 (World Bank) 5th largest country in the world Almost exclusively concentrated near the coasts Growing at 1%/year (CIA Factbook)
  • 13. Gender Ratio Looking Good for the MEN! At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female Total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)