The Portuguese were the first European settlers to arrive in the area. They were led by adventurous Pedro Cabral, who began the colonial period in 1500. The Portuguese found native Indians. Most tribes had limited agriculture and temporary dwellings, although villages often had as many as 5000 inhabitants. Cultural life appears to have been well developed, although both tribal warfare and cannibalism were ubiquitous. The few remaining traces of Brazil's Indian tribes reveal little of their lifestyle, unlike the evidence from other Andean tribes. Today, fewer than 200,000 of Brazil's indigenous people live, most of whom inhabit the jungle areas. Other Portuguese explorers followed Cabral, in search of valuable goods for European trade but also for unsettled land and the opportunity to escape poverty in Portugal itself. The only item of value they discovered was the Pau do Brasil (brazil wood tree) from which they created red dye. Unlike the colonizing philosophy of the Spanish, the Portuguese in Brazil were much less focused at first on conquering, controlling, and developing the country. Most were sailors, who were far more interested in profitable trade and subsistence agriculture than in territorial expansion. The country's interior remained unexplored. Nonetheless, sugar soon came to Brazil, and with it came imported slaves. To a degree unequaled in most of the American colonies, the Portuguese settlers frequently intermarried with both the Indians and the African slaves, and there were also mixed marriages between the Africans and Indians. As a result, Brazil's population is intermingled to a degree that is unseen elsewhere. Most Brazilians possess some combination of European, African, Amerindian, Asian, and... ... middle of paper ... ...zil has the sixth largest population in the world--about 148 million people--which has doubled in the past 30 years. Because of its size, there are only 15 people per sq. km, concentrated mainly along the coast and in the major cities, where two-thirds of the people now live: over 19 million in greater Sao Paulo and 10 million in greater Rio. The immigrant Portuguese language was greatly influenced by the numerous Indian and African dialects they encountered, but it remains the dominant language in Brazil today. In fact, the Brazilian dialect has become the dominant influence in the development of the Portuguese language, for the simple reason that Brazil has 15 times the population of Portugal and a much more dynamic linguistic environment. Trade/ Economy Its economy is the largest in Latin American nations and the second largest in the western hemisphere.
We must begin with Brazil’s history in order to understand the problem and how it came to exist. During the year 1500, Brazil was “discovered” by the Portuguese. The Portuguese saw the indigenous people as “savages” because they did not look or dress like Europeans. Hence, the idea that indigenous people are “savages” help influence the Portuguese that indigenous people need to be controlled and become more civilized. During the 16th century the Portuguese used “black” slaves to work in plantations to increase trading in Europe. After the year 1850 slave trade was abolished, but the Portuguese continued to bring slaves from Africa, illegally. Edward Eric Telles states, “Roughly three hundred years later, when the slave trade ended in 1850, 3.6 million African Americans had been brought to Brazil as slaves, ...
Evidence of African roots are identifiable throughout Brazil. Brazil is the second most populated country of Blacks. Many different tones from mulatto to caboclo to black are present with culture that has flourished since African slaves first arrived to the country. The slaves that came to South America, brought their religion, gods, and music along with them, giving Brazil a cultural identity and a place among other nations. The profits of African slavery have allowed Brazil to gain capital and build a government based mainly on sugar exports. Although Brazil was the first to claim themselves free of racism, throughout history they often put slaves in even worse conditions than the US. Easy accessibility to import African slaves, meant that
Brazil is the largest country in South America with a population of approximately 198.7 million in 2012, according to World Bank. It is also the world’s fifth largest country, by geographical area and by population (FIND SOURCE). Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, stands southeast of the country and their official language is Portuguese. Brazil is currently using Brazilian real as their currency.
In approaching this topic, I first realized that I need to look up some general information about Native Americans in the United States. According to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), there are approximately 564 federally recognized tribes in the United States today (Who we are, n.d). This group does not include tribes that do not have federal recognition but are recognized at the state level.
Inhabited by indigenous people for thousands of years, Brazil was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cab...
Brazil has three main ethnic groups-whites, blacks, and people of mixed ancestry. Most of the whites are from Europe. According to the Brazilian government whites make up about 60% of the nation's population, and people of mixed races form about 30%. However, the government of Brazil counts many lightskinned people of mixed ancestry as white.
Brazil is a country that was discovered in 1500, which ended up being claimed by the Portuguese navigator known as Pedro Alvares Cabral. It was also rule from Lisbon as a colony until 1808. In its first forty years of its republican history. When the country began to export gold to Portugal the region began to welcome people known as fortune hunters from all over, boatloads of people carpenters, stonemasons ,and sculptors. They all came from Europe to build cities in the Brazilian word. In 1763 , the countries capital was moved to Rio de janeiro, which was created for political and administrative reasons. When the company moved the capital it ended up starving successfully by other European nations. It added cotton and tobacco to sugar, gold
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and is the largest country in South America, representing 2.82% of the world’s population with an estimated 198,656,019 inhabitants (World Bank). This is expected to peak too approximately 228 million in 2042. The annual population growth in Brazil was last reported at 0.87 in 2011, according to a World Bank report published in ...
Brazil, is the largest country in South America, and the only Portuguese speaking country in the Americas. Brazil was a colony of Portugal for over three centuries. Large number of settlers from Portugal arrived during this period and brought their culture to the colony. The native inhabitants of Brazil had a strong contact with
The official Brazilian language is Portuguese, and it is spoken by 99% of the citizens there. However, due to their Amerindian (Native American) and African origins and influence, the Portuguese spoken in Brazil is a variation from the traditional European Portuguese (Cabral). Also, due to a strong immigrant presence, there are small portions of Brazil that speak minority languages, which include German, Italian, and others. Because of the prominence of Portuguese as the dominant language, and the fact that almost all of the rest of Latin America speaks Spanish, Brazilians are “very proud of their linguistic heritage and resent that many foreigners, particularly North Americans, think Brazilians speak Spanish” (“Brazil”). As a result of this pride, and in conjunction with the fact that any other languages spoken there represent a very small minority, it is very important that international companies that are looking to do business in Brazil have (or hire) a consultant(s) that are fluent in the Brazilian variation of the Portuguese language. If not, it could seriously deter any business dealings, as Brazilians could take the lack of preparation as an insult.
Set aside the wonderful qualities this country can offer, you can focus at the spinal cord of how this country operates. Brazilians value a strong family foundation. Not only is their family tree long and extensive they manage to be tremendously close to one another as well, physically and emotionally. Brazilian’s dependents on their families and close loved ones is a bond that not even GOD can break. This comes to no surprise considering 75% of the country is Roman Catholic (Meyer, 2010). Etiquette and customs in Brazil much different compared to the United States. When saying hello to a stranger, a manager before a meeting or a friend customs in this country would be for women to greet with a kiss on each cheek and men to greet with a firm handshake (Meyer, 2010). During meetings, Brazilians are known for talking about current events and engaging in social conversation prior to discussing the assigned topic for the conference. Business’ will not engage with companies, but rather the individual themselves requiring the team members to be acquainted on a personal level (Meyer, 2010). The term dress to impress is stressed in Brazil’s culture tremendously. If attending a friend’s house for dinner it is expected for the guest to overdress in elegant apparel and to not dress casually. When attending a dinner or event, it is customary to bring a small gift (without the colors purple or black due to the connection of mourning) for the host as it shows gratitude. Brazilians, unlike other Latin American countries, are imperative on arriving early. Brazil’s culture has influenced the world especially the United
In the light of Brazil, the humid and parched beautiful country as people might say. On average the temperature ranges to 75 degrees. There’s a population of over 200 million people and each year it increases to about .8%. In Brazil the main language they speak is Portuguese and the second most spoken is Spanish. Catholicism is the main religion of Brazil because it was introduced to the country when the european settlers arrived trying to civilize the local native people. They built churches and brought religious,alike leaders into the country to teach young and old doctrines. Brazil is located in south America and is split into 5 regions, central-west, Northeast, North,Southeast and southern Brazil. Brazil contains many beautiful features such as the Amazon Rainforest,the Brazilian
My first reason for wanting to travel to Brazil is to interact with the Brazilians. From living with Mari for a year, I have learned the carefree attitude and selfless behavior illustrated by her. Every Brazilian I have ever met has had a fun-loving personality and a level of optimism that I wish I saw more of here in the United States.
The culture of Brazil is mostly based on Portuguese culture due to Brazil being a part of the Portuguese Empire for over 300 years. Portuguese is also the official language and when written it uses the standard roman alphabet of 26 letters like the United States. Much like the U.S. Brazil also entails more than one culture from other European nations such as Italy, Spain, and Germany. Brazilian’s have a deep interest in their appearance and plastic surgery is very common. In fact, it has the most surgeons per capita in the world. Although Brazilians style of clothing are vibrant and show off their bodies the business wear of the culture is like the western world such as suits and ties for men and dresses and suits for women. Brazilians are naturally open and friendly. Physical contact, proximity, and good eye contact are a part of their culture as well. Family is also a significant part of the culture. If one were to invite you over for dinner it would be customary to bring a gift and send a gift the next day to show your appreciation.
Brazil is a beautiful country. The sport of soccer is very famous in Brazil. The foods in Brazil is not much different from the United States but it has its differences in which are tropical. They have so many different and wonderful customs. Their Clothing is not much different than the United States. They have a lot of animals more then most country. Their Religion is mostly Catholics. The sport of soccer, foods, Customs, Animals, Religion and Clothing in Brazil is what makes it a unique Culture.