Brazil was first “discovered” on April 22nd, 1500 by a fleet of portuguese settlers, on a ship commanded by Portuguese diplomat Pedro Cabral that was making its journey to India. When Pedro first set eyes on the land he first assumed it was a small size island. However, they came to find it was quite large, and inhabited with native people. Brazil was attractive for many Europeans such as the French, the Dutch, and the Spanish due to its resources such as red-dye wood, gold and silver, sugar, and precious stones. On December 7th, 1822, the country declared its independence from portugal and became its own country.
Brazil is the largest country located in South America, and has a border of the Atlantic Ocean. Its size is only slightly smaller than the United States of America. Approximately 2/5ths of the country consists of the Amazon River, and the Amazon Lowlands is the world's largest rainforest. The Northern area is where one will find the mountains known as the Brazilian Highlands. Their climate is generally tropical, but can be temperate in some areas in the
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southern end of the country. There is a class system in place in Brazil. Although not many people can be described as racist, social discrimination is prevalent. The class is usually defined by skin colour. Traditionally, darker skinned people are usually considered lower class, and the middle and upper class do not usually interact with the lower class, unless they work for them. There is a great difference in work wages amongst the class systems, so lifestyle and lifetime goals differ amongst them. Brazilians religion consists of about 80% roman catholic, with most others being protestant or following some form of an african religion. The most common language spoken in this country is portuguese, however other languages are spoken such as spanish, german, english, japanese, and more. Brazil considers themselves to be incredibly diverse, with a fusion of different cultures. Many portuguese settlers procreated with the native women and created a “new race” called “mestizo”. Another “new race” was “mUlattoes”, who are descendants of the african and portuguese slaves. Manyu find that brazilians al intermingled to the point at a lot of people have a combination of european, native, and african backgrounds. The Education system is much like it is in Canada, with an elementary school (ages 6-14), high school (15-17), and then if one chooses they can enter higher education such as university. Although school is mandatory for those aged 6-14, some rural and poverty stricken communities disregard the rule as the child could be making money for their family instead of attending school. The amount of children in brazil attending high school is declining, so the government is putting in practices to improve this situation. Their universities consist of publicly and privately-funded establishments. Those that are publicly funded are completely paid for by the government and offer better education than those that are privately owned. The literacy rate of the total population is relatively high, with a percentage of 92.6%. Family is an important part of life in Brazil. Families are usually large, and many are also very close with their extended family, as if they would be with their immediate family. They rely on their family in hard times, and the family creates structure and security to most people. These aspects have not changed through the years. For families and friends, meal time is the most sacred. It is a time to gather with loved ones and spend quality time together. The food is eaten at a slow pace, to enjoy each meal and to have chance for conversation. They serve meals such as Churrasco(barbecue of meats), Moqueca (a seafood stew made without adding water), and Vatapá (bread, shrimp, peanuts combined with coconut milk and palm oil, usually served with rice). Their three most popular foods consist of rice, beans and coffee. Brazilians are also known for their sweet tooth, and sweet components and desserts can be found in most meals. Art in Brazil through history was generally derived from European influences. Although there was native art created, the people did not seem to attempt to preserve much of it. Some thing have been found such as cave art and small sculptures, not not enough to create much of an artistic influence. When the settlers arrived in Brazil, they brought with them their own style of art, which at the time was Baroque. Baroque style can be described as dramatic and bold sculptures or paintings of religious relevance. Later in the 1800s new styles were coming from europe such as Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism, which is a large contrast to Baroque. However with these styles, the Brazilians began to create their own types of art, no longer strictly following European style, especially in content. The paintings ranged from subjects of death, to landscapes of Brazil's beautiful geographical features. New styles were developed, and today there are many well-known and significant Brazilian artists such as Mario Zanini and Jose Pancetti. Music has been a strong part of the culture, dating back to their indigenous people. The native tribes had tried to establish their own style of music. WIth the coming of European settlers, the attempt to distinguish their own style of music was still active. To present times, the unique style of music has had an influence on today's modern music, keeping the originality and culture alive in the music. Today's music mostly has a mix of multiple different traditional as well as contemporary styles. Popular artists in Brazil are people like Marisa Monte and Tim Maia. Football (known to Canadians as soccer) is the most popular sport the country. It is a passion for many Brazilians, and there are even times when people in the workplace and schools allow days off to watch an important game. Brazil is the only national team that has qualified for every World Cup since the creation. THere are more than 10 000 Brazilians who play Football professionally. Football was first introduced to the Brazilians by Scottish settlers in the 1800s. Since then, it has become a vital and passionate aspect of their culture. Every country has their share of social issues.
Poverty is a dominant aspect to their social issues. Visitors of the country say that the poverty issue is quite visible. Brazil has slums in their metropolitan area, also known as “favelas”. There are also more remote areas with financially lacking families. However Brazil is working towards improving this with government funding and community programs to help aid the less fortunate, and to encourage young children to gain access to education, as it would aid in future income capabilities with a higher education. Crime can also be a major issue. Common forms include mugging, robbing, gang violence and kidnapping. Many citizens have issues with Brazilians form on law enforcement, which deters them away fro reporting things to the police. The government the created the National Public Security force to handle emergencies and crime instead of the
police. The lack of education, as discussed previously in this section is also a major issue. The schools are upkept and managed by their communities, which means that wealthier communities have access to better schools than less wealthy communities. Poor families prefer their children to start working as soon as possible, so the education rate of poverty-stricken children is much lower. Technically it is illegal in Brazil to employ a child who is not at least 16 years of age, however this seems to be disregarded in a sense. Another issue that is currently being improved is with infant mortality rates. The mortality rates are related to the sanitation, financial situation, and education of their family. As the government has been working on these aspects, the mortality rate has been decreasing. However, it's interesting that this is an issue, as the literacy rate is reported to be quite high. When conducting business, Brazilians prefer face-to-face meetings over digital or written communications. They want to know the person they are doing their business with. They conduct in a lot of irrelevant personal conversation before conducting business for this reason. Also, the person they are4 doing business with is more important that the whole country. The oral communication generally has no rules, and interrupting is acceptable. They will take time when it comes to business, and see no need to rush an interaction. Generally, women are less respected in the business world, even though there are anti-discriminatory laws in place to stop this. Nepotism is also acceptable, if not desirable, as it means the employee will create trust and reliability, as discussed earlier that the family bond is very strong in Brazil. With all of the country's geographical, cultural, and social aspects that have been described, we are able to see how we can market the product, and some issues we may confront. First, when talking about geographic regions, it is important to consider obstacles such as mountains, revers and rainforests, although getting the product to brazil may not be as much of an issue, it may still be difficult to transport across the country due to the geographical obstacles. However, the fact that the country is that of mostly a tropical climate, Ice Cream is most commonly consumed in hotter weather for a delicious treat to keep the body cool. Another advantage would be the Brazilians sweet tooth, and their closeness to family in life and at meal time. By marketing the product as a sweet dessert to share with family and friends, we can create a relationship and gain consumer interest in the product because if its marketing. We should also consider adapting to some Brazilian ways, as we can see from their culture, they are very passionate about creating their own styles and differentiating themselves. Promotions and marketing related to football should be implemented as well, as it is the most popular sport in Brazil, where almost all the country shares an interest, and has great success in the sport. Another obstacle may be with poverty. Depending on the pricing, there may be many Brazilians who have trouble purchasing the product for their large family. As well, since there is a social class, there may be higher class citizens who will not want to purchase products that are affordable to lower class. COnsidering developing and placing luxury, as well as low price products may help improve possible implications of the social class system and poverty. Ultimately, the overall cultural and geographical aspects of Brazil may have challenges, but does suggest success for Chapman's Ice Cream.
Brazil is the largest country in South America and in Latin America, fifth largest in the world. It is one of the more diverse countries in the world, with different cultures and ethnicities. Brazil’s type of government is a Federal Republic. Brazil is on its way to growing out of its emerging market status and becoming one of the richest and most developed countries on earth. Brazil’s human, mineral, and agricultural resources are on par with those of the United States and Canada, and it has a few great opportunities to take advantage of in order to continue the growth it’s been experiencing over the past 20 years. Brazil, known for its natural resources, find in energy one of the country’s main ways of resources, being either oil and natural gas or biofuels and solar/wind power.
Brazil is located in eastern South America bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest country in South America and shares a border with every South American country but Chile and Ecuador. Brazil is a mostly tropical climate, however, there is...
Brazil achieved independence from Portugal in 1822, although not recognized as a sovereign by Portugal and the United States until 1824. Since the country’s independence, Brazil has drafted eight constitutions. Today, Brazil is a federal republic divided into twenty-six states and one federal district. The constitutional framework of Brazil is based on its newest document, created in 1988, following the period of military dictatorship from 1964-1985. Upon the rebirth of democracy in Brazil, the new constitution set up a system of checks and balances similar to that of the United States, where there exists the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of government. The new constitution expands civil rights and universal suffrage while restricting the president’s power to legislate, condemning the use of torture, and prohibiting extradition for military crimes. It expands the role of government to intervene in state and local affairs and allows individuals as young as sixteen to vote in national elections.
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With geographical size and population, Brazil is the largest country is South America. The country borders the Atlantic Ocean and is in the eastern part of the continent.
Introduction Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America. It is the 5th largest country worldwide in terms of both areas (more than 8.5 Mio. km2) and inhabitants (appr. 190 million).
To start off, favelas have improved their homes by running water and electricity to their homes. This could’ve been used to baths, washing dishes, and warmth in the winter. Along with this, the slums of Rio de Janeiro have added banks, drug stores, and a bus line. This helped fix environmental issues like not having resources to receive the correct drugs to heal the clients at the local clinic. A negative difference, though, is the drug trafficking, violence, and police brutality that exists more today than ever before. Rio has become hot spot for cocaine. The homicide rate is about 7 times higher than when the military were there from the World Cup. And Rio’s police force, infamous for using extreme force with near total impunity, is often the perpetrator of these killings of non-whites (brown.edu). Since the World Cup, progress has been made in the homes, however, the community status has fallen as police interaction has
Inhabited by indigenous people for thousands of years, Brazil was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cab...
In 1822, Brazil became a nation independent from Portugal. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military government to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development. With an abundance of natural resources and a large labor pool, Brazil became Latin America's leading economic power by the 1970’s. Brazil is located in Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It is slightly smaller than the U.S., with bordering countries Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia, French Guyana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
The tradition of Brazil's unequal distribution of land dates back to early colonial times. Between 1534 and 1536, the king of Portugal set up a system of land distribution through which he divided the territory of Brazil into 12 captaincies drawn from the coastline of Brazil to the line established by the Treaty of Tordesillas that separated Spanish from Portuguese land claims. The captaincies were given to those who were in favor of the crown and who agreed to send back one sixth of any accrued revenue to the crown. This was in response to a perceived need to occupy the territory to prevent French and Dutch from occupying the land and claiming it for their countries. This was the beginning of the tradition of single owners possessing large tracts of land, sometimes as large as small European countries, and this tradition continues in modern Brazil.
It shows that poor Brazilian people have no the support from the community and government to grow socially and economically. The persistent crimes in their neighborhood make others think about them as criminals even if they are kind-hearted and want to change their lives. The lack of social and economic mobility is the urban problem that should be solved by the governments not only in the local but global levels. One should mention that some people see poverty as not an economic and social problem but as the opportunity to change their life, and Rocket is the example of the personality who looks for such possibility. However, the movie also states the strong gap between the people with low incomes and high incomes is the reason for the lack of mobility and changes in Brazilian favelas (Santos,
The Amazon Rainforest or know to many as the “Amazon Jungle” sits on about 2.124 million miles2 and is home to about 10 million species of animals and over 40,000 different plant species. Not including over 2.5 million different insect species. The amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest on earth. The Amazon rainforest is located in South America , it covers much of northwest Brazil and extends into Colombia,Peru and other countries. Part of the Amazon Rainforest is the River that flows through South America and is a big part of the Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon is the seventh oldest rainforest in the world and has existed for about 55 years.
Brazil is the largest country in South America and interestingly it borders every country in South America except for Chile and Ecuador. It is also the fifth largest country in the world with a population of approximately 170 million people according to a 2000 census. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese and it is the only country in South America that speaks Portuguese. The nation of Portugal invaded Brazil in 1500, however independence was granted in 1822. Hence the Portuguese culture and heritage throughout the country of Brazil.
Little is known about Brazil’s earliest occupants because there is not much written history or the existence of buildings that would reveal more details. It
Portugal discovered and colonized the land in the 1500's by military leader Pedro Cabral. Throughout the history of Portuguese colonization, 3.5 million slaves were brought to the country for plantation labor. During global crisis in the 17th and 18th century, immigrants from Portugal and Asia arrived to Brazil. After the independence of Portugal in 1822, Brazil was considered to have one of the most diverse nation with the combination of indigenous, African, European, Asian culture . Till this day, Brazil multi-cultural background remains the same. According to the Brazilian census the population is composed of 53% white, 43 % mulatto, 6% black, and 2% others. But as everywhere else in the world, social inequality has been prevalent. In 2010, Brazil declared that Afro-Brazilian (black and mixed race) made the majority of the population with 97 million people considering themselves black and 91 million claimed caucasian (the guardian) Marginalization is also common as whites and Asian Brazilians earns twice as much as blacks and mixed-raced Brazilians (The guardian). With diverse ethnicity comes with different religions. Though there is a melting pot in religion, Roman Catholics makes the majority with over 130 million followe...