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Brazil in the World. 8.514.876,599 km2. General Aspects. Brazil is the biggest country in Latin America and covers almost the half of Latin American (47.3%) Shape of east contour is in conformity of the concave curve of West Africa; Brazil has its frontier with ten countries; - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Brazil in the World
8.514.876,599 km2
General Aspects
• Brazil is the biggest country in Latin America and covers almost
the half of Latin American (47.3%)
• Shape of east contour is in conformity of the concave curve of
West Africa;
• Brazil has its frontier with ten countries;
• The Atlantic Ocean extends for all its east coast.
• Republic since 1889
• Under military governance From 1964 to 1986
Where do we come from?
Brazil Today!
Entertainment X Multicultural
• It is Carnival, the party in that, under masks and customs, the Brazilian is revealed in his essence: cheerful, creative, musical and irreverent.
• More than just entertainment, Carnival has its own industry, where more than 70.000 people work, only in Rio de Janeiro.
OlodumThere is 21 years was born in
the Maciel-Pelourinho the Block Afro Olodum. One of
the more explosive expressions of the culture
afro Bahian. The Block Afro Olodum was a creator of you
fear magnificent and controversial, inspired and
inspiradores, educational and cultural. You fear that did
history and stayed in the memory of the culture of the
Carnival of the Bahia
Numbers of Brazil
Population: 182.761.391
We have 5.560 cities
Money: Real 1 EU$ = 3,60 R$
26 states + Capital Brasilia
Gross Domestic Product 1.372 million (2002)
Brazil has 8.000 km ofAtlantic Ocean Coast
Brazil’s agriculture will grow 13% in 2005*
AGRICULTURE
Coffee
Sugar-cane
Soybean
Cotton
Peanuts
*Source: VEJA, February
Sugar-Cane• Brasil is the greatest producer of sugar-cane in the world.
Mainly products:
a) Sugarb) Alcohol:
• Flammable;• Beverages;• Chemical sectors;• Druggists;• Cleaning products• Generation of energy
Mercosul
• Since 1991
• Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay. Bolivia and Chile are not members, only participants.
South Common Market
ALCA - America Free Trade Area
• Projected to be established in 2005
• All countries of Americas (except Cuba) and Caribbean
• Only economy interested
• Agribusiness is the most difficult issue
Main Commercial Partners
• United States• Germany• Argentina• China •Japan
•Netherlands•French•United Kingdom
Exportations
• Steel derived products• Transport equipments• Minerals• Footwear• Fabrics• Coffee• Soybean• Meats
•Mineral products•Petroleum•Machinery•Appliances•Chemical products
Importations
The metropolitan region of São Paulo The metropolitan region of São Paulo has 16.7% of unemployed has 16.7% of unemployed
• The metropolitan region of São Paulo has 1.66 million unemployment people, within the Economic Active.
Source: INVERTIAhttp://br.invertia.com/noticias
Sectors Economic Active People
•53% Commerce and services
•23% Agriculture and fishing
•21% Industry
•3% Other occupations
Huge, but poor• Brazil used to be 8th
biggest economy in the 70´s, today is still the 14th, but is the one of the biggest in the difference between rich and poor. About 50 million people live with less than 1 US$ a day.
The difference between poor and rich decreases*
• The gap between the 40% poorest and the 10% richest has diminished, now its only 17 times.
• The richest earns 9.4% less and the poorest 3% less.*Source: VEJA, February
Education
• One of the main reasons of the critical unequal situation is the poor level of education.
• Only 9% of the people between 18 and 24 years old is in the University, and about 18% of all, is illiterate.
is located in the neighborhoods of Gavea and Sao Conrado in Rio de Janeiro. This is the largest favela in Latin America, with over 200,000 inhabitants living in an area of less 743 square meters
The Favela (slum) of Rocinha
The Brazilian Landless Workers Movement is the largest social movement in Latin America and one of the most successful grassroots movements in the world.
The expectative is to settle about 115 thousand families this year.There is about 4 million families landlessLarge estate owners (2.8%) owns about 56.7% of Brazil’s lands
American Missionary, Doroty Stang, is murdered for R$50,000.00
• Doroty Stang was a member of the Congregation of Notredame Sisters, and for the last 20 years one of the biggest leaders in the defense of Human Rights, against slavery and
Source: VEJA, February
Environment
• Brazil has the biggest rain forest in the world, Amazonia. However, international wood sellers and cattle raising, have been devastating a total unique place like that, with unknown amount of undiscovered nature.
1960 2000
Where are we going?• Brazil is working hard
to get a better and solid economy. The investments in Education, Health and industry affairs are way low than needed.
• The world is a web, and Brazil will stand up only when holding everyone arms.