Brazil

Objective 1: Discuss the Geography of BrazilObjective 2: Summarize major historical events.

Geography

• 5th largest country in the world.

• Almost ½ of South America.

• Amazon river – flows which direction?

• Cerrado – grasslands and forest.

Land Use

Population Density

• Where is most of the Brazilian population located?

Population Issues

• Extremely diverse country• Large, advanced city centers (ex. Brasilia)• Gap between the rich and the poor. – 10% of Brazilians own more than 70% of the land,

control over 50% of the wealth. • Favelas

Political Issues

• 1889 – Military staged a coup. Def?• Following coup, republic with gov’t loosely

based off of the U.S. • 1930 – Caudillo as Vargas overthrew the gov’t.• Democracy not restored until 1990.

Present Day

• Market economy – prices set by demand, not the gov’t

• Increased Urban Planning• Gov’t with three branches.• Redirecting oil wealth to social services.• Deforestation in the Amazon.