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Brazil!

Brazil!. A Rising Global Superpower. BRIC Countries. A grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, and China: BRIC All deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development

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Brazil!

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  1. Brazil! A Rising Global Superpower

  2. BRIC Countries • A grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, and China: BRIC • All deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development • Symbol of the shift in global economic power away from the developed G7 • France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, USA, & Canada

  3. BRIC Countries • It is estimated that BRIC economies will overtake G7 economies by 2027 • They account for more than a quarter of the world's land area and more than 40% of the world's population

  4. Ten Largest Economies… The ten largest economies in the world in 2050, measured in GDP (billions USD), according to Goldman Sachs

  5. Brazil’s Economy • World's 6th largest by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is expected to become 5th by the end of 2012 • Largest economy in Latin America • 2nd largest economy in the western hemisphere

  6. Population Boom! • From 1950 to 2005 the population of Brazil grew from 51 million to approximately 187 million inhabitants! • Need: food! • Response: green revolution! • Expanding development of cattle and crop raising • BUT at the expense of the RAINFORESTS of the Amazon

  7. Brazilian Exports: Agriculture • “Green Ox” – cattle raised on hay & mineral salts • Exported to Asia, Europe & the Americas after the “mad cow” scares • Largest cattle herd in the world, with more than 80 million heads • 80% of the planet's orange juice

  8. Brazilian Exports: Energy • Oil! • 2006-2007 Brazil became self sufficient in terms of their oil production • The world's 15th largest oil producer

  9. Impact on the Environment… • Deforestation of the Amazonian rainforests is a result of the following: • Clearing for cattle pasture • Places for people to live and subsistence farming • Infrastructure improvements (roads, bridges, etc.) • Commercial agriculture • Logging

  10. Amazonian Rainforest • Tropical rainforests(6-7% of the earth's surface) contain over 1/2 of all the plant and animal species in the world • 57% of all rainforests remaining are located in Latin America, with 30% located in Brazil • Atlantic coast of Brazil has lost 90-95% of its rainforest

  11. Statistics on Global Deforestation • 2.4 acres per second: equivalent to two U.S. football fields • 149 acres per minute • 214,000 acres per day: an area larger than New York City • 78 million acres per year: an area larger than Poland • On average, 137 species become extinct everyday; or 50,000 each year!

  12. Impact of Deforestation? Environmental • Extinctions: plants, insects, animals, indigenous peoples, etc.  • Habitat fragmentation:  This disturbs the animals' habitat and may force them to enter habitats which are already occupied • Soil erosion and desertification • Climate change: more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, thus increasing the effects of global warming

  13. Impact of Deforestation?Cultural • Loss of culture: People who live in the rainforest depend on the natural environment for food, shelter, materials for cooking, clothing, etc.  • There were an estimated 10 million Indians living in the Amazonian Rainforest five centuries ago. Today there are less than 200,000 • Social conflicts and struggles over land and natural resources. • Conflicts over racial and ethnic rights.

  14. 60 Minutes: Brazil, A Rising Star

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