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B R A Z I L. César Wedemann November 22th, 2010 Technische Universität Berlin. www.youtube.com/visitbrasil. Contents. Geography Demography History Nation at a Glance Educational System Economy Energy. About the flag. Forests. Sky. “Order and Progress”. Ores.

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  1. BRAZIL César Wedemann November 22th, 2010 Technische Universität Berlin

  2. www.youtube.com/visitbrasil César Wedemann

  3. Contents • Geography • Demography • History • Nation at a Glance • Educational System • Economy • Energy César Wedemann

  4. About the flag Forests Sky “Order and Progress” Ores César Wedemann

  5. Geography – Location of Brazil Source:Google Maps César Wedemann

  6. Geography – Location of Brazil Venezuela Guiana Suriname Colombia French Guiana Ecuador BRAZIL Bolivia Peru Paraguay Uruguay Argentina Chile César Wedemann

  7. Geography – Size of Brazil Brazil’s area: 8.514.876 km2 Germany’s area: 349.223 km2 • 5th largest country in the world: • Russia • Canada • China • USA • Brazil Brazil = 24x Germany Source:IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) César Wedemann

  8. Geography – The five regions North Northeast Midwest Southeast South César Wedemann

  9. Geography – The states Amazonas Distrito Federal Bahia Minas Gerais 26 states + 1 federal district São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Sul César Wedemann

  10. Geography – Climate and Natural Resources • CLIMATE: • Tropical (equatorial, tropical, semiarid, high altitude tropical, temperate and subtropical) • TERRAIN: • Diverse (hills, mountains, plains, plateaus and savannahs) • NATURAL RESOURCES: • Bauxite, gold, iron, manganese, nickel, platinum, aluminum, uranium, oil and opal (PI). • Brazil has been self-sufficient in oil since Apr. 2006 • LAND USE: • Arable: 5% • Permanent crops: 1% • Permanent pastures: 22% • Forests and woodland: 58% • Other: 14% Source:Brasil.gov.br and IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) César Wedemann

  11. Contents • Geography • Demography • History • Nationat a Glance • Educational System • Economy • Energy César Wedemann

  12. Demography - Urban structure 1) Berlin São Paulo = 3.2 Berlin 2) Hamburg Inhabitants in total (2010): 185 712 713 (2.3 Germany) Source:IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), 2009 César Wedemann

  13. Demography - General Information • Area: 8 514 876 km2(47% of South America, 91% compared to USA and 2385% compared to Germany) • Pop. density: 185 712 713 / 8 514 876 km2 = 21.8 people / km2(73% compared to USA and 9% compared to Germany) Source:Census.gov, DEStatis.de, César Wedemann

  14. Demography - General Information • Age pyramid: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Internation Data Base César Wedemann

  15. Contents • Geography • Demography • History • Nationat a Glance • Educational System • Economy • Energy César Wedemann

  16. History • Brazil was “discovered” on April 22th, 1500 by Pedro Álvares Cabral. • Until 1530, Portugal had very little interest in Brazil • Brazil was a Portuguese colony until September 7th, 1822. Independence of Brazil Republic Discovery of Brazil EXPLORATION! 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 End of monarchy (1889) César Wedemann

  17. Contents • Geography • Demography • History • Nationat a Glance • Educational System • Economy • Energy César Wedemann

  18. Nation at a Glance • Current President: Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (01/01/2003 – 31/12/2006 and 01/01/2007 – 31/12/2010) • Next President: Dilma Roussef (01/01/2011 – ...) (Elected on October 31st, 2010) César Wedemann

  19. Nation at a Glance - Elections: Cannot vote Can vote Can vote Have to vote 16 18 70 AGE Source: TSE (Electoral Court) César Wedemann

  20. Nation at a Glance • Political stability • Good relationship with the big nations in the world He’s the man! April, 2009 César Wedemann

  21. Nation at a Glance - Official name:República Federativa do Brasil (Federal Republic of Brazil) • Official website:www.brasil.gov.br (available in Portuguese, English and Spanish) • Official religion: none (74% are Catholic and 15% are Protestant) - Official language: “Brazilian” Portuguese Source:Brasil.gov.br César Wedemann

  22. Contents • Geography • Demography • History • Nationat a Glance • Educational System • Economy • Energy César Wedemann

  23. Educational System Elementary School (1st grade) High School (2nd grade) Basic Education Higher Education (University) 0 6 14 17 AGE Source:MEC (Ministry of Education) César Wedemann

  24. Educational System - Best Universities University of Campinas World Ranking: 177 University of São Paulo World Ranking: 175 Source: THE (Times Higher Education) César Wedemann

  25. Contents • Geography • Demography • History • Nationat a Glance • Educational System • Economy • Energy César Wedemann

  26. Economy • Brazil is member of big conglomerates, such as > G20 > Mercosul > BRIC César Wedemann

  27. Economy • Brazil is the third largest agricultural exporter in the world; (1st: USA | 2nd: EU) • Great and healthy financial system One of 10 biggest banks in the world Brazil’s stock exchange New Brazilian brands in the list of top 500 financial institutions Source:Estadão (Brazilian Newspaper) and m&m online César Wedemann

  28. Economy - Monetary unit: Real, since 1994 – 1€ = R$ 2.35 (12/11/2010) Source:BCB (Central Bank of Brazil) César Wedemann

  29. Economy 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 8th 4th 107th 19th 113th 70th Source: Presentation about Germany, GPM César Wedemann

  30. Economy GDP per capita Source: Ipeadata / * LCA estimates César Wedemann

  31. Contents • Geography • Demography • History • Nationat a Glance • Educational System • Economy • Energy César Wedemann

  32. Energy - Brazil has the biggest watershed in world 12% of the world's fresh water is in Brazil Source:PortalBrasil.net César Wedemann

  33. Energy • Brazil is the 10th largest energy consumer in the world; • The Brazilian energy matrix is based on renewable sources such as hydroelectric power and ethanol; • Self-sufficient in oil (it is able to producewhat it consumes); César Wedemann

  34. Energy • Most of the energy used in Brazil is generated by hydropower plants; • Nuclear energy represents just 3% of Brazilian energy matrix. César Wedemann

  35. Thank you for your attention! Thispresentation is availableon http://goo.gl/kH1Cr More on www.BlogdaViagem.com/English www.BlogdaViagem.com/Deutsch www.BlogdaViagem.com César Wedemann

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