Brazil

1. Brazil The green color represents the Brazilian fields. The yellow represents Brazilian gold - and, by extension, the wealth of the country. The blue represents the sky of Rio de Janeiro on the night of Nov. 15th 1889; each star represents one of the Brazilian States.

2. Brazil Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world in land area. The geography of Brazil stretches from the Andes to the Atlantic and containing most of the Amazon Jungle, the mighty Iguassu falls and the largest wetland in the world, the Pantanal.

3. Population

4. Population 6th largest country in population • Total: 184,101,109 • 55% white • 38% mixed (mulatto) • 6% black • 1% other • There are 5 main regions • Northern • Northeastern • Southeastern • South • West Central

5. Population • Age Structure • 26.6% Ages 0-14 • 67.6% Ages 15-64 • 5.8% Over 65 yrs old • Life Expectancy • 75.5 years for women • 67.45 years for men

6. Population • Fertility Rate • 1.97 Children per woman • This has dramatically dropped over the years • Literacy Rate • Males – 86.1% • Females – 86.6%

7. Religion • 76% Roman Catholic (largest R.C. country in the World – 122 million people) • 10% - 20% practicing Catholics • Women practice more than Men • Elderly practice more than younger generation • 15% Protestant • 3% - 5% Kardecian Spiritist, Mormon’s, Jewish, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Buddhist • 4% No Religion at all • Separation between Church and State is very weak • Gov’t officials avoid taking action that may offend the church

8. Religion • Syncretism – combination of different forms of belief or practice • Roman Catholicism blended with Afro Brazilian Cults • Occurred due to religious persecution and compatibility of different belief systems. • Umbanda – form of syncretism, incorporates Catholicism and Kardecian spiritualism (reincarnation)

9. Brazil has had a fluctuating economy from all the way back in the colonial period. Inflation and debt were major problems in the 1980’s Evident that they must control the problem tried 3 plans Cruzado Bresser Summer PROBLEMS: uncontrollable inflation, debt of $122 billion, and a lack of governmental direction and strategy. The Real Plan 1994 -inflation was at only 20% percent annually (previously 42%) link prices and wages that previously had been indexed to inflation to a foreign currency, the US dollar Helped get govt on track Economy

10. Economy Current • flourishing agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors. • Brazil's economy outweighs all other South American countries • Although growing, economy still faces threats: stimulate growth long enough to generate employment and decrease the government debt burden • Exports: $73.28 billion • Coffee iron, ore, soybean, orange juice, shoes, and motor vehicle parts • imports are $48.25 billion • crude oil, capital goods, chemical products and coal • Argentina, China, Netherlands and Germany major importers • Brazil has one of the most unequal income distributions in the world • 22% of its people living below poverty- 50% live in moderate to extreme poverty • The poorest don’t even make World Bank poverty line wages which is a dollar

11. Pop Culture • Football • National pride In 2002 Brazil won their fifth FIFA World Cup Championship. Ronaldo scored the two goals in the match against Germany.

12. Pop Culture • Music • Roots • Influences • Samba Bossa Nova • Popular today • Dance • Dramatic Dance • Lambada • Movies • Television • Telenovas • TV Globo http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005U2LS/qid=1110546359/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/104-5310542-5987950

13. Pop Culture • Brazil’s Carnaval • Prior to 1840, the streets of Brazilian towns ran riot during the three-day period leading up to Ash Wednesday known as "Carnaval," • Today Rio de Janeiro has the biggest and best known pre-Lenten carnival in the world

14. Customs • Gifts • Candy, wine, Champaign • Flowers • Business associates children • Clothing • Business • Casual • Entertainment • Jeans • Holidays • Carnival • Tiradentes day • Festas Juninas

15. Food • 3 staple food items • Beans – appear on table daily, many forms and colors, black bean considered national bean but also there are dried red beans, blonde beans, brown beans, and pink beans • Brazilian Rice – tropical climate yields a lot of rice (sauteed in butter and add tomato, onion, and black olive) • Manioc – (farofa)type of flour native to Brazil, used in barbecues as a breading can sauté in butter

16. Food • Feijoada– Dish that is native to Brazil • Most Popular Brazilian dish • Originally made by the slaves, consisted of pork meats discarded by farmers (ears, tails, & feet) mixed in a pot with black beans • Dish is now made with rice, black beans, dried meats, sausage, and manioc flour • Beverages – Cachaca • Made from distilled sugar cane juice • Before it is distilled it ferments in wooden or copper barrel for 3 weeks • Then it is boiled 3 times to a concentrate and finally it is distilled into Cachaca • Unique liquor b/c it holds its smell and taste of the sugar cane

17. Food • Bolinho de chuva is traditional all over Brazil. It is served for breakfast or tea time. • Bolinho de chuva means “donut of rain”. And they are best when fresh.

18. Language • Portuguese is the official language • English and French are second languages • English is spoken in business and in hotels and restaurants • Brazilians are NOT Spanish, they understand Spanish Examples Good bye- Bom adeusinho Hello - olá, alô

19. Body LanguageHow are you presenting yourself?? • “Touchy” people • When speaking, they stand very close • “O.K.” sign is thought of as impolite • The “fig” • Fingered snap

20. Government • Began as Constitutional Monarch • 1891, move towards Democracy • 1934 President Gutulio Donetes Vargas closed Congress • 1945- 1964 multi- party, democtratic politics

21. Government • 1964 Military seized control of government • “relative democracy” • Strict control • 1985 rise of democracy • 17th constitution drafted “from scratch”

22. Recent Presidents • 1985- 1990 Jose Sarney • 1990- 1992 Fernando Collor de Mello • 1992-1994 Itmar Franco • 1995- 2002 Herique Cordoso • 2002- current , Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

23. Brazil’s form of government3 branches • executive • president • legislative • bicameral system • Senate • Chamber of Deputies • Judicial • The Superior Justice Tribunal • Supreme Federal Tribunal

24. State and Local Governments • Governor • State Legislators • Mayors • City Council Brazil Capital Brasilia

25. Conclusion • Overall Brazil is a very diverse country. Its sheer size in both land mass and population enforce Brazil’s present influence on the world and its great importance in Latin America. • Today the country has one of the most stable democracies on the continent.