Culture

Population: 201,009,622 (nearly one hundred million less than the U.S. which contains 307,006,550)
  • 87% of the total population lives in Urban areas. 
Major cities in Brazil:
  • Brasillia: Capital of Brazil (2,051,146 people)
  • Sau Palo: The center for early settlers and Indians
  • Rio de Janeiro: Second largest city in Brazil (6,323,037 people)
  • Salvador: First major port and capital for colonial Brazil 
  • Belo Horizante: The first modern Brazillian city to develope from an architects drawing baord
  • Curitiba: Known for its comfortable lifestyle
  • Recife: Called "Venice Of Brazil" because it is connected with many bridges and numerous waterways run through it
  • Porto Alegre: Largest city in the South of Brazil (1,372,742 people)
Agriculture: Brazil's agriculture is very important to them. There exports are coffee, soy beans, sugar cane, beef, ethanol and frozen chicken. Brazil is the highest producer of sugar cane, harvesting more than 600 million tons of it every year. Cattle farming is one of the countries keys industries as well. 
Tourism: The main natural attractions in Brazil are 

  • Amazon Jungle
  • Amazon River
  • Beaches along the coastline
  • Other rainforests  consisting of unique plant and animal species
Cultural Activities: They enjoy many different forms of art and one that still lives on today in Brazil is rock art. Dancing plays a major role in their life. There are five  main dances: The samba, Capoeira, Carimba and Lambada, Lundu and Forro. 

The beauty of Brazil attracts many people and the population has sprung throughout the years. The bulk of the population will effect the rise of sea levels

2 comments:

  1. RyanOctober 3, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    I did not realize that coffee and cattle were such a big part of Brazilian agriculture.

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  2. UnknownNovember 13, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    I didn't know Brazil had a big population even though it is a little bit small.

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