Brazil

BRAZIL

Politic of Brazil

Brazil has a good politic. Brazil’s policy occours in a context of a federal presidential repersentative democratic republic . Excutive power is exercised by the goverment. The legislative power is granted both the goverment and both houses of congress. The Judiciay is independent of the executive and the legislature.

Brazil is divided into 26 states and one federal dustrict. The Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.

History of Brazil

The traditional periodozation divides the history of brazil in four general periods:

The pre-colonial (1500)

Colonial Brazil (between 1500 and 1822)

The Empire (1822-1889)

The Republic (from 1889 to the present day)

As most of the historians the descubridor of Brazil was the sapanish Vicente Yaney Pinzon the one notice each the day 26 of july of the year 1500.Brazil was part of a colonial empire of Portugal.Brazil was a colony of Portugal. On September 7,1882,the country declared it’s independence an became a constional monarchy, the Empire of Brazil. A military coup in 1889 established a republican system Since then, Brazil has been nominally a democratic republic.

Datas of Brazil

Coin the Real.

Capital city: Brasilia. Official language: Portuguese

President: Luis Ignacio Lula da SilvaForm of government: presidential federal Republic

Flag:

States: 26

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Population: 191.480.630 (2010)

Brazil ubication Brazil is in the east coast of South America, close to the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil has an area of eight millions

five hundred eleven thousand nine hundred sixty five (8.511.965) kilometers square. Is the fifth biggest country in the world by his extension.

Brazil limits with .: To the North borders with Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana;

to the South with Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay; on the East by the Atlantic; Ocean and West Bolivia and Peru.

Wheather The wheather of brazil can change according to the altitude and latitude.Brazil is a hot and wet country. But in some places of brazil the wheather it can be frozen, like in the sierra Santa Catarina that every year in winter snows(but in small quantities).

The dominant climate is subtropical and temperate where frosts are common. The seasons are well defined and the RAINS generally have large amount in the year.

Culture of Brazil

MUSIC:

MOVIE TEATHER:

LITERATURE:

The Music of Brazil reflects the diverse culture of the Brazilian nation. Some of the musical popular original kinds of Brazil more acquaintances are the Petty thief, the Samba, the Bossa Nova and the Popular Brazilian Music.

The cinema of Brazil began during the change of 19th century the XXth, but it took little time before be consolidating as a popular form of entertainment. The cinematographic industry of Brazil has happened in periods of summit and decline, a reflection of his dependence of the financing and state incentives.

Brazilian literature, considering its development based on the Portuguese language, is part of the cultural spectrum lusfono. Emerged from the literary activity encouraged by the discovery of Brazil in the sixteenth century.Pretty initially linked to the metropolitan literature, initially gained independence, especially during the nineteenth century romnticos movements and realistic.

Culture of Brazil

Brazil is a multicultural country.River of janeiro is a cultural place of national and world scope.

There they find some of the museums the most important of the country: National museum of fine arts,

Museum of contemporary art of niterió, Indigenous museum,

Museum of modern art,

Museum of the football, between others.

Culture of Brazil

MUSIC:There are a lot of cultureon Brazil for example: theater, literature, movies and painting.

THEATER:

LITERARY MORE KNOWN IN BRAZIL :

CINEMA OF BRAZIL:

Fauna and FloraAmazon Rainforest, the largest tropical forest in the world.Brazil's large territory comprises different ecosystems, such as the Amazon Rainforest, recognized as having the greatest biological diversity in the world, with the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado, sustaining the greatest biodiversity. In the south, the Araucaria pine forest grows under temperate conditions The Macaw is a typical animal of Brazil. The country has one of the world's most diverse populations of birds and amphibians.The rich wildlife of Brazil reflects the variety of natural habitats. Much of it, however, remains largely undocumented, and new species are regularly found.[citation needed] Scientists estimate that the total number of plant and animal species in Brazil could approach four million. Larger mammals include pumas, jaguars, ocelots, rare bush dogs, and foxes; peccaries, tapirs, anteaters, sloths, opossums, and armadillos are abundant. Deer are plentiful in the south, and many species of New World monkeys are found in the northern rain forests. Concern for the environment has grown in response to global interest in environmental issues.The natural heritage of Brazil is severely threatened by cattle ranching and agriculture, logging, mining, resettlement, oil and gas extraction, over-fishing, wildlife trade, dams and infrastructure, water contamination, climate change, fire, and invasive species. In many areas of the country, the natural environment is threatened by development. Construction of highways has opened up previously remote areas for agriculture and settlement; dams have flooded valleys and inundated wildlife habitats; and mines have scarred and polluted the landscape.

Curiosities

The Jaú National Park is the biggest reserve in the world.Is located in the selva amazónica in the estate of Amazonas. This place has got an area of 23.778,9 kilometers square.

The estatue of Cristo Redentor is located at 709 meters above sea level, and is in the city of Río de Janeiro, in the top of cerro del Corcovado. Has a high of 38 meters. Was inaugurated de 12 of October of 1931, then of five years of construction.This is the higest statue of the Cristo Redentor realised in the world.

The Amazonas river, is located in southamérica , is de largest river, and has the largest area of our planet. This river has 6.800 kilometers.

• Brazil is one of the countries that receive tourists in Latin America. Brazil has stood out as a tourist market each year, showing a steady increase in the volume of foreign tourists visiting the country, mainly from the devaluation of the Real in 1999. Thus, in 1992, Brazil received 1 million 600 thousand visitors. In 1999, there were 5 million 100 thousand people visited the country. In 2007, Brazil received nearly 18 million foreign tourists.

Something else...

Sports in Brazil

In brazil play a lot of sports .The sport more famous is football. . Another sports are: basketball, the hunt, extreme sports, car racing, climb, surf, fishing, racing horse, etcetera. Brazil is one of the country not down in the world cap.

Pico da Neblina,the highest place of brazil

Iguazú falls

Snow in São Joaquim, Santa Catarina

The National Congress of Brazil.

The capital city of Brazil, Brasilia

Florianópolis