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BRAZIL

INTRODUCTION
Food

Tradition

Geography

Culture

Location

Sports

History

Peter Tahan

LOCATION

GEOGRAPHY
South America
Capital: Brasilia, Brazil
Climate: Mostly Tropical
Population: 184,101,109

HISTORY
Top 5 Cities in Brazil
Sao Paulo
Rio De Janeiro
Salvador
Brasilia
Fortaleza

1400

1500

1822

1977

1964-1985

1985-Present

Spain vs
Portugal

Perdo Alvare
Cabral

Brazil
Independent

Military
Republic

New
Republic

The never
ending War

Discovers
Brazil

Military
alliance with
United States

Christ the Redeemer

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CULTURE

Religion: Roman Catholic

Government: Federative
Republic
Language: Portuguese
Mixture of races
Carnival Traditions

CULTURE

ETHIC
Black
37%
Other
6%

White &
Black
23%

White
34%

Cathedral of Rio De Janeiro

Pousada do Ouro

CULTURE

FOOD
General Food in Brasil
Feijoada (Meat Stew)
Orange Salad
Polenta (Fried Corn Mush)

Religious and Holiday

Pepper-Scented Rice
Corn Cake
Banana Frita

SPORTS

SPORTS

Brasil National Team

Five-time World Cup Champions
1958, 1962,1970, 1994, 2002

Two-time World Cup Host:

1950, 2014

Other sports

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O FIM
http://youtu.be/JP67IM1LX-M

REFERENCES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_%28statue%29
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/graphic/map-brazil360x270-cb1352229272.gif
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil
www.geographia.com/brazil/brazihistory.htm