PRODUCTO 3: A COUNTRY PROFILE

Laura Marcela Dominguez Olave

Estudiante

Maria Belenice Castro Contreras

Tutora

Universidad Industrial de Santander

Instituto de Proyección Regional y Educación a Distancia
Tecnología Empresarial
Ingles II
2020
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Student’s name: Laura Marcela Dominguez Olave

Country profile
Full name: Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Population:
Ethnic groups:
Official language(s):
Phonetic transcription:/ˈbræzɪl/
Phonetic transcription:/brəˈzɪljən/
211,715,973 (July 2020 est.)
white 47.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 43.1%,
black 7.6%, Asian 1.1%, indigenous 0.4% (2010 est.)
Portuguese Phonetic transcription: /ˌpɔːtjʊˈgiːz/

Neighboring countries: To the south, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay; to the

(North, east, west and south) east, the Atlantic Ocean; to the north, Venezuela,
Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana; and
to the west, Peru and Bolivia.
Currency: Brazilian real
Imports: machinery, electrical and transport equipment,
chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics
Exports: transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear,
coffee, automobiles
Weather: Cloudy
Government type: federal presidential republic
Important economic lines: agriculture, mining, livestock
Country rank and score: Rank and score for: education, health, quality of life,
(World’s best countries) economic dynamism and political environment.
Popular holidays: (two) January 15th ,Feast of Saint Amaro in Campos dos
Goytacazes (Rio de Janeiro), June 22nd and 24th
Amazon Folklore Festival in Manaus
Important historical figures: MARIA QUITÉRIA (1792 – 1853)- BARÓN DE RIO
(two) BRANCO (1845-1912)
Diplomatic representation of brazilian embassy in bogota and medellin, no more
this country in Colombia. representatives
(embassies, consulates or other
kind of representation in our
country).
Colombian diplomatic Colombia has seven representations in Brazil. These
representation in this country. representations include an embassy in Brasília and
consulates in Fortaleza, Manaus, Recife, São Gabriel
da Cachoeira, São Paulo and Tabatinga.