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GEOGRAPHY CONNECTIONS
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Brazil
Welcome To

COUNTRY VIEW
Take
Daniel Wozniak LOCATION: Largest country in South
America and has a very warm temperature
Lights flash everywhere and you can hear Samba music softly playing a
mile away. Suddenly, you see a parade float with people dancing their
5 year-round

PLACE: There are many trees and plants there

hearts out on the streets. Large crowds line the city sidewalks to take in the
and great amounts of animals such as monkeys and
parade. What could be so special, you ask? Well, it is festival called “Carnival” and it’s celebrated every year birds.
the week leading up to the Catholic holiday Lent in the city of Rio De Janeiro in Brazil.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION:
People depend on Brazil’s environment because it has
But that isn’t the only amazing thing that goes on in Brazil. Brazil is many resources such as bananas and coconuts.
largest country on the continent of South America. In this country you
MOVEMENT: Brazil was originally discovered in
can find some of the most well known landmarks in the world. Brazil
1500, and was found by explorers on a boat ride to India.
has the world’s largest rainforests, the Amazon, and the world’s second Nowadays, most people get around Brazil by riding a taxi
longest river, also called the Amazon, as well as a coastline on the Atlantic or a bus.
Ocean, with some amazing beaches! Depending where you visit in
REGION: Brazil is a warm tropical climate where the main
Brazil, its weather can vary. It could have a tropical wet or a tropical wet language is Portuguese. There are a lot of festivals in Brazil.
and dry climate and some
places in Brazil can receive as much as 160 inches of rain a year. Global Goal
As you can tell, Brazil would obviously be a great place to go if
Protect Ocean Life Brazil is quickly starting to protect
you are ready to celebrate in some amazing weather and roaring
its ocean life with planning to make
festivals. The cities in Brazil are huge and packed and it would be nearly 24.5% of their waters protected
one of the best times ever visiting there. After you read this article, by government marine protection
I’m sure you will want to go to the amazing country of Brazil and agencies. According to president,
see the amazing culture and cities! Michel Temer, “This measure will
help safeguard our rich biodiversity.”
Recently, Brazil has created four new

MAPPING ACTIVITY
marine protected areas and in total
will add up to more than 355,200
square miles of protected waters.

Did you know that about 60% of Brazil

DID YOU KNOW?
is part of the great Amazon Rainforest. • Brazil gets 160 inches of rain each year in some spots of the
In the Amazon rainforest, there is a country!
huge plethora of dangerous animals • It has the 8th largest economy in the whole entire world!
including poison dart frogs, tigers, • Brazil’s rainforests are home to over 40,000 varieties of plants!
and 19 foot long anacondas. Along
• The federal government of Brazil has 3 branches; legislative,
with the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil is executive, and judicial, just like our 3 branches in America!
also home to one of the longest rivers
• About half of the population of Brazil is of European ancestry
in the world; the Amazon River. The
amazon river is a 3,435 miles long and • Most people who live in Brazil,
live within 200 miles of the
it is filled with many dangers such as
Atlantic coast
piranhas. Use the map to identify the
• Brazil was named after the tree
places where the Amazon Rainforest
“Brazilwood” also known as a
is located.
“Pernambuco tree”
• Nearly every city in Brazil has a
soccer stadium
https://www.rainforestcruises.com/jungle-blog/where-is-the-amazon-rainforest-located

RESOURCES http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar074760&st=brazil#tab=homepage • https://news.mongabay.com/2018/03/brazil-creates-four-massive-marine-protected-areas/

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