Brazil

By: Dacey Presnell

Capital and Map

- Capital: Braslíia
- Faces the Atlantic Ocean
- 4,600 miles of coastline
- Bordered Countries: Argentina,
Columbia, Peru, Venezuela,
Bolivia, Guyana, Uruguay,
Suriname, Paraguay, Aruba, and
Curaçao
- Fifth largest country in the world
Landscape and Population

- Landscape: Dense forests,

rivers, wetlands, savannas,
plateaus, low mountains, and
dry grasslands
- Amazon River basin
- Population: 211 million (2019)
- 1/3 of Latin America’s
population
- Fifth most populated country in
the world
Landmark

- Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro

- Most popular tourist attraction
- Requested that the statue be placed on the
summit of Mount Corcovado
- Make it visible from anywhere in Rio
- A way to show they reclaimed Rio to Christianity
- Became the symbol of protection to the people
- Built in April 4th, 1922
- Took 5 years to build
- Heitor da Silva Costa designed the statue
 Origin and Food

- Officially
discovered in 1500 - Picanha
- A fleet - Feijoada
commanded by - Moqueca
Portuguese - Brigadeiros
diplomat Pedro - Bolinho de Bacalhau
Álvares Cabral - Vatapá
landed in Porto - Acarajé
Seguro
- Pão de queijo
- Between Salvador
and Rio de Janeiro
Climate and Government

- Tropical Climates
- 69 to 80 degrees fahrenheit
in the summer
- 55 to 64 degrees fahrenheit
in the winter

- Federal Republic
Government
- President of Brazil is Jair
Bolsonaro
Currency and Languages

- Brazilian real
- 1 Brazilian real = 0.19 US
dollar

- Portuguese - 98%
- English - 0.7%
- Spanish - 0.4%
- Hunsrik - 1.9%
Tourists and Transportation

- Tourists a year: 3-6

million
- Tourist attraction: Rio
de Janeiro
- Transportation: roads,
trains, and airplanes
 Successes Struggles

- Flourishing cities - Social inequalities

- Huge hydroelectric - Environmental
and industrial Degradation
complexes - Intermittent
- Mines financial crisis
- Fertile farmlands
Thank You