[165] President Temer himself was also accused of corruption. The theatre in Brazil has its origins in the period of Jesuit expansion when theater was used for the dissemination of Catholic doctrine in the 16th century. The other metro systems are in Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Recife, Belo Horizonte, Braslia, Salvador and Fortaleza. [14] It borders all other countries and territories in South America except Ecuador and Chile and covers roughly half of the continent's land area. Some early sailors called it the "Land of Parrots. Agriculture occupied only 8% of the national territory and pastures 19.7%. [395] Greater Rio de Janeiro, not including the city proper, is the most irreligious and least Roman Catholic Brazilian periphery, while Greater Porto Alegre and Greater Fortaleza are on the opposite sides of the lists, respectively. [128], Throughout World War II, Brazil remained neutral until August 1942 Brazil suffered retaliation by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in a strategic dispute over the South Atlantic, and, therefore, entered on the allied side. Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking nation in the Americas, making the language an important part of Brazilian national identity and giving it a national culture distinct from those of its Spanish-speaking neighbors. [254] However, there are differences between the crime rates in the Brazilian states. Volleyball, basketball, auto racing, and martial arts also attract large audiences. Socially significant closeness to one racial group is taken in account more in the basis of appearance (phenotypes) rather than ancestry, to the extent that full siblings can pertain to different "racial" groups. WebBrazil (Portuguese: Brasil; Brazilian Portuguese: ()), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: Repblica Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in South America and in Latin America.At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. 3. [268], Brazil is one of the largest producers of various agricultural commodities,[269] and also has a large cooperative sector that provides 50% of the food in the country. Alencar, in his long career, also treated indigenous people as heroes in the Indigenist novels O Guaran, Iracema and Ubirajara. [90], As the new Emperor could not exert his constitutional powers until he came of age, a regency was set up by the National Assembly. [464] Brazil also holds its own literary academy, the Brazilian Academy of Letters, a non-profit cultural organization pointed in perpetuating the care of the national language and literature. In 2017, Brazil`s GDP grew 1%, inflation fell to historic lows of 2.9%, and the Central Bank lowered benchmark interest rates from 13.75% in 2016 to 7%. [14] Its size, relief, climate, and natural resources make Brazil geographically diverse. [358] Illiteracy was high (24.18%) among the rural population and lower (9.05%) among the urban population. [411], Brazilian Portuguese has had its own development, mostly similar to 16th-century Central and Southern dialects of European Portuguese[412] (despite a very substantial number of Portuguese colonial settlers, and more recent immigrants, coming from Northern regions, and in minor degree Portuguese Macaronesia), with a few influences from the Amerindian and African languages, especially West African and Bantu restricted to the vocabulary only. 3. [453] A lyrical fusion of samba and jazz, bossa nova acquired a large following starting in the 1960s. Much of the terrain lies between 200 meters (660ft) and 800 meters (2,600ft) in elevation. [345], For freight transport waterways are of importance, e.g. The Brazilian electric matrix was composed of: hydraulic energy, 64.9%; biomass, 8.4%; wind energy, 8.6%; solar energy, 1%; natural gas, 9.3%; oil products, 2%; nuclear, 2.5%; coal and derivatives, 3.3%. 3. [35], The official Portuguese name of the land, in original Portuguese records, was the "Land of the Holy Cross" (Terra da Santa Cruz),[36] but European sailors and merchants commonly called it the "Land of Brazil" (Terra do Brasil) because of the brazilwood trade. Brazil is planting 100 million trees to restore rivers. However, the construction and maintenance of health centers and hospitals are financed by taxes, and the country spends about 9% of its GDP on expenditures in the area. [265] Brazil's economy suffers from endemic corruption and high income inequality. Brazil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, Portuguese Repblica Federativa do Brasil, country of South America that occupies half the continents landmass. LIBRAS teachers, instructors and translators are recognized professionals. 3. [425][426][427] The majority of state capitals are the largest cities in their states, except for Vitria, the capital of Esprito Santo, and Florianpolis, the capital of Santa Catarina. There he swore an oath to the new constitution, leaving his son, Prince Pedro de Alcntara, as Regent of the Kingdom of Brazil. Of the 36 deep-water ports, Santos, Itaja, Rio Grande, Paranagu, Rio de Janeiro, Sepetiba, Vitria, Suape, Manaus and So Francisco do Sul are the most important. [433], Some aspects of Brazilian culture were influenced by the contributions of Italian, German and other European as well as Japanese, Jewish and Arab immigrants who arrived in large numbers in the South and Southeast of Brazil during the 19th and 20th centuries. [196] Of the 202 endangered animals in Brazil, 171 are in the Atlantic Forest. The culture was, however, also strongly influenced by African, indigenous and non-Portuguese European cultures and traditions. [356], In 2008, the illiteracy rate was 11.48%[357] and among the youth (ages 1519) 1.74%. The Mata Atlntica (Atlantic Forest) is Brazils other tropical forest. Regrettably, its also one of the most endangered biomes in the world, with just 12.5% of it remaining in disparate fragments along Brazils southeast-facing coastline. [311] According to the Global Information Technology Report 20092010 of the World Economic Forum, Brazil is the world's 61st largest developer of information technology. [263] The B3 in So Paulo is the largest stock exchange in Brazil. The legal system is based on the Federal Constitution, promulgated on 5 October 1988, and the fundamental law of Brazil. The pro-Bolsonaro encampments outside army barracks were cleared, and a new round of protests on January 11 never materialized. [307], The country is also a pioneer in the search for oil in deep water, from where it extracts 73% of its reserves. [441], During 19th century, Brazilian architecture saw the introduction of more European styles to Brazil such as Neoclassical and Gothic Revival architecture. MIAMI (AP) The map was called Beach Trip and was blasted out to more than 18,000 members of a public Telegram channel called, in Portuguese, Hunting and Fishing. But instead of outdoor recreation tips, the 43 pins spread across the map of Brazil pointed to cities where bus transportation to the capital could be found for what promoters promised would a 2003. [203], The form of government is a democratic federative republic, with a presidential system. The service sector was responsible for 60% of GDP and trade for 13%. 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Brazils response to the riots has been swift. Brazil is the eighth-largest economy in the world, but is recovering from a recession in 2015 and 2016 that ranks as the worst in the countrys history. [204] The President appoints the Ministers of State, who assist in government. The pro-Bolsonaro encampments outside army barracks were cleared, and a new round of protests on January 11 never materialized. [343] Coastal shipping links widely separated parts of the country. [409], The University of So Paulo is the second best university in Latin America, according to recent 2019 QS World University Rankings. Brazil is the worlds twelfth-largest economy, and the United States is Brazils second-largest trading partner. Brazil Coronavirus update with statistics and graphs: total and new cases, deaths per day, mortality and recovery rates, current active cases, recoveries, trends and timeline. The capital of Brazil is Braslia.Brazil was named after brazilwood, which is a tree that once grew very well along the Brazilian coast. Its capital is Braslia, and its most populous city is So Paulo. [103][104][105], If in relation to its foreign policy, the country in this first republican period maintained a relative balance characterized by a success in resolving border disputes with neighboring countries,[106] only broken by the Acre War (18991902) and its involvement in World War I (19141918),[107][108][109] followed by a failed attempt to exert a prominent role in the League of Nations;[110] Internally, from the crisis of Encilhamento[111][112][113] and the Armada Revolts,[114] a prolonged cycle of financial, political and social instability began until the 1920s, keeping the country besieged by various rebellions, both civilian[115][116][117] and military. A developing country, Brazil has a labor force of roughly 100 million,[261] which is the world's fifth-largest; with a high unemployment rate of 14.4% as of 2021[update]. The former Brazilian president has taken up residence in Florida, leading to an outcry from House Democrats. Home to 60% of the Amazon Rainforest, which accounts for approximately one-tenth of all It is the fifth largest country in the world, exceeded in size only by Russia, Canada, China, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of the 48 conterminous U.S. states. [281] In the food industry, Brazil was the second-largest exporter of processed foods in the world in 2019. In terms of precious stones, Brazil is the world's largest producer of amethyst, topaz, agate and one of the main producers of tourmaline, emerald, aquamarine, garnet and opal. [14], Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, and third largest in the Americas, with a total area of 8,515,767.049km2 (3,287,956sqmi),[173] including 55,455km2 (21,411sqmi) of water. Economic overview. [202] Brazil has a strong interest in conservation as its agriculture sector directly depends on its forests. [488] During the 19th century, dramatic theater gained importance and thickness, whose first representative was Luis Carlos Martins Pena (18131848), capable of describing contemporary reality. [313][314][315][316], Among the most renowned Brazilian inventors are priests Bartolomeu de Gusmo, Landell de Moura and Francisco Joo de Azevedo, besides Alberto Santos-Dumont,[317] Evaristo Conrado Engelberg,[318] Manuel Dias de Abreu,[319] Andreas Pavel[320] and Nlio Jos Nicolai. In 1821, acceding to the demands of revolutionaries who had taken the city of Porto,[81] Joo VI departed for Lisbon. In 2006, the main points to be solved were the high infant (2.51%) and maternal mortality rates (73.1 deaths per 1000 births). [198] Since 1970, over 600,000 square kilometers (230,000sqmi) of the Amazon Rainforest have been cleared by logging. Before the discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese, South American Indians had been living in the region for thousands of years. An authoritarian military junta came to power in 1964 and ruled until 1985, after which civilian governance resumed. [405], According to the IBGE, in 2019, the literacy rate of the population was 93.4%, meaning that 11.3 million (6.6% of population) people are still illiterate in the country, with some states like Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina reaching around 97% of literacy rate;[406] functional illiteracy has reached 21.6% of the population. It is the economic leader of South America, with the ninth-largest economy in the world, and a large iron and aluminum ore reserve. [439] It is the basis for all Brazilian architecture of later centuries. [157], The peaceful transition of power from Cardoso to his main opposition leader, Luiz Incio Lula da Silva (elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006), was seen as proof that Brazil had achieved a long-sought political stability. [271] In the mining sector, Brazil is among the largest producers of iron ore, copper, gold,[272] bauxite, manganese, tin, niobium,[273] and nickel. Brazil's upper-middle income mixed market economy is rich in natural resources. [490], Already in the early 20th century there was the presence of theaters, entrepreneurs and actor companies, but paradoxically the quality of the products staggered, and only in 1940 the Brazilian theater received a boost of renewal thanks to the action of Paschoal Carlos Magno and his student's theater, the comedians group and the Italian actors Adolfo Celi, Ruggero Jacobbi and Aldo Calvo, founders of the Teatro Brasileiro de Comedia. At the end of the 19th century orchestrated dramaturgias became very popular and were accompanied with songs of famous artists like the conductress Chiquinha Gonzaga. Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil; Brazilian Portuguese: ()), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: Repblica Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in South America and in Latin America.At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. The TTCI report notes Brazil's main weaknesses: its ground transport infrastructure remains underdeveloped (ranked 116th), with the quality of roads ranking in 105th place; and the country continues to suffer from a lack of price competitiveness (ranked 114th), due in part to high ticket taxes and airport charges, as well as high prices and high taxation. [201] In terms of comparison, in 2019, although 43% of the entire European continent has forests, only 3% of the total forest area in Europe is of native forest. [465], Brazilian cuisine varies greatly by region, reflecting the country's varying mix of indigenous and immigrant populations. [444] The major contribution of the African element was the rhythmic diversity and some dances and instruments that had a bigger role in the development of popular music and folk, flourishing especially in the twentieth century. [178] Brazil's 187778 Grande Seca (Great Drought), the worst in Brazil's history,[182] caused approximately half a million deaths. [393], In recent decades, Protestantism, particularly in forms of Pentecostalism and Evangelicalism, has spread in Brazil, while the proportion of Catholics has dropped significantly. Uranium is enriched at the Resende Nuclear Fuel Factory, mostly for research purposes (as Brazil obtains 88% of its electricity from hydroelectricity[308]) and the country's first nuclear submarine is expected to be launched in 2029. Always in this period the comedy of costume and comic production was imposed. See the State Departments travel website for the Worldwide Caution and Travel Advisories. [217][218] In December 2009, the Supreme Court adopted Twitter to display items on the day planner of the ministers, to inform the daily actions of the Court and the most important decisions made by them. Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world. [16] Jurisdiction is administered by the judiciary entities, although in rare situations the Federal Constitution allows the Federal Senate to pass on legal judgments. 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