Brazil: land and peopleBrazil: land and people

RegionsRegions

NorthAmazonia – mainly covered by rain forestPará state – along the Amazon to the coastChief means of transportation – waterMain cities are Manaus and BelemEconomies based on rubber, timber, fishingEcotourism

NorthAmazonia – mainly covered by rain forestPará state – along the Amazon to the coastChief means of transportation – waterMain cities are Manaus and BelemEconomies based on rubber, timber, fishingEcotourism

Images of the AmazonImages of the Amazon

Belem – at the mouth of the AmazonBelem – at the mouth of the Amazon

NortheastNortheast

30% of Brazilians live herePernambuco and Bahia were the centers of colonial rule by the PortugueseSalvador was a hub of the slave tradeFertile coastal plain – sugar plantationsDry interior – cattleLargest cities are Salvador, Recife and FortelezaHome to Fernando de Noronha – island

30% of Brazilians live herePernambuco and Bahia were the centers of colonial rule by the PortugueseSalvador was a hub of the slave tradeFertile coastal plain – sugar plantationsDry interior – cattleLargest cities are Salvador, Recife and FortelezaHome to Fernando de Noronha – island

Images of the Northeast Images of the Northeast

Central WestCentral West

Central PlateauPlanned capital city of BrasiliaPantanal – wetlandsIndustrial farming – cattleEcotourism

Central PlateauPlanned capital city of BrasiliaPantanal – wetlandsIndustrial farming – cattleEcotourism

Images of BrasiliaImages of Brasilia

Images of the PantanalImages of the Pantanal

SoutheastSoutheast

The majority of the populationBest developed industry and most advanced agricultureMain cities are São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas GeraisMountains, Atlantic forestMinerals, gems, soy, coffee, manufacturing

The majority of the populationBest developed industry and most advanced agricultureMain cities are São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas GeraisMountains, Atlantic forestMinerals, gems, soy, coffee, manufacturing

Images of São PauloImages of São Paulo

SouthSouth

Cattle, ago-industry, grainsHydoelectric industryIguaçu Falls, tourismOnce sub-tropical forests, only some remain

Cattle, ago-industry, grainsHydoelectric industryIguaçu Falls, tourismOnce sub-tropical forests, only some remain

Other facts about Brazil – nowOther facts about Brazil – now

60% of the population is under 29Over 50% of the population is in the state of São Paulo6th most populous country in the world

60% of the population is under 29Over 50% of the population is in the state of São Paulo6th most populous country in the world

Other facts about Brazil – thenOther facts about Brazil – then

Paleo-Indian culture at least 10,000 years oldOnce over 170 different languagesCoastal groups that survived were the Tupi and the GuaraniPortuguese “claimed” Brazil in 1500Brazilwood exported for red dyePositive attitude towards racial diversity established with intermarriage

Paleo-Indian culture at least 10,000 years oldOnce over 170 different languagesCoastal groups that survived were the Tupi and the GuaraniPortuguese “claimed” Brazil in 1500Brazilwood exported for red dyePositive attitude towards racial diversity established with intermarriage

OthersOthers

• Dutch settlement in Olinda until 1640• First Jewish settlement in the New World in

Recife• Sugar, gold and gems, coffee, rubber for

latex, and all the politics of independence• Today’s Brazil : current economic news

• Dutch settlement in Olinda until 1640• First Jewish settlement in the New World in

Recife• Sugar, gold and gems, coffee, rubber for

latex, and all the politics of independence• Today’s Brazil : current economic news

• On-site research 2007: Sonja Schmidt• Thank you to photographers: Ellen Kintz,

Lisa Schrenk and Gina Vasquez• Map: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection,

Univ. of Texas, Austin• Additional information drawn from Culture Smart,

Brazil, 2005

• On-site research 2007: Sonja Schmidt• Thank you to photographers: Ellen Kintz,

Lisa Schrenk and Gina Vasquez• Map: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection,

Univ. of Texas, Austin• Additional information drawn from Culture Smart,

Brazil, 2005