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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
