BRAZIL

By Haylee
Stoltz

PRESIDENT
Dilma Roussef

SOME FACTS
Gained independence from Portuguese rule in 1822
Largest and most populous country in South America
South Americas largest economy and regional leader
Problems in Brazil

High income inequality

Crime
Corruption
Infl ation
Rising unemployment

POINTS OF INTEREST
Christ of Redeemer
Maracaa Stadium
Iguazu Falls
Ipanema
Museum of the Portuguese Language
Chapada Diamantina National park
Sugarloaf Mountain
Corcovado

ITINERARY
Sunday Night: Fly from Des Moines, Iowa to Brazil sleep
until Monday morning once arrived.
Monday: Wake up and go see the Christ of Redeemer and
then walk around Rio de Janeiro.
Tuesday: Tour the Maracaa Stadium in the morning and
then go eat at Porcao Rios at night.
Wednesday: Go see the Iguazu Falls all day. Eat at the La
Selva restaurant and watch the sunset.
Thursday: Go to the Ipanema beach and play volleyball.
Check out the Chapada Diamantina National park at night
Friday: Go see the Museum of the Portuguese Language
and eat lunch afterwards. Go to sleep early that night.
Saturday: Leave early in the morning to the airport and
fl y back to Des Moines.

MAP OF BRAZIL

FLAG AND LANGUAGE

Portugue
se

CAPITAL OF BRAZIL
Braslia

CURRENCY
Brazilian real

PEOPLE
Population
204,259,812 (July 2015)

Nationality
Brazilian

Ethnic Groups
White: 47.7%
Mixed black and white: 43.1%
Black: 7.6%
Asian: 1.1%

PEOPLE
Religions
Roman Catholic: 64.6%
Protestant: 22.2%
Spiritist: 2.2%
Other: 1.4%

PEOPLE
Age Structure
0-14: 23.27%
15-24: 16.47
25-54: 43.8%
55-64: 8.66%
65 and up: 7.8%

Birth and Death Rates

Birth: 14.46 births/1,000 population
Death: 6.58 deaths/1,000 population

Life Expectancy: 73.53 years

GEOGRAPHY OF BRAZIL
Location: Eastern South America, borders Atlantic
Ocean
Area
Total: 8,515,140 sq km
Land: 8,358,140 sq km
Water: 157,630 sq km

Country comparison
Slightly smaller than the US

The coastlines stretch far

Fifth largest country in the
World

GEOGRAPHY
Brazil claims the following islands

Fernando de Noronha
Rocas Atoll
Saint Peter and Paul Rocks
Trindade and Martim Vaz Islands

Ecosystems

The tropical rainforest

Pantanal (a tropical wetland)
Cerrado (a tropical wetland)
Mata Atlantica (the Atlantic forest)
Pampas (fertile plains)

Central Brazil in made up of mostly woodland

savannah

CLIMATE AND TERRAIN

Climate: Mostly Tropical, but temperate in South
Terrain: Mostly fl at to rolling lowlands to the north.
Some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow belt.
Elevation
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0m
Highest point: Pico da Neblina 2,994m

GOVERNMENT
Federal Republic
National Anthem
Hino Nacional Brasileiro

October 2010 the fi rst women

President was elected
Term length is 4 years
They are a member of the Untied
Nations
9.94% of national parliament seats held by
Women
The Vice President is Michel Temer
Legislature size: 513 members

ECONOMY
Unemployment Rate: 6.4%
Population below poverty line: 21.4%
Infl ation Rate: 5.4%
Employees with very long hours: 10.74%

FUN FACTS
The name Brazil comes from a tree named brazil wood
Only country in South America that speaks
Portuguese
Brazil is the fi fth largest country in the world