History of
Brazil
The Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in
South America and throughout the Latin American region. It is
also the fifth largest country in the world, both in number of
inhabitants and in total geographical area. Brazil shares
borders with Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French
Guiana to the north, to the northwest with Colombia, with
Bolivia and Peru to the west, with Argentina and Paraguay to
the southwest, and with Uruguay to the south. To the east is
the Atlantic Ocean, forming a coastline that is 4,655 miles
(7,491 kilometers) long. Because of its size, Brazil borders all
other countries in South America, except Ecuador and Chile,
and occupies 47 percent of the South American continent. In
this article we are going to concentrate on the history of this
great country, beginning with its first indigenous peoples and
ending with the modern Brazil we know today.
Brasilia, the capital of Brazil
Brasilia is located on the Brazilian central plateau, in the
Midwest region of the country, specifically in the Federal
District. The Midwest region of Brazil was, for many years in
history, mockingly occupied, until the nationalist projects of
expansion of occupations in the Brazilian territory began to
promote the development of these regions of the country that
still lacked infrastructure and investments, as well as people
who would occupy them and help in their development.
In 1960 it was inaugurated by the then president of Brazil,
Juscelino Kubitschek, the Federal Capital of Brazil, called
Brasilia. The construction of Brasilia took three and a half
years, and was constituted from a modern urban project,
outside the Brazilian context architecture standards.
Economy of brazil:
The peculiarities of Brasilia not only run out in its modern
urban project, but also extend to the economic context. To
give you an idea, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of
Brasilia is six times higher than that of the State of Maranhão,
for example, a factor that demonstrates the economic and
social development of Brasilia. Similarly, the Human
Development Index (HDI) of Brasilia is high and shows that, in
theory, the population has good living conditions.
Religion in Brazil
Brazil is a religiously diverse country, with a tendency of
tolerance and acceptance among different religions. The
Brazilian population is mostly Catholic due to the cultural
heritage of the Portuguese, and various migratory currents
throughout history. On the part of Africa, they obtained
religious customs of Afro-Brazilian peoples. At the end of the
19th century, spiritualism began to be disseminated in Brazil,
which today is the country with the highest number of
spiritualists in the world. In recent decades the Protestant
religion has grown a lot, thus being a fairly significant part of
the population. Judaism has 86,825 faithful, 0.05% of the
population. The number of people who claim not to have a
religion in 2000 of 7.4%; group surpassed only by Catholics
and Protestants.1
Many practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions, as well as some
spiritualists, are also called Catholics and follow rites of the
Catholic Church. Similarly, many spiritualists claim to be
Christians despite not accepting some important aspects of
traditional Christianity. That kind of social tolerance with
syncretism is a peculiar historical framework of the various
religions in the country.
The sport in Brazil
It covers a wide variety of disciplines. The most popular sport
is football, where its national team has been the most
successful in the history of the World Cups. Apart from
football, sports such as volleyball, mixed martial arts,
basketball and motor racing, especially Formula 1 have a high
level of popularity.
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian discipline originally from this
country and practiced exclusively in Brazilian territory.
Futvolley is a very popular sport, it is originally from
Copacabana beaches in Rio de Janeiro and is a mix between
volleyball and soccer, it is currently played in various
countries.
The country has hosted the 1950 and 2014 Soccer World
Cup, the 1964 and 1990 Men's Volleyball World
Championship, the 1964 and 1994 Women's Volleyball World
Championships, and the 1954 and 1963 Basketball World
Championships. São Paulo organized the Pan American
Games of 1963 and Rio de Janeiro organized those of 2007.
The 2016 Olympic Games are currently taking place in the city
of Rio de Janeiro.
On the other hand, the country has annual competitions such
as the Brazilian Serie A Championship, the Brazilian Cup, the
Brazil Stock Car, the Formula Truck, the Brazilian Grand Prix,
the Rio de Janeiro Tournament and the Brazilian Tennis
Tournament , and the Novo Basquete Brasil.
The most typical dishes of Brazilian
cuisine
Feijoada. ...
Vatapá ...
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Picanha ...
Pequeque moqueca. ...
Duck not tucupi. ...
Picadinho de Jacaré ...
Sarapatel
Language in Brazil
In Brazil more than 150 languages are spoken. However, only
Portuguese is considered the official language. Five of the
more than 150 indigenous languages spoken in Brazil have
more than 10,000 speakers, according to data from the 2010
Census, of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
Brazil's geographical location
Brazil is the largest country in Latin America and the fifth
largest in the world. Its limits are: to the south, Argentina,
Uruguay and Paraguay; to the east, the Atlantic Ocean; to the
north, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and French
Guiana; and to the west, Bolivia and Peru.
Comparatives:
• The beaches of Brazil are as exotic as the beaches of
Colombia.
• The Rio de Janeiro carnival is as famous and colorful as the
Barranquilla carnival.
• The Plaza de São Francisco is one of the sites in this
country considered a World Heritage Site, as Cartagena was
declared by the UNESCO Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
• Brazil has a great biodiversity like Colombia.
• Tourism in Brazil has had a great increase like tourism in
Colombia.
• Fish is one of the typical dishes of Brazil, as in Colombia.
• Brazil has waterfalls such as Iguazu as well as Canada and
other countries.
• The Pan de Azúcar hill is one of the most visited places in
Rio de Janeiro very similar to the stone of El Peñol in
Medellín-Colombia.
• The architecture of Brazil is as incredible as that of
Colombia.
• Brazil has small tourist towns, like Colombia.
• The monument of the redeeming Christ is located in Brazil
and in Bucaramanga is the Blessed Sacrament.
• Brazil's favorite sport is Soccer, just like in Colombia.
