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=Brazil: the Wiki=

[|Brazil's Flag]

[|National Anthem] __The resounding cry of a heroic people was heard by the placid banks of the Ipiranga, and brilliant beams from the sun of liberty shone in our homeland's skies at that very moment.

If we have fulfilled the promise of equality by our mighty arms, in thy bosom, O freedom, our brave breast shall defy death itself!

O beloved, idolized homeland, Hail, hail!

Brazil, an intense dream, a vivid ray of love and hope descends to earth if in thy lovely, smiling and clear skies the image of the (Southern) Cross shines resplendently.

A giant by thine own nature, thou art a beautiful, strong and intrepid colossus, and thy future mirrors thy greatness.

Beloved Land amongst a thousand others art thou, Brazil, O beloved homeland!

To the sons of this land thou art a gentle mother, beloved homeland, Brazil!__ media type="youtube" key="JFk1giBJYsM" type="youtube" key="JFk1giBJYsM" [|National Anthem]

__Table of Contents__ 1.Location 2.Place a.Pictures b.Government Leaders and Currency c.Facts and Statistics 3.Human-Environment Interaction a.Timeline of Important Events b.About the Rainforest 4.Movement a.Original Rule 5.Region 6.Works Cited __1.Location__

Brazil is the [|entire region] in color, except the stray dots. It is east of Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia, north of Argentina and Uruguay, and south of Venezuela. Its capital is Brasilia, and other major cities include Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Manaus, and Belo Horizonte.

__2.Place__

An important part of this wiki is knowing about the features and important facts of the country, and luckily this is it.

__2a.Pictures__

Here's a small picture gallery of some features and cultures of Brazil. [|Brazil Physical] [|Climate Map]

[|Current Forecast] (Sunday, 2/11, 11pm)



Physical Features Left: [|Waterfalls of the Amazon] Center: [|Amazon River & Basin] Right: [|Mountainous Plains]



Culture Left: [|Patua Dance/ Parade] Center: [|Special Art Project] Right: [|Brazilian Capoeria Fighting]

[|Religious Statue]

__2b.Government Leaders and Currency__

Brazil has a federative republic government with [|Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva] as its leader, and its currency is the [|Real (R$).]

__2c.Facts and Statistics__

These are some major facts about the country:

-The [|population] of Brazil is 188,078,227 (2006). -[|Life expectancy] for males is 68.02 years, and 76.12 years for females. -The [|five top ethnic groups] are white at 53.7%, mulatto at 38.5%, black at 6.2%, other at 0.9%, and the last 0.7% is unspecified (2000). -The [|major religions] are roman catholic at 73.6%, protestant at 15.4%, and spiritualist at 1.3% (aside from other and none) (2000). -The main [|languages] are Portugese (official), Spanish, and English. -The [|literacy rate] is 86.1% for men, 86.6% for women, and 86.6% for the total population.

Other facts: -Brazil is the [|5th largest] country in the world. -About 1/4 of all known plant species exist in Brazil (book). -The jungles of the Amazon produce about 1/3 of the earth's oxygen (book). -Many plants in the rainforest contain substances used as medicines by Indians (book). -1/3 of all iron reserves are found in the country (book). -The Amazon River outputs 80 million gallons of water to the Atlantic Ocean per second (book). -This is the only [|Portugese speaking] counrty in the Americas. -Almost all countries in South America [|border Brazil] (the exceptions are Ecuador and Chile). -Brazil is rich in [|natural resources], such as gold, manganese, uranium ore, nickel, platinum, and many more. -The highest peak in Brazil is [|Pico da Neblina] (Myst's Peak), being 9,735 ft. high.

__3.Human-Environment Interaction__

History and the rainforest, bundled into one section... and here it is.

__3a.Timeline of Important Events__

Many events have occured in Brazil, and here's a few important ones.

1822- [|Dom Pedro] declares the independence of Brazil. 1888- [|Slavery] of blacks is abolished. 1930- Military coup [|Getulio Vargas] siezes poweer and becomes dictator. 1954- [|Democracy] is restored after 24 years of dictatorship. 1967- The [|present constitution] of Brazil is adopted. 1989- Brazil launches an [|environmental-protection] plan to save the Amazon Basin's rainforest.

__3b.About the Rainforest__

The [|rainforest] is an important resource that is, unfortunately, [|disappearing]. The rainforest in Brazil covers the [|northern regions] and stretches west-southwest into Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suraname, and French Guyana.

__4.Movement__ - The [|largest export] in Brazil is computer accessories (2005). - The cost of a flight to Brazil (Sao Paulo) is $1,427.92 (or [|733.36 pounds]) (from Newark, New Jersey). - [|Portugal] once ruled Brazil from 1500 to 1822.

__5.Region__

Brazil is located in the region of eastern [|South America]; it is in the north, west, and south hemispheres because the equator runs through it.

__6.Works Cited__

Obviously, this wiki-page required some significant research from books and the internet. Here is a list of all the sources.

Book:

Cultures of the World: Brazil Christopher Richard/Leslie Jermyn Copyright 1990 Benchmark Books, New York

Website:

http://www.google.com/ http://www.wikipedia.org/