Brazil's national geography, customs, football history and football contribution.

Brazil is located in the southeast of South America, spanning 35 to 74 degrees west longitude and 5 degrees north latitude to 35 degrees south latitude. It is bordered by the South Atlantic Ocean in the east and any country in South America (except Chile) in the north, west and south. It borders French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia in the north, Peru and Bolivia in the west and Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay in the south. The coastline is about 7400 kilometers long. The territorial sea is 12 nautical mile wide and leads to the overseas exclusive economic zone of 188 nautical mile.

Brazil is the largest country in South America, with a territory area of 8514900 square kilometers, accounting for 46% of the total area of South America, ranking fifth in the world after Russia, Canada, China and the United States.

The word Brazil comes from Brazilian redwood (English: Brazilwood) which breeds on the coast of Brazil. Brazilian mahogany is called "Portuguese: pau-brasil" in Portuguese, where brasil means red like charcoal fire, and it is composed of Latin brasa (meaning "charcoal fire") and suffix -il (from -iculum or -ilium). The deep red dye produced by Brazilian mahogany attracted the attention of European clothing industry and caused the early commercial development in Brazil. /kloc-During the 0/6th century, a large number of Brazilian redwoods were cut down by local aborigines and sold to Europe through European merchants (mostly from Portugal and some from France).

In Portugal, the official name of this area is "TerradaSantaCruz" (Land of the Holy Cross), and European businessmen who sell mahogany usually call it "Terra Dobrasil", which eventually replaced the old official name. Early sailors also called it "TerradiPapaga".

In Guaraní, one of Paraguay's official languages, Brazil is called "Pindorama", and the locals take its meaning, meaning "the land of palms".

The total population of Brazil is 20 1 100 million (the specific figure is 201032714) [10]. White people account for 53.74%, mulatto people account for 38.45%, and black people.

Indigenous people in Brazil (10)

Native Americans account for 6.2 1%, and yellow people and Indians account for 1.6%. [9]

The Atlantic coast is densely populated and the inland areas are relatively scarce. The southeastern region is the most populous region in Brazil. According to the data of IBGE IBGE2004, the population of this area is about 78 million, which is equivalent to 42% of the total population of Brazil. The region has three states with the largest population in Brazil (Sao Paulo, population 70 million, Minas Gerais,190,000, Rio de Janeiro,150,000) and two largest cities (Rio and Sao Paulo). At the junction of Sao Paulo and Rio, a business district with Sao Paulo and Rio as its pillars has been formed, which has gathered about 23% of Brazil's population and become the most densely populated area in the country.

race

There are significant racial and cultural differences in Brazil. Most residents in the south are of European descent, which can be traced back to immigrants from Italy, Germany, Poland, Spain, Ukraine and Portugal at the beginning of the19th century. Some residents in the north and northeast are locals and some are of European or African descent. The southeast region is the most widely distributed region of Brazilian nationalities. There are mainly white (mainly Portuguese and Italian descendants) hybrids, African-Brazilian hybrids, Asians and Indians in this area.

Throughout Brazil, Brazilians, Portuguese and Africans are often mixed together. /kloc-in the 0 th and 9 th centuries, Asian and European immigrants began to be stimulated. Germans began to come here in 18 18, Italians in 1875, Spaniards in 1880, and Japanese, Syrians and Lebanese began to come here one after another in the early 20th century. 19 At the end of the 20th century, the biggest migration wave in Brazil occurred in the southeast, and Italians and Portuguese became the main components of this migration. At that time, plantations and emerging Brazilian industries needed a lot of labor.

There have been several major waves of migration in the history of Brazil. From 1884 to 1962, more than 4.97 million immigrants moved to Brazil, mainly from Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Poland and Arab countries. Most yellow people come from Japan, South Korea and China. There are about 6.5438+0.3 million Japanese and 250,000 Chinese in Brazil, mainly in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Due to historical reasons, the ethnic composition of the Brazilian population is very complicated. The Atlantic coast is densely populated and the inland areas are scarce. There are significant racial and cultural differences. According to the data of 20 10, 47.3% of the Brazilian population is white, 43. 1% is mixed-race, 7.6% is black, 2. 1% is Asian, and the rest is a few Indians.

Brazil's culture has the characteristics of multi-ethnic. As a national melting pot, Brazil has immigrants from Europe, Africa, Asia and other regions. Music and dance have very different performances. Brazilian music has attracted the attention of the whole world in terms of artistic form and popular features. /kloc-KarlosGomes, an internationally renowned composer in the 20th and 9th centuries, is a Brazilian, and his works have Italian flavor, including an opera adapted from alencar's Guarani Man. HeitorVilla-lobos in the 20th century also gained an international reputation, and his works mainly focused on local themes and musical instruments. The renewed interest in Brazilian folk art coincides with the modernist movement in the1920s, which was advocated by the poet and novelist Mario andrade in music. The most important art museum in Brazil is the Sao Paulo Art Museum.

Brazilian culture is rich in Latin American characteristics and customs. Most pop music and dance fashions (such as samba) come from the folk and are deeply influenced by African-Americans. It is also played by people who have not received formal music training. Every February, new songs pour out during the carnival, many of which are about the social environment at that time or what happened around them. The colorful carnival through individual performances is one of the manifestations of Brazil's multiculturalism.

soccer

outer city wall

Brazil has the reputation of "football kingdom" because of the love of football all over the country and the achievements of men's and women's national teams in the world series.

Brazilian Football Association was founded in 19 14, and joined FIFA in 1923. By 20 14, Brazil entered the World Cup finals for the 20th time in a row. Brazil is the only team in the world that has participated in all previous World Cup finals and has never missed a World Cup. Bailey said that the World Cup without Brazil is unthinkable.

Brazil is also the only team in the world that has won the World Cup five times. In addition, Brazil won two runners-up, two runners-up and two fourth places, making it the best team in the history of the World Cup. By 2002, Brazil had entered the World Cup finals seven times, tied with Germany.

1950, Brazil hosted the World Cup for the first time. In this competition, Brazil successfully reached the final, but unexpectedly lost in the final with 1: 2.

Brazilians who love sports (6 photos)

In Uruguay. 1958, Brazil won the World Cup for the first time in Sweden. Pele and Garrincha, who were only 17 years old at that time, made great contributions to Brazil's championship. 1962, Brazil successfully defended its title in the World Cup held in Chile. 1970, Brazil won the championship in Mexico for the third time. Players Didi, Wawa, Garrincha, Arsenio and Pele have become legends. 1994 The World Cup was held in America. Brazil won the World Cup for the fourth time after beating Italy, becoming the first country to win the World Cup for four times. Brazil also won the Fair Play Award and the Feast for the Eyes Award in this World Cup.

Brazilian football team

Chico

Traditional uniforms are yellow shirts with green stripes, blue shorts and socks with green stripes on a white background. The new uniform is a dark blue shirt with yellow stripes, white shorts and socks with yellow stripes on the dark blue background.

Football honor

Brazil won five championships, two runners-up and two runners-up in the World Cup.

Brazil's "World Junior Cup" won three championships and two runners-up, 1 runner-up.

Brazil Confederations Cup quadruple champion, 1 runner-up.

Brazil participated in the Toyota Cup seven times and won the championship four times, tied with Italy.

Brazil's first-class clubs participated in the World Club Cup seven times, won the championship five times, and finished second, 1 runner-up.

Brazilian futsal, five-time World Cup champion.

Brazil won the World Youth Championship five times, ranking second only to Argentina, which won six times.

Brazil 12 won the Libertadores Cup in South America, second only to Argentina.

Brazil has won the Copa America eight times.

Ronaldo

Performance statistics

● World Cup finalists * * * 1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954,1958. 1982、 1986、 1990、 1994、 1998、2002、2006、20 10

● Five-time World Cup champions: 1958, 1962, 1970,1994,2002.

● Eight Copa America: 19 19, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004.

● Brazil's seven final results:

1950 (Brazil): Brazil lost to Uruguay with 1∶2 and won the second place.

1958 (Sweden): Brazil beat Sweden 5-2 to win the championship.

1962 (Chile): Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3:1to win the championship.

1970 (Mexico): Brazil beat Italy 4:1to win the championship.

20 16 emblem of Brazil Olympic games

1994 (USA): Brazil beat Italy 3-2 on penalties and won the championship.

1998 (France): Brazil lost to France 0: 3 and won the second place.

2002 (Japan and South Korea): Brazil beat Germany 2-0 to win the championship.

Famous star

Famous players include Pele, Garrincha, careca, Socrates, Fa Erkao, Zico, Dunga, romario, Bei Beituo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, rivaldo, Kaka, zagallo, Adriano, Juan, Cafu and Carlos. Among them, Bailey is the most famous. He was awarded the title of "the greatest athlete of the 20th century" and was known as "the king of the ball".

sports event

20 14 The World Cup in Brazil was held from June 13 to July13. On March 7, 2003, FIFA announced that the 20 14 World Cup would be held in South America, which was the second time after Argentina in 1978. On March 17, the South American Football Association voted that Brazil became the only country to win the right to host the Olympic Games.

In 20 16, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will host the Olympic Games, becoming the first country in South America to host the Olympic Games.