Overview of Brazil’s economy, culture, customs, places of interest, etc.

The largest country in South America is also a country with rapid economic development. It is the epitome of the melting pot of nations in the world. Brazil has been a Portuguese colony for 300 years. In the 16th century, when colonists landed in Brazil, they discovered that there was a precious tree from which red dye, which was rare in Europe, could be extracted. They called the tree "mahogany" and later evolved into the name of the country. Brazil covers an area of ??8,547,403 square kilometers, accounting for approximately 46% of the total area of ??South America. It is the fifth largest country in the world after Russia, Canada, China and the United States. [Edit this paragraph] Brazil Geography Brazil's terrain is mainly divided into two parts. One part is the Brazilian Plateau with an altitude of more than 500 meters, which is distributed in the south of Brazil. The other part is the plains with an altitude of less than 200 meters, mainly distributed in the Amazon River in the north. basin and southeast coast. The terrain of the whole country is divided into the Amazon Plain, Paraguay Basin, Brazilian Plateau and Guyana Plateau, of which the Amazon Plain accounts for about 1/3 of the country's area. There are three major river systems: Amazon, Paraná and S?o Francisco. The Amazon River has a total length of 6,751 kilometers, traversing northwest Brazil, with a basin area of ??3.9 million square kilometers; the Paraná River system includes the Parana River and the Paraguay River, flowing through the southwest, with many rapids and waterfalls, and rich hydropower resources The S?o Francisco River system is 2,900 kilometers long and flows through the arid northeast. It is the main source of irrigation water in the region. The coastline is more than 7,400 kilometers long, the territorial sea width is 12 nautical miles, and the exclusive economic zone outside the territorial waters is 188 nautical miles.

Among them, the Amazon Plain is the largest plain in the world, the Amazon River is the river with the largest volume of water in the world, and the Brazilian Plateau is the largest plateau in the world. S?o Paulo is the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere.

Most areas have a tropical climate, and some areas in the south have a subtropical climate. The average annual temperature in the Amazon plain is 25 to 27 degrees, and the average annual temperature in the southern region is 16 to 19 degrees. [Edit this paragraph] Brazilian population Population overview

The Atlantic coast is densely populated, while the inland areas are sparsely populated.

Brazil’s population is 186,957,906 (June 2, 2008), ranking fifth in the world. The southeastern region is the most populous region in Brazil. According to IBGE 2004 data, the population in this region is approximately 78 million, equivalent to 42% of the total population of Brazil. The region is home to Brazil's three most populous states (S?o Paulo, 70 million people, MG 19 million, and Rio 15 million) and its two largest cities (Rio and S?o Paulo). A commercial zone with Sao Paulo and Rio as its backbones is formed at the junction of Sao Paulo and Rio. This area gathers about 23% of Brazil's population, making it the most densely populated area in the country.

Ethnicity and Immigration

The Karaya people in costumes There are significant ethnic and cultural differences in Brazil. Most of the southern residents are of European ancestry, which can be traced back to immigrants from Italy, Germany, Poland, Spain, Ukraine, Portugal and other countries in the early 19th century. The inhabitants of the north and northeast are partly indigenous and partly of European or African ancestry. The southeastern region is the area with the widest distribution of ethnic groups in Brazil. The region mainly has white (mainly Portuguese and Italian) mixed-race people, African-Brazilian mixed-race people, and Asian and Indian descendants.

In this way, throughout Brazil, Brazilians, Portuguese and Africans began to mix frequently. The Indians who previously lived in this area had obvious cultural characteristics in this area. For example, the black and white colors were considered safe by the Portuguese, and the Nambicahuala people in Brazil began to love the Molei people, which later caused a disaster. Start raiding and destroying the villages inside. In 1532, after the establishment of SAO VICENTE, the Portuguese began to come to this place as colonists. Due to the development of the mining industry in the 18th century, Portuguese kings began to come here one after another, and with them came slaves from Angola and Mina in Africa, all of whom were indigenous Africans. From the first year of colonial rule, the proportion of black people began to increase dramatically.

Immigration from Asia and Europe began to be stimulated in the 19th century, with Germans starting to arrive in 1818, Italians in 1875, Spanish in 1880, and in the early 20th century, Japanese, Syrians and Lebanese people began to arrive here one after another. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Brazil's largest immigration wave occurred in the southeast region. Italians and Portuguese became the main components of this immigration, because at that time the slave liberation movement began, and at that time the plantations and the newly emerging Brazilian industries require large amounts of labor.

There have been several major waves of immigration in Brazil’s history. Between 1884 and 1962 alone, more than 4.97 million immigrants moved to Brazil, mainly from Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Poland and Arab countries. Yellow people mostly come from Japan, Korea and China. There are 1.3 million Japanese and 250,000 Chinese in Pakistan, mainly concentrated in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Racial composition of the population

Due to historical reasons, the racial composition of the Brazilian population is very complex. The Atlantic coast is densely populated, while the interior is sparsely populated. Ethnic and cultural differences are significant.

Among them, whites account for 49.4%, mixed-race populations account for 42.3%, African-American blacks account for 7.4%, Asians account for 0.5%, and indigenous people account for about 0.5%. The mixed-race and black populations are growing rapidly. In Brazil, people of different races and skin colors live together, forming a colorful picture. Indians are the earliest inhabitants of Brazil. Since the 16th century, immigrants from European countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Germany have entered Brazil. With the rise of plantations and mining in Brazil, Portugal began to traffic in large quantities of black slaves from Africa to Brazil starting in 1532. By the time Brazil became independent in 1822, black people accounted for 60% of the Brazilian population. After the 19th century, some Chinese and Japanese immigrated to Brazil. Therefore, Brazil is known as the melting pot of races. Country name: The Commonwealth of Australia (Australia) is known as the paradise on earth. The English can be broken down into amazing (astonishing) unexpected (beyond imagination) stylish (top of fashion) tempting (alluring charm) relaxing ( A leisurely moment) adventurous (experience the limit) liberating (free and at ease) inspiring (infinite inspiration) attractive (dream lingering soul).