Brazil
Brazil
Republica Federativa do Brasil
In Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; mostly flat to rolling lowlands in North; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt. 8,514,877 km2 (slightly < US), 7% arable.
Capital Brasilia (pop est. 2.6M)
Population 198.7M (23.3/km2)
Life expectancy 72 years
HIV/AIDS 0.6%
Literacy 89%
Lang(s) Portuguese, and a large number of Amerindian languages
Religions Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 15%, Spiritualist 1%
Ethnic Groups White 54%, Mulatto 39%, Black 6%
Gov’t Federal Republic
GDP/cap $10,200
PCVs 11961 – 1981; health and education (4,150 volunteers served)
Nat’l holiday Independence Day, 7 September (1822)
Adult Books
The Brazilians
by Joseph A. Page
Paperback: 560 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Press (September 6, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0201441918
Book Description
Vast in area, rich in resources and uniquely integrated in racial composition, here is Brazil in all its beauty, contradictions, promises and disappointments. Idealistic and pragmatic, exuberant and passive, its people have survived colonialism, slavery, dictatorships and populism and now struggle toward a viable capitalism in a society characterized by extremes of wealth and poverty.
Kids' Books
From another world
Ana Maria Machado; translated by Luisa Baeta; with illustrations by Lucia Brandao
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
ISBN: 978-0888996411
Age Range: 9–12 years
Publisher: Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2005
Films
Film: City of God
Director: (2002)
Music
(Album: Redencao): Music from Brazil
Focus Word
Focus Word for 2011 - "Celebration"
Portuguese: Celebração (sell-ah-bra-sewn)
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