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Balsas
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Cachimbo
Coari Piripiri
Tefé
Camocim
Alenquer
Carolina
Caracaraí
Feijó
Japiim
Uraricoera
Canavieiras
Caravelas
Araguari
Jataí
Rondonópolis
Picos
Barreiras
Floriano
Marabá
Bacabal
Altamira
Boa Vista
Rio Grande
Bagé
Santa Maria Canoas
Passo Fundo
Florianópolis
Blumenau
Joinville
Londrina
Maringá
Nova
Iguaçu
Juiz de Fora Campos dos
Goytacazes
Ribeirão Preto
Campo
Grande
Vitória
Divinópolis
Uberaba
Governador
Valadares
Uberlândia
Montes Claros
Anápolis
Cuiabá
Vitória da
Conquista Itabuna
Feira de
Santana
Taguatinga
Aracaju
Juazeiro
Porto
Velho
Campina Grande
Juazeiro do Norte
João
Pessoa
Natal
Imperatriz
Araguaína
Mossoró
Teresina
Parnaíba
São
Luís
Santarém
Ponta Grossa
Marília
Macapá
Palmas
do Tocantis
São José
do Rio Preto
Curitiba
Rio de Janeiro
Belo Horizonte
Goiânia
Salvador
Recife
Fortaleza
Manaus
Belém
Porto Alegre
Campinas
Santos
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BRASÍLIA
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The vibrant culture of brazil—
with its fusion of music and dance—reflects
the rich mix of its ethnic groups. The country
also boasts immense natural resources with
well-developed mining and manufacturing
industries. Brazil grows all its own food
and exports large quantities of coffee,
sugar cane, soya beans, oranges, and
cotton. However, the wealth is not
evenly distributed, with some people
living in luxury while most struggle
with poverty. São Paulo is home to more
than 21 million people, but poverty and
lack of housing means that many live in
shantytowns without running water or
sanitation. Brazil was colonized in the 16th
century by the Portuguese, who established
their language and their Roman Catholic
faith. It remains a deeply Catholic country
with a strong emphasis on family life.
AMAZON RAINFOREST
Covering more than one-third of
Brazil, the rainforest is home to a
huge variety of animals and plant life.
At one time, more than 5 million
native Indians also lived here, but
now only about 200,000 remain. Over
the years, vast areas of forest have
been cut down to provide timber for
export, to make way for farmland, or
to mine minerals such as gold, silver,
and iron. The Kaxinawa Indians (left)
still cultivate root vegetables as
a food crop.
PEOPLE OF BRAZIL
Brazilians come from a variety
of different ethnic groups,
including descendants
of the original native
Indians, the Portuguese
colonizers, African
slaves brought over
to work in the sugar
plantations, and
EUROPEAN RUSSIA
migrants.
SOCCER ENTHUSIASTS
Brazilians are passionate about soccer,
which is played everywhere from beaches
to shantytowns. There is fervent support for the
national team, which has won the World Cup more
times than any other country, most recently in 2002.
Brazilian morpho butterfly
with brilliant blue wings
lives in rainforests from
Brazil to Venezuela.
BRASÍLIA
Brasília replaced Rio de Janeiro as Brazil’s capital
in 1960 as part of a scheme to develop the interior
of the country. Situated on land that was once
rainforest, the city is laid out in the shape of
an airplane. Government buildings are in the
“cockpit,” and residential areas are in the “wings.”
Brazil
COFFEE
Brazil produces about one-quarter
of the world’s coffee, which is
grown on large plantations in the
states of Paraná and São Paulo.
However, because world coffee
prices go up and down so much,
Brazilians are now growing other
crops for export as well.
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