National Profile
Political Background
Brazil is a federal republic with presidential and democratic system, where the president acts as the head of the government and the head of the country and elected every 4 years. The central power of the government divided into three branches: Executive power by the President, and helped by cabinet. Legislative power by the parliament which is Nation Congress that composed of Chamber of Deputies and Federal Senate. The deputies elected every 4 years and the Senate elected every 8 years. Judicial power by the judiciary, consist of Supreme Federal Court, and other Superior Court. These three powers are the power for construction, endorsement, and supervision of the law in Brazil.
Brazil is a federal republic that consists of 26 states and one federal district. Each state has its own
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And with the help of the government, Brazil become one of the biggest economic producer in the world
Social Background
Population
Brazil is the largest country in Southern America, with the fifth biggest in the term of population. In 2014 Brazil has over 200 million of people populate in every part of this country. The increase is significant from 2010. Just over three years, Brazil has grown over 10 million people. Today, Brazil has known as a country of young people, because 62% of its population are 29 or under ages. Before, until 2010 Brazil grow rate is very slow at 1.26%, this mean that Brazil only slightly faster than the world average.
Ethnicity
Brazil people categorize mainly by skin color. People place themselves into one of a category, some of which would seem unusual to an American or European. Brazilians are asked to report whether they believe they are white, black, brown or yellow. The census indicated that 55% Brazilians were white, 38% were brown, 6% were black, 1% is the other. This method of classifying race is controversial within Brazil.
Brazil is the largest country in South America and in Latin America, fifth largest in the world. It is one of the more diverse countries in the world, with different cultures and ethnicities. Brazil’s type of government is a Federal Republic. Brazil is on its way to growing out of its emerging market status and becoming one of the richest and most developed countries on earth. Brazil’s human, mineral, and agricultural resources are on par with those of the United States and Canada, and it has a few great opportunities to take advantage of in order to continue the growth it’s been experiencing over the past 20 years. Brazil, known for its natural resources, find in energy one of the country’s main ways of resources, being either oil and natural gas or biofuels and solar/wind power.
Globalisation has been crucial to the economic and social development of Brazil. In the late twentieth century Brazil face years of economic, political and social instability experiencing high inflation, high income inequality and rapidly growing poverty. However after a change of government in the 1990s and large structural changes in both the economic and social landscapes, the brazilian economy has been experiencing a growing middle class and reduced income gap. Since the start of the 21st century, brazil has benefitted from the move to a more global economy.
The first chapter focuses on Brazil’s founding and history up until present. When the Portuguese were blown off course to Asia onto the coasts of Brazil in 1500, the Portuguese knew they had found a land filled with opportunities. The main attraction was the abundance of brazilwood which could be used for manufacturing luxurious fabrics in Europe. Over the centuries, exploration led to the discovery of more resources such as sugar, coffee, and precious metals that had made it a sought after country for colonization. Even to this day, Brazil maintains the image of a land with limitless resources since the recent discovery of oil and gas reserves and other commodities.
The purpose of this paper is to recognize, study and analyze the race relations in Brazil. Race relations are relations between two groups of different races; it is how these two different races connect to each other in their environment. Since Brazil is racially diverse, this study is focused on how Brazilians relate to each other. Throughout the essay, it will become clear that there exists a conflict between two race groups. Afro-Brazilians and White-Brazilians are not connected and though these two groups converse with each other, discrimination still lies within the society. This discrimination has created inequality within the society for Afro-Brazilians. Thus, this paper will not only focus on racism and discrimination that Afro-Brazilians experience because of White-Brazilian, but also on the history of Brazil, the types if discrimination that Afro-Brazilian must endure today and how the media creates discrimination.
Brazil’s African descendants are very racially and ethnically mixed, with many different names to describe their racial identity. Racial identity in Brazil is difficult
Brazil is officially a democratic federative republic. A president or head of state is elected for a four year term, with the possibility of one additional sequential term. The president is chosen by an absolute majority of votes and she is both the head of state and the head of government. The current president is Dilma Rousseff, who comes from the Worker's Party and the vice president Michel Temer who comes from the Democratic Movement Party.
Brazil achieved independence from Portugal in 1822, although not recognized as a sovereign by Portugal and the United States until 1824. Since the country’s independence, Brazil has drafted eight constitutions. Today, Brazil is a federal republic divided into twenty-six states and one federal district. The constitutional framework of Brazil is based on its newest document, created in 1988, following the period of military dictatorship from 1964-1985. Upon the rebirth of democracy in Brazil, the new constitution set up a system of checks and balances similar to that of the United States, where there exists the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of government. The new constitution expands civil rights and universal suffrage while restricting the president’s power to legislate, condemning the use of torture, and prohibiting extradition for military crimes. It expands the role of government to intervene in state and local affairs and allows individuals as young as sixteen to vote in national elections.
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With geographical size and population, Brazil is the largest country is South America. The country borders the Atlantic Ocean and is in the eastern part of the continent.
Introduction Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America. It is the 5th largest country worldwide in terms of both areas (more than 8.5 Mio. km2) and inhabitants (appr. 190 million).
In 1822, Brazil became a nation independent from Portugal. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military government to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development. With an abundance of natural resources and a large labor pool, Brazil became Latin America's leading economic power by the 1970’s. Brazil is located in Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It is slightly smaller than the U.S., with bordering countries Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia, French Guyana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Brazil is both the fifth largest country in the world based off of land size and population (World Factbook). Brazil has used this demographic as a strength in its efforts to find some sort of stability in a very unstable economic climate. Brazil is the largest national economy in Latin America the world's eighth largest economy at market exchange rates and the and 10 in purchasing power parity (PPP) or GDP, according to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank (World Fact Book). There are many factors to the development of the Brazilian economy, each having an impact, but the development is not complete.
Brazil and Mexico are both the giants of their geographic realms (de Blij and Muller 219,254). Mexico constitutes an entire geographic region of Middle America (200). The country of Brazil is also considered a single region in South America (239). Both of these regions have very large populations in comparison to the other regions of their realms. Mexico’s current population of 102 million people has more than doubled in size since 1970 (219). Brazil’s estimated population is currently near 167 million people (254). The populations of both regions are becoming increasingly more urban in character. At least seventy-four percent of Mexico’s population resides in cities or towns (220). Similarly in Brazil, eighty percent of the population lives in urban areas (Microsoft Encarta).
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If Brazil can take advantage of these strengths then they will be able to continue the growth they have been enjoying over recent years. The country have enough oil and gas reserves to make Brazil self-sustaining, with some to spare which can be sold abroad. Another strength Brazil have is the fact they actually have more fresh water than any other country in the world. As climate change will soon become to make water scarcer than ever before, and this will in turn make Brazil an extremely attractive prospect for people wanting to either invest or live there. The World Cup this summer was a tremendous success and this tournament, along with the build up to the Olympics that will take place in Brazil in 2016, has massively improved and is continually improving the basic physical and organisational infrastructure whilst attracting major international investors into the country. Hosting the Olympics isn’t generally a profitable investment due to the massive expenditures required throughout the tournament, however, the event like the World Cup, will give the country a massive global