Brazil Sports - An Important Part of Brazilian Culture

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Brazil is located on the eastern part of South America has the fifth largest population of about 200 million people (Stambulova & Ryba, 2013, p. 64). It’s the only Portuguese speaking country in Latin America and the Roman Catholic Church is the national religion followed. The country’s Life expectancy is about 69 ; with the culture being influenced by Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Japan and Arab immigrants; allowing the country to have a diverse cultural history. Brazil has a very successful economy as well as stability in there government (Stambulova & Ryba, 2013, p. 64). Over the years the country has done very well in the winter and summer Olympics leading to them hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. European Football (soccer) is the face of sports in Brazil and everyone in the country unifies around it. Due to their structure of teaching, opportunities for someone to become a coach or into sports management has a number of requirements which is determined through the government (Stambulova & Ryba, 2013, p. 64). Economy Brazil’s economy has been very successful over the years with continuous growth each year and a GDP of about $12,100, making it 106th in the world; with a life expectancy of 69. It has he seventh largest economy in the world and is expected to rise to fifth within the next several years ("Brazil: Economy", 2011). The country focuses on economic growth and poverty through: sound fiscal management, inflation control, investing, exporting and a floating exchange rate. Over the years due to its increase in product exports, economic growth, and social reforms, millions within the country are out of poverty, thousands of jobs have been created, as well as continuous low unemployment and strong domestic de... ... middle of paper ... ..., E. F. (2002). Brazil. In S. Pendergast & T. Pendergast (Eds.), Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies (Vol. 2, pp. 63-75). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3410100078&v=2.1&u=viva_gmu&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=17c24f0b3fa9c74ef595ecb4646ca38f Flavio (2011, November 17). RIO2016. Retrieved November 1, 2013, from http://www.rio2016.com/en/the-games/olympic/event Ghosh, R. (2013, June 22). Brazil: Sports, Culture, and Corruption. Retrieved November 1, 2013, from http://mettachronicles.com/brazil-protests/ Stambulova, N. B., & Ryba, T. V. (2013). Athletes' Careers in Brazil: Research and application in the land of ginga. In Athletes' careers across cultures (pp. 64-73). New York: Routledge. Winter Olympics: Brazil. (2010). Retrieved November 1, 2013, from http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2010/athletes/bio/bra.html

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