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Background
Brazil gained its independence in the year 1822 after following the Portuguese rule for more than three centuries. Their government system remained as monarchical system until the abolition of slavery in 1888. Till now, it is the country with the largest population in South America. After undergoing years of populist and military government, Brazil started to focus on its industrial and agricultural growth as well as the country’s overall development. And now it is the leading economic power in South America, one of the top 10 countries in terms of economic growth. However, high crime rate and unequal income distribution remained as the pressing problems faced by Brazil.
Government
Federal Republic

Geography

Fig 1.1
Brazil is located at the eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Its is the largest nation on the South America continent. From Fig 1.1, you can see that more than 1/3 of Brazil is drained by the Amazon and its 200 tributaries. It is the 5th largest country in the world with a total area of 8,514,877 sq km. It is mostly tropical but temperate in south due to the fact that it falls under the tropical of Capricorn.

Fig1.2 -Amazon Rainforest Fig 1.3 Araucaria Pine Forest
As large part of Brazil is covered by forests and tributaries, such as the Amazon forest and the Atlantic Forest, which are some of the richest and most biodiverse rain-forests in the world, making Brazil as the country having the greatest biological diversity in the world. Not only just the rainforest, Brazil also has the Araucaria pine forest which grows under temperate conditions in the southern region of Brazil. This shows the wide varieties of natural habitats present in Brazil.
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...music and produced many outstanding opera pieces. After that, Brazil went through nationalism and many types of European influences brought in types of music such as blues and jazz into the country, hence shaping its present situation whereby varieties of music were evolved from there.
Brazilian Music is always connected with the Brazilian Carnival which is an annual festival held during the Friday to the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter. During the Carnival, in the southeastern cities of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Vitória, huge organized parades are led by samba schools. Both the music and the carnival symbolize freedom, independence, festive and friendly spirit. Most Brazilians enjoy different music at different festivals and holidays, music has become a large component of a Brazilian’s life.

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