Brazil Research Paper

Brazil The country that I chose is Brazil. The name Brazil comes from an Amerindian word Brasil, which describes a dark rosewood type common in the country. At a time, the wood was Brazil's main export and thus gave the country its name. Since 1968 however, the export of Brazilian rosewood has been banned (Important Facts). Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, both by geographical area (8,511,965 sq km) and by population (190 million). It is located in South America, occupying nearly half of the continent, and the Latin American region (Where is Brazil). Brazil is home to the Amazon Rainforest and is a popular location for tourism. Since the climate is mostly tropical and temperate in the south, they are very rich in natural

On the east side, Brazil is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean. To the north, Brazil is bordered by Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana and Guayana. To the northwest, there is Colombia, to the west there is Peru and Bolivia, on the southwest side there is Argentina and Paraguay and Uruguay borders to the south. Brazil is a Federal Republic, comprising 26 states and one Federal District which includes the capital, Brasilia (Where is Brazil).

Some may think that the official language of Brazil is Spanish because every nation surrounding it speaks Spanish, but in reality it is the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world, and the only one in the Americas. The way it all came about was when the Spanish and Portuguese explorers were claiming new lands as their own. In 1494, there was a division in South America where the nations of Spain and Portugal

What had first begun as European Portuguese has now been influenced by the native languages it has replaced. Many African languages were brought to Brazil by slaves, Asians, and other European immigrants and they all have affected the Portuguese tongue. Their language still resembles the European Portuguese, but there are a few differences in their pronunciation and slang. Brazilians show off their uniqueness whenever possible and their unique language has become a badge of pride (Kent