Brazil Flashcards
Brazil is the [blank] country in South America
Largest
Most Brazilians descended from [blank] groups
3
The first people in Brazil were [blank]
Native Americans
The Native Americans developed a way of life based on [blank], [blank], and [blank]
Hunting, fishing, and small scale farming
[Blank] settled in Brazil in the 1500s
Portuguese explorers
Portuguese explorers moved colonist from [blank] to [blank]
Portugal to Brazil
Portuguese explorers brought [blank] for slaves
Africans
Brazil had good climate and soil which made for a good [blank] plantation
Sugar cane
Other parts of brazil contributed to the [blank]
Colonial economy
Inland Brazil had [blank]
Cattle ranchers
In the [blank] people discovered gold and gems in South East mining boom
1600 - 1700s
In [blank] South Eastern Brazil became a major coffee producer
1800s
Did Brazil gain independence with a fight?
No
When did Brazil gain independence?
1822
When Brazil gained independence did the economy change?
No
Brazil was the [blank] country to end slavery in the Americas
Last
Brazil has been governed by [blank] and [blank]
dictators and elected officials
Brazil now has a [blank] and a [blank]
Elected president and a legislature
The Brazilians participate by [blank]
voting
The people who came to Brazil brought their own [blank] that blended into Brazil’s culture
Traditions
More than half Brazilians consider themselves to be [blank] descendants
European
Brazil has the largest Japanese [blank] besides Japan
Population
[Blank] of Brazilians are mixed Africans and Europeans
40%
[Blank], [blank], [blank], and [blank] have people who have moved to Brazil
Spain, Germany, Italy, and Poland
What is Brazil’s official language?
Portuguese
Are their more Spanish or Portuguese in South America?
Portuguese
What are other languages spoken in Brazil?
Spanish, English, French, Japanese, and Native Languages
Brazil is 75% [blank religion]
Roman Catholic
Urban poor recently become more [blank religion]
Protestant
Macumba
Belief that combines African and Indian religions with Christianity [some practice this]
Some aspects of life reflect the mix of [blank]
Cultures