Brazil Flashcards
Is Brazil large or small in size?
Largest in SA
Who were the first people to arrive in Brazil?
Portuguese explorers (people from Portugal)
What crop was grown a lot in Brazil due to the good climate in soil in the Northeast?
Sugar
Who were brought to work on the sugar plantations?
Colonists brought Africans to work as slaves
What did the sugar plantations replace along the Atlantic coast?
forests
What did many Portuguese settlers create inland?
cattle ranches
What was discovered in the southeast during the 1600 and 1700?
Gold and precious gems
What drew people from all over the world to Brazil?
A mining boom
The Southeastern Brazil became a major_______ region.
Coffee producing
When did Brazil gain it’s independence from Portugal? Was it a messy battle?
1822 and it was an easy transition
Brazil became the last country in the America’s to _____
end slavery
How is Brazil’s rule today?
Elected president and legislator. Dictators and Elected officials in the past
What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
What are some commonly spoken languages in Brazil?
English, Spanish, French, and Japanese
What are most of the Brazilian’s religion?
Roman Catholic, 75% are catholic
What is a religion that combines the beliefs and practices of African and Indian religions with Christaianity?
Macumba
What is Carnival?
A celebration before the Christian season of lent, Brazilians dance to Samba
What is a style of dance that was adapted from an African dance?
Samba
How many regions can Brazil be divided into today?
4: Southeast, Northeast, Interior, and Amazon
Which region do most of the people of Brazil live?
Southeast
What is the name of the largest city in the Southeast region and the 4th largest city in the world?
Sao Paulo with 21 million people
What is another name for a giant urban area?
Megacity
What is name of the second largest city in Brazil?
Rio de Janeiro capital of Brazil from 1822-1960
What is Rio de Janeiro known for today?
Being a major party city
Which region of Brazil is the richest region?
Southeast region
What crop is mostly grown in the Southeast region?
Coffee
Even though the Southeast is rich, they is a lot of ______.
poverty
What is another name for the huge slums in Brazil?
Favelas
Which region in Brazil is the poorest?
Northeast region
Why is the Northeast region so poor?
- people cannot read or write
- health is poor
- droughts occur making farming and livestock raising hard
What are some tourist attractions of the Northeast region of Brazil?
Painted buildings, cobblestone streets, and elaborate catholic churches
Which region of Brazil has few people living there because it is a frontier land?
Interior region
Which region is Brazil’s capital located?
Brasilia is in the Interior region
Why was Brasilia built?
To help develop the interior region with modern building and busy highways
Which region covers the Northern part of Brazil?
Amazon
How many people live in the Amazon region?
2 million people, Manaus is a major city
What is the Amazon river used for?
Transportation, communication, logging, mining
What are some advantages of the development of the Amazon rain forest?
- provides income
2. farmers, loggers, and miners can make a living
What are some disadvantages of the new developments in the Amazon rain forest?
- Destroys large areas of the rain forest
2. threatens animals and plant survival
