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Brazil
By Mrs. Coxson
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Brazil
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Geography
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Cities• Capital – Brasilia• Other Major cities
– Belém– Manaus– Fortaleza– Recife– Rio de Janeiro– Curitiba– Porto Alegre– São Paulo
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Surroundings
• Atlantic Ocean• Uruguay• Argentina• Paraguay• Bolivia• Peru• Columbia• Venezuela• Guyana• Surinam• French Guiana
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Rivers
• Amazon• Xingu• Tocantins• Paranaiba• Guaporé• Madeira• Juruá• Rio Branco
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Lakes
• None
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Mountains
• Brazilian Highlands• Serra do Mar
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Other features
• Rain Forest• Iguaçu Falls
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History
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First people
• Guarani and Tupinamba Indians
• Lived in Brazil when Portuguese came
• Gathered fruits and grew crops
• Cassava was their most important crop
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Conquerors/discoverers
• Portuguese claimed Brazil for Portugal
• Lead by Pedro Alvares Cabral
• April 22, 1500• Peaceful takeover,
enslaved Indians
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Independence
• September 7, 1822• From Portugal• 1st ruler was son of
Portuguese ruler
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Important events
• 1500 – Portuguese landed in Brazil
• 1630 Dutch invaded• 1808-1821 Portuguese
royal family ruled from Rio de Janeiro
• 1822 – Independence• 1888 Slavery abolished• 1889 – Brazil
proclaimed itself a republic
• 1917 – declared war on Germany
• 1942 –declared war on Axic
• 1945 – Joined UN• 1946 – New constitution• 1960 – Capital moved to
Brazilia• 1964 – military control of
government• 1985 – government
returned to civilian control
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Culture
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People
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Native costume
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Holidays
• Carnival• Catholic Holidays
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Special Customs
• Soccer
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Works cited
• www.worldbookonline.com
• www.encarta.msn.com