1. BRAZIL By Mariana Bustillo Céspedes

2. 1. Generalities 1 OFFICIAL NAME: Federal Republic of Brazil
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Democratic federal republic
CAPITAL: Brasilia
POPULATION: 183,888,841
CAPITAL LANGUAGE: Portuguese
MONEY: Real
RELIGIONS: Catholicism and Candomblé
AREA: 3,286,470 square miles 1.

3. 1. Generalities
FLAG´S MEANING: The flag is green, symbolic of Brazil´s forest. The flag has a large yellow diamond, symbolic Brazil´s gold, and in the center has a blue celestial globe with 27 stars, symbolic the states. 2 2.

4. 1. Generalities CURRENT LEADER:
Michel Temer is the president who now leads Brazil. He has played a key role in the impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. 3 3.

5. 1. Generalities FAMOUS PEOPLE:
Neymar: Brazilian soccer prodigy lived up to big expectations by winning four consecutive player of the year awards by age 21. 4 4.

6. ANOTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE:
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ANOTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE:
Paulo Coelho: He wrote the best-selling novel, The Alchemist, which sold 35 million copies and is the most translated book in the world by a living autor.5 5.

7. ANOTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE:
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ANOTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE:
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: He is a Brazilian politician and was the country´s 35th president from 2003 until 6.

8. 2. Traditions
CARNAVAL the traditional festival of decadence before Lent begins, has some of its biggest celebrations in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. The Copacabana Palace Ball is the principal place of these parties.7 7.

9. 2. Traditions
Rio is home to REVEILLON, a high-spirited New Year´s celebration. In the morning, the restaurants serve special buffest lunches. By evening, the people watch the fireworks displays. This celebrations include wearing all white garb, lighting candles and setting small boats loaded with trinkets into the ocean, in offering to the sea goddess Yemenja. 8 7.

10. 2. Anothers traditions
Brazil has numerous traditions, from sports to dance to religious rites. CAPOEIRA is a practices devised by African slaves. This art now resembles dancings as muchs as fighting.
SAMBA music and dance comes from the Bantú who arrived in Brazil from Angola. This African musical import has evolved to produce Bossa Nova and other traditional forms of Brazilian music. 9
The SOCCER launches the sport to the level of a national obsession. 9.

11. 2. Anothers traditions
The religion occupies a very important place in the life of Brazilian people, as an evidence of this is the biggest religious monuments in the world in Brazil, the image of “Cristo Redentor” in the Corcovado. 9 9.

12. 3. Wildlife: flora and fauna
Brazil has the greatest variety of animals of any country in the world. This country have a lot of mamal species, fish species, bird species and different types of insects. In the central part of Brazil live giant anacondas and caimans. 10
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13. 3. Wildlife: flora and fauna
Brazil have a lot of jungles and the most of Brazil´s Atlantic rain forest are disappearing every year. 10
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14. 4. Importan historical events
Brazil was added to the map of the world during the great European explorations in the late 15th century led by Portugal and Spain. Portugal established its first colony in Brazil in Colonists created sugarcane plantations along the coast and sent diamonds and gold back to Europe. Soon, people from West Africa were brought to Brazil to work as slaves. 11
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15. 4. Importan historical events
In 1789, Brazilians tried to kick out their Portuguese rulers. The rebellion was soon put down, but it started a movement toward independence. By 1822, Brazil was a sovereign nation. Kings of Portuguese blood ruled until 1888, when military leaders and landowners expelled the king, and Brazil became a federal republic. 11
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16. 5. Cuisine
Brazilian cuisine is a combination of assorted flavors taken from the various cultures that constitute modern Brazil. The first Europeans to settle in Brazil were the Portuguese who brought with them centuries of cooking tradition. African were brought into the country to work as slaves in plantations. After other races influenced the Brazilian cuisine like German, Italian, Middle Eastern and Japanese. 12
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17. 5. Cuisine
Northern Brazilian food have native Indian influence, the favorite ingredients being tropical fruits, peanuts and fish. This is the favorite cuisine in the country.
The popular Brazilian Cuisine are Feijoada (black bean soup), Acaraje (crispy of rice, beans, coconut and fruits), Moqueca Baiana (seafood contain shrimp, fish, garlic, onions, olive oil, peppers, cilantro and tomatoes). 13
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18. FAVELA Brazil in Rio de Janeiro.