1. Physical & Human Characteristics

2. Andes Mountains: 4,5000 in length

3. Atacama Desert:625 miles long

4. Amazon Basin: 1,000 miles long

5. Ecosystem

6. Amazon Forest: 45% natural foresting

7. The Cerrado: 25% natural foresting

8. Temperature

9. Rainfall

10. Humidity

11. Human Characteristics

12. skyscrapers tower above busy downtown streets

13. work in banks, factories, hotels

14. Tourism comes from mostly everywhere

15. Tourism by Plane & by boat

16. Languages: 99% Portuguese

17. Customs: Greetings

18. Man greeting man: Long Handshake

19. Man greeting woman: kissing cheek

20. Woman greeting woman: kissing cheeks

21. Mostly Roman Catholic

22. Rich Government poor people

23. Government: Federal Republic