Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America with a population of over 200 million people. It has a developing economy focused on agriculture and more recently industrialization and services. Brazil is a leader in South America and has emerged as a global power, being one of the largest economies in the world. The country is also known for its culture, especially music and dance, and has a strong national identity around soccer.

1. BRAZIL
A country full of culture, economic progress, and sport history

2. BACKGROUND
 Only country in Latin  Rich in natural resources:
America derived from the  Gold, iron, manganese,
Portuguese rule nickel, platinum, uranium,
petroleum, natural gas,
 Gain Independence 1822 hydropower, and other
rare earth elements
 Abolition of slavery 1888
 South America’s leading
 Become a republic 1889 economic power & regional
leader
 Most populous country in
South America  Nonpermanent seat on the
UN security council

3. GEOGRAPH
Y
• Eastern South America,
bordering the Atlantic
Ocean
• Area: 8,514,877 Sq. km
• 5th largest in the world
• Borders with:
• Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia,
French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay,
Peru, Suriname, Uruguay,
Venezuela
• Tropical Climate
• Plains, hills, mountains,
forest (Amazons), & narrow
costal belt
• Capital Rio de Janeiro

4. PEOPLE & SOCIETY
 Nationality: Brazilian
Ethnic Groups
 Portuguese speaking
country Unspeci
Black Other fied
 Population: 203,429,773 6% 1% 1%
 5th largest
 Population Growth Rate:
1.134% Mulatto White
38% 54%
 Urbanization:
 Urban: 87%
 Rate of urbanization: 1.1%
annual rate of change
 Literacy rate: 88.6%

5. RELIGION
Roman
Catholic
2%
0% Protestant
0%
8%
1% Spiritualist
15%
Bantu/Voodo
74% o
Other
Unspecified
None

6. GOVERNMENT
 Type: Federal Republic  Division of power:
 Executive
 Capital: Brasilia
 President: Dilma
Rousseff
 Administrative Division:
26 Federal States  Legislative
 Judicial
 Independence September 7
1822
 Implementation of
constitution 5 October 1988

7. GDP
BRAZILIAN
ECONOMY
$2.172
Figures in trillions
• GDP (purchasing power
parity): $2.172 Trillion
(2010 est. 2010)
• Country comparison 9th $2.034
$2.021
• GDP growth rate: 7.5%
• Country Comparison 30th
• GDP per capita: $10,800
• Country comparison 102nd
2008
2009
2010

8. GDP % HISTORICAL
GROWTH RATE
10.0%
8.0% 7.5%
5.7% 6.1%
6.0% 5.2%
4.0%
4.0% 2.7% 3.2%
2.0% 1.1%
0.0%
-2.0% GDP % Growth
-4.0%
-6.0%
-6.0%
-8.0%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

9. GDP COMPOSITION BY
SECTOR
6%
27%
Agriculture
Industry
Services
67%

10. Economy Details
 Inflation 6.97%
 Population Below Poverty Line 15.5%
 Unemployment 5.7%
 Labor Force 103.3 Million

11. LABOR FORCE BY
OCUPATION
20.0%
14.0% Agriculture
66.0% Industry
Service

12. Exports Imports
TRADE $197.9
$173.2
$201.9
$181.6
$160.6
• Favorable balance of trade $152.2
and main items of import - $137.5
machinery, electrical and $120.6
$127.6
$118.5
transport
equipment, chemical $91.3
products, oil, automotive $73.8
parts, electronics
• Export- transport
equipment, machinery, ste
el, airplanes, paper, electric
machinery, soybeans, foot
wear, coffee, autos, automo 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
tive parts, machinery *Figures represented in billions

13. CREDIT
RATING
Domestic: A-
Foreign: BBB
Foreign Reserve $ 350 Billion

14. FOREIGN DIRET
INVESTMENT
Historical data
$48.4
$50.0 $45.1
$40.0 $34.6 2006
$25.9 2007
$30.0 $22.2
2008
$20.0 2009
$10.0 2010
$0.0
FDI

15. PER CAPITA INCOME
RATING
Rank Country US $
1 Monaco 183150
17 USA 47390
70 Brazil 9390
146 India 1330

16. TOP 10 COMPANIES IN
BRAZIL

18. CULTURE
• Literature
• Jose De Alencar (popular novelist
writer, 1829-1877)
• Machado De Assis (Greatest
Brazilian writer of the 19th
century)
• Paulo Coelho (Author of “The
Alchemist” one of the best selling
books in history
• Music
• Forro
• Baiåo
• Frevo
• Chorinho
• Samba

19. CULTURE
• Folk Arts
• Mixture contribution of
Europeans, Africans, &
Aboriginal Indians
• Folk Dance
• Rich forms of of popular artistic
expressions; subject, rhythm,
costumes, & Chorography
• Capoeira
• A ritualized, stylized, combat-
dance, having its own music.
• Is Brazilian expression of both
dance and martial arts
• Carnival De Rio
• Rio De Janeiro – biggest and best
known carnival in the world.
• Its most colorful event is Samba
School Parade (composed by poor
people from the city’s sprawling
suburbs)

20. SPORTS
 Indoor & Beach Volleyball  Formula 1
 Women:  Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson
 Indoor World Cup 1991 Piquet (1981, 1982, & 1987),
& Olympics 2008 Ayrton Senna (88/90/91),
Felipe Massa, Gil de
 Beach gold & silver Ferran, Helio Castroneves,
1994 & 2008 Olympics & Tony Kanaan
 Men:
 Gold Medal 1992  One of the biggest
Olympics, World Cup countries with Olympics
2002 medals in the history (Place
of 2016 Olympics)
 Basketball: World
Champions both men &
women

21. FOTEBOL
(FOOTBALL)
• A culture, common
religion, passion & way of
leaving
• 5 Times World Cup
Champion: 1958, 1962,
1970, 1994, & 2002
• Edson Arantes de
Nascimento “PELE”
greatest player in history
• Home of the biggest
stadium of the world, The
Maracanå
• Place of the FIFA World
Cup 2014
• The best female futebol
fans in the world

22. 6TH LARGEST
146.4 MILLION MANUFACTURE CHRIST THE REDEEMER
HACTARES OF AUTOMOBILES ONE OF THE 7 WONDERS
CONSERVATION UNITS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
A GLOBAL REFERENCE
IN THE PRODUCTION
ONE OF THE OF BIOFUELS WORLD’S LEADING
WORLD’S LARGEST EXPORTER OF IRON,
PETROLIUM RESERVES COFFEE, SOY BEANS,
3RD LARGEST ORANGE JUICE, BEEF,
MANUFACTURER CHICKEN & ETHANOL
OR AIRCRAFT
WORLD’S LARGEST A LARGE # OF
RIVER BASIN ETHNIC GROUPS
HOME OF THE
BRAZIL LARGEST COMERCIAL
FIFA WORLD IN CATTLE HERD
CUP 2014 IN THE WORLD
HOME OF THE
BRIEF PETROBRAS 4TH
2016 OLYMPICS OIL COMPANIES
2ND LARGEST
PRODUCER
36 MILLION OF ETHANOL LARGEST
BRAZILIANS FOOTBALL STADIUM
HAVE RISEN TO A THE MARACANA
HIGHER SICIAL CLASS MOST ACTIVE COUNTRY
IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
CLIMATE CHANGE
LARGEST
13TH LARGEST WORLD’S LARGEST BIODIVERSITY
SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM COUNTRY
IN TO THE WORLD IN THE WORLD

23. REFECERENCES
 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
 WORLD BANK
 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
 CENTRAL BANK OF BRAZIL
 BRAZIALIAN EMBASSY IN INDIA

24. MUITO OBRIGADO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH