Brazil is the largest country in South America, known for its massive Amazon River which contains one-fifth of the world's fresh water. The economy relies on agriculture, mining, and forestry, though many Brazilians live in extreme poverty in favelas or slums that lack basic services. With over 200 million people, Brazil has a predominantly Portuguese-influenced culture and the majority speak Portuguese.

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2. Brazil
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Mr. Raponi

3. Brazil is very large, the
Land of Brazil
__________________
largest country in the
world and is the largest
country in South America.
As a matter of fact, Brazil
makes up almost
_____________ of the
continent of South
America.
Due to its size, Brazil has
many different types of
landforms and climates.

4. A Mighty River The ___________________
is the world’s second
longest river, winding for
4,000 miles!
While it is not the longest, it
is the
___________________
river in the world.
The river ranges in width
from 1 mile wide, up to 30
miles wide at certain times
of the year and contains
______________ of the
world’s fresh water!

5. On its journey from the
More River
____________________
mountains in the west to
where it empties into the
Atlantic Ocean in the east,
the Amazon drains from a
flat __________________,
a low area surrounded by
higher land.
In the Amazon Basin,
rainfall can be up to 120”
per year and help to
support thick rainforests
that the Brazilians call the
__________________.

6. Agriculture, mining, and
Economy of forests have been important
Brazil for centuries.
___________________ dig
for minerals such as bauxite,
tin, and iron ore.
____________________
companies harvest
mahogany and other woods
from rainforests.
Farmers use cleared lands to
grow soybeans, tobacco, as
well as raising cattle.

7. Economic Brazil’s economy has
brought wealth to many
Challenges Brazilians. However, as
many as 20% of Brazil’s
people live in extreme
_________________.
Many Brazilians live in
___________________,
very poor slum areas.
The people live in small
shacks with neither
running water or sewage
systems.

8. Favela in Rio de Janeiro

9. Population With close to _________
million people, Brazil has the
largest population of all of the
Latin American nations, and is
the fifth most populated
country in the world.
Brazil’s culture is largely
________________________
as Brazil was a
__________________,
overseas territory, of the
country for hundreds of years.
Almost all of the people
speak a _________________,
local form of a language, of
Portuguese.

10. Native Americans were the first
Influences of people to live in Brazil.
In the 1500s, the Portuguese
History forced Native Americans to
work on
_______________________,
large farms that grow crops for
money.
Early Portuguese began
bringing people from Africa to
work as slaves and this
continued for three centuries
until slavery was
banned in _____________.
Many Africans remained in
Brazil and contributed many
aspects of today’s Brazilian
culture!

11. Brazil’s major cities are located
Cities in the South.
The two most populated
cities are _________________,
with 18.5 million people.
The second largest city,
________________________,
used to be the capital of the
country.
In 1960, Brazil moved its
capital 600 miles inland to the
newly built and current capital,
________________________.

12. Brazil declared
Independence independence from
Portugal in _____________.
After being ruled by
emperors and dictators,
Brazil then became a
______________________.
They take voting very
seriously in Brazil, people
from the ages of 18-70 are
required to vote.
Brazil is broken down into
26 state governments.

13. Brazil is famous for
Culture
__________________,
a festival celebrated
just before the
beginning of Lent, the
Christian holy season
that comes before
__________________.
The most spectacular
carnival is held each
year in Rio de Janeiro
and includes music,
parties, and parades.