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In Brazil, premium cuts of meat are very popular that they even have restaurants like Fogo de Chao which have spread their way to America. One of the popular meats is called Picanha which comes from the rump of the cow above a fat cap. They also commonly eat a snack called Pao de Queijo which is flour, eggs, and cheese rolled into smalls balls. For drinking they commonly drink Guarana, a soda made from a fruit freshly produced from the Amazon Rainforest.

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Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest nation in the world. Located at 14.2350 degrees South and 51.9253 degrees west, Brazil borders every country in South America besides Chile and and Ecuador.

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In 1960 Brazil's capital changed from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia; a brand new city in the center of the country. This was done to improve development in the inland of Brazil. Brasilia is located at 15.7975 degrees south and 47.8919 degrees west.

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Brazil is currently in stage 4 of the demographic transition model along with the US and much of Europe. The country stands out due to its fast pace and lack of a good government system during its transition.

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Brazil is considered a "triangle" with a 4500 mile coastline along the Atlantic ocean.

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Major farming products include coffee, sugar, soybeans, beans, and wheat. Brazil's supply for fruits is also very high in which they mainly produce pineapples, papayas, mangoes, avocados, and more.

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Brazil has a humid tropical and subtropical climate except for areas in the northeast that are very dry known as the drought polygon.

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The Portuguese culture is by far one of the biggest influence for Brazil's language, culture, and traditions. An example of their tradition is the Carnvial of Rio de Janeiro. This carnival is a festival held every year before lent and it is considered the biggest carnival in the world, with 2 million people per day on the streets.

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Their folk culture persists of delicious street foods like grilled meats and fried pastries.

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Portuguese is by far the most spoken language with 97.9 percent of their population speaking it. The Portuguese language has experienced many changes since it was first introduced to Brazil in the 16th century. English is widely spoken too but as a secondary language that is learned through schools; 3 percent out of the 5 percent that speak a secondary language speak English.

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Push Factors:
-Drought
-Poor standard of living
-Bad government

Pull Factors:
-Cheap land
-Iron ore and industry
-Free areas of land offered by the government

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The Catholic religion leads more than half of Brazil's population with 65 percent of them being one. Then followed by Protestant with 22 percent, Atheist with 8 percent, and then Spiritist with 2 percent. Catholic has been around since the 16 century which was introduced by the Native Brazilians through Jesuit missionaries.

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Brazil is made up of people from many different regions that include Italians, Spaniards, Germans, Lebanese, and Japanese. Brazil has the largest population of Portuguese people, larger than Portugal, the largest population of Italians outside of Italy, and the second amount of Spaniards behind Spain.

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The conflicts in Brazil are very rare. The last conflict was on September 7, 1872, where Prince Dom Pedro declared independence from Portugal, founding the Empire of Brazil, and starting a 2 year war between them.

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Brazil have not gone through any border changes ever since their independence nor do they have any current conflicts with other countries at the moment.

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The government in Brazil is a federal presidential constitutional republic, which is based off of a democracy. The government has 3 branches; judicial, executive, and legislative. Currently, Jair Bolsonaro stands at the president spot and he is the 38th president of the country.

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There is one megacity/metacity in Brazil which is Sao Paulo with 22.4 million inhabitants. There are no world cities.

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Brazil has many different sports teams with Soccer being the leading sport in the country. Their major soccer league consists of 20 teams with the top 3 being Corinthians, Atletico Mineiro, and Sao Paulo.

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Brazil are apart of a couple corporations like Organization of American States, Union of South American Nations, and Forum of East Asia-Latin America Coorporation.

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In 2021, the overall gender gap index score in Brazil amounted to 0.695, which shows and average gender gap of around 30 percent. This means woman are 30 percent less likely to have the same opportunities as men.

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Brazil is in the high human development category with a HDI of 0.765. They are positioned at 84 out of the 189 countries.

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Brazils main sector is the tertiary sector with a percentage of 62.92, followed by the secondary sector with 17.65 percent, and next agriculture with 5.91 percent. They primarily work in agriculture and food production with their main products including soybeans, beef, and coffee.

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Issues in Brazil include deforestation, illegal wildlife trade, illegal poaching, air, land degradation, and water pollution caused by mining activities, wetland degradation, pesticide use and severe oil spills. These all mainly happen because of their good amount of people in the primary sector.

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The country currently stands as a semi periphery country since it has areas in which poverty is very high alongside a internal economy and industrial sector.

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This country is filled with a huge dose of history, culture, religion, and they are very good at sports too. With fascinating people, plants, and animals this country is the home to the beautiful Amazon Rainforest and its very nice tropical beaches. Brazil is one of the most fascinating tourist destinations for travelers.

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COVID-19 is still very bad in Brazil. Even if you are up to date with your vaccines, their still is a high risk of you getting and spreading it.

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