BrazilianEnglishIntroductionCourseware•Brazil'sHistory•Brazil'sGeography•Brazil'sCulture•Brazil'sEconomy•Brazil'sPoliticscontents目录01Brazil'sHistoryEarlyHistoryFirstInhabitantsThefirstinhabitantsofBrazilweretheTupipeople,whomigratedtotheregionfromtheAmazonRiverDiscoveryandConquestThePortuguesediscoveredBrazilin1500,whenPedroÁlvaresCabrallandedonthecoastThecountrywasthenrequestedandconsolidatedbythePortugueseNativePeopleTheTupipeoplewereinitiallyfriendlytothePortugal,butlaterconflictsbrokeoutThenativepeopleweremarginalizedandtheirculturewassuppressedColonialPeriod要点一要点二要点三ColonialismAfricanSlaveryIndependenceMovementsDuringthecolonialperiod,BrazilwasaPortuguesecolonyThePortuguesecontrolledallaspectsoflifeinBrazil,includingpolitics,economy,andcultureThePortuguesebloomAfricanslidestoBraziltoworkonBythe18thcentury,thereweregrowingindependenceplantationsThispracticemovementsinBrazilThecontinueduntilthe19thcenturymovementwasledbyfiguressuchasJoséBonifáciodeAndradaeSilvaandDomPedroIIndependenceandModernHistoryDeclarationofIndependence20thCenturyRecentHistoryOnSeptember7,1822,BrazildeclareditsindependencefromPortugalThiswasfollowedbyacivilwarthatlastuntil1840Inthe20thcentury,BrazilianexperiencedperiodsofmilitaryrulesandcivilgovernmentsThecountry'seconomyisveryInrecentyears,BrazilhasexperiencedeconomicgrowthandpoliticalstabilityHowever,issuessuchaspower,socialinequality,andcorruptionremainvalidinsomeregionsofthecountrysignificantduringthisperiod,butsocialandpoliticalissuesremain02Brazil'sGeographyTheAmazonRainforestThelargestrainfallintheworldRichbiodiversityThreatstotherainTheAmazonRainforestislocatedinthenorthernpartofBrazilandextendsintoseveralotherTheAmazonRainforestishometoanincreasinglydiverserangeofplantandanimalspecifications,manyofwhicharefoundTheAmazonRainforestisunderthreatfromdefenseandillegallogging,whichareputtingpressureonthedeleteecosystemDeforestationisleadingtoalossofbiodiversity,soilerosion,andclimatechangecountriesItisthelargesttropicalrainintheworld,coveringanareaofover2.1millionsquaremileselsewhereelseintheworldItisconsideredoneofthemostbiologicplacesonEarthTheBrazilianHighlandsTheBrazilianHighlandsareavastregionlocatedinthecenterofBrazilTheyaremadeupofaseriesofplateausandmountainsthatrangefrom1000to3000feetabovesealevelTheBrazilianHighlandsareknownfortheiruniquegeographicalfeatures,includingthepresenceoflargeigneousrocksandfoldedmountainsThesefeatureshavemadetheareaapopulardestinationforgeologistsandtouristsalikeTheBrazilianHighlandsarealsohometoavarietyofplantandanimalspecifications,manyofwhichareessentialtotheregionBrazil'sCoastlinesExtendedcoastlineBrazilhasover4000milesofcoastlinealongtheAtlanticOcean,makingitoneofthecountrieswiththelongestcoastlineintheworldRichmarinebiodiversityThewatersoffthecoastofBrazilarehometoadiversearrayofmarinelife,includingcorereefs,Dolphins,Whales,andmanyspecificationsoffishTourismandrecoveryBrazil'scoastlinesareapopulardestinationfortouristsandlocalalike,whocametoenjoyactivitiessuchasswimming,surfing,andfishingThebeatsofBrazilalsohostanumberofculturaleventsandfestivalsthroughouttheyear03Brazil'sCultureTheBrazilianPeopleTheBrazilianpeopleareadiverseandmulticulturalgroup,withdiverseethicalandculturalinfluencesThemainethicalgroupsincludePortugal,African,IndianAmerican,andItalian,amongothersBraziliansareknow...
