Latin America / Brazil

What granted Portugal the control over what is present day Brazil?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Lisbon

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Paris

The 1st Portuguese to arrive in Brazil were in search of what?

• Copper & Silver

• Oil & Natural Gas

• Gold & Oil

• Gold & Silver

Portuguese cleared out rainforests within Brazil to build what?

• Cotton Plantations

• Oil Drilling

• Sugar Plantations

• Major Cities

After the native peoples died of diseases by the Portuguese, they brought in who to work on their plantations?

• African Slaves

• European Workers

• American Slaves

• They worked on them themselves

What did the people of Brazil do to gain their independence from Portugal?

• Declared War

• Fought a Slave Revolt

• Signed a Petition

• Went on Strike

There were once millions of natives who populated the rainforests of Brazil. Today, there is only about how many people populated the rainforests?

• 800,000

• 200,000

• 50,000

• 500,000

Brazil is home to the largest population of who outside of their country?

• German

• Spanish

• American

• Japanese

Oscar Niemeyer, a Brazilian architect, was brought in to build up the which city in Brazil to try and bring in more people to Brazil's interior?

• Rio de Janeiro

• Sau Paulo

• Brasilia

• Salvador

Brazil is considered one of the most industrialized countries in South America. They have one of the largest what plants in the region here?

• Tin

• Steel

• Tungsten

• Iron

There has been a huge increase in urbanization throughout Brazil. More than what % of people were living in cities by 1995?

• 80%

• 50%

• 75%

• 95%