Chapter 8 Brazil

Where most of Brazil is located

• tropics

• polar region

• tundra

• high mountain areas

Brazil's main export

• coffee

• sugarcane

• ethanol

• soybeans

Largest country in South America

• Cuba

• Portugal

• Brazil

• Russia

Percentage of Brazil's population that was enslaved by 1820

• 33%

• 50%

• 25%

• 2%

Ended slavery in Brazil

• Abraham Lincoln

• Pedro II

• Queen Elizabeth

• Slavery still exists today

Distracted Portuguese from the riches in Brazil for more than 30 years after their arrival

• fighting with natives

• lack of resources

• war with Spain

• colonies and trade in Asia

Claimed Brazil for Portugal

• Pedro Cabral

• Getuillo

• King John III

• Christopher Columbus

Describes the “Brazilian Way”

• controlling, scheming, and calculating

• rude, distant and impolite

• efficient, fast and energetic

• friendly, easygoing and laid back

Major consequence of the construction of the Transamazonica Highway

• damage to the environment

• noise pollution

• road rage

• car accidents

How Brazil got its name

• fruits

• bugs

• trees

• minerals