Major Nations in a Global World: Brazil

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A Africa 7, 10, 12, 29, 47 African slave heritage 22, 25, 29, 30, 43–45, 47. See also slavery agricultural commodities 13, 15, 27, 33, 36–38, 39, 39 Amazonas 53, 53 Amazonas Opera Festival 46 Amazonas Philharmonic 46 Amazon rain forest 7, 14, 33, 38, 49, 52–54, 55 Amazon River 7, 52, 52–54 Amazon Theatre (Manaus Opera House) 46 Amerindians 26, 28 ants (içás) 27–28 Aparai tribe 53 architecture 50–51, 53

C Cabral, Fernao 9 Cabral, Pedro Álvares 9–10, 10, 15, 15 cacao 27 Calixto, Benedito 12 Canastra National Park 54 capoeira (martial art) 43, 44, 47 Carajás Mine 38 Carnival 40, 43, 43–44 cassava 26, 26–27 Catalão 53–54 Catholic Church 12, 44, 52 cattle ranching 37 Cerrado savanna 54 children 17–21 China 10 Christianity 12 Christ the Redeemer statue (Rio de Janeiro) 6, 52 churrasco (grilled meat) 28, 30 cities 19–20, 49, 50, 55 climate 49 coffee cultivation 13, 36–38, 37, 39 constitution 11 Copacabana beach (Rio de Janeiro) 35, 51 corn (maize) 26, 30, 33, 36 corruption 22 counter-culture activism 45–46 crime 19

Argentina 36 Awa tribe 53

B Bahia 22, 27, 38

Barra da Tijuca 51, 51–52 beaches 23, 35, 51, 51–52 Bento Gonçalves 55 birth rate 19, 53 black-eyed peas 30 Black River 53 Bonaparte, Napoleon (emperor of France) 13 Boss, Pedro Maria 52 bossa nova 45 Botanical Garden (Rio de Janeiro) 19

D Da Gama, Vasco 10, 15 dance 43, 44, 44–47, 47 deforestation 54 diamonds and gem mining 12

Brasília 49–51, 50 brazilwood 11, 36 Brown, Carlinhos 45 Buddhism 12

Dom João VI (king of Portugal) 13, 13 Dom Pedro I (king of Portugal) 13, 13 Dom Pedro II (king of Portugal) 13–14 drugs 19

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