Brazil

=//Brazil //= = Task 1 = // Capital: // //Brasilia //

// Population: // // 203,429,773 (July 2011 est.) // // Language: // //Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language) //

// Total Area: // //8,514,877 sq km //

= //Task2-Location and Climate Zone // =

This image is a photo shot from Google Earth.



=TASK 3 - ECONOMIC PRODUCTION.=

$2.021 trillion (2009 est.) $2.034 trillion (2008 est.) //note:// data are in 2010 US dollars

$10,200 (2009 est.) $10,400 (2008 est.) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">//note:// <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">data are in 2010 US dollars

TASK 4: POPULATION SIZE, SHAPE AND LIFE EXPECTANCY
201,103,000 (2010) 72 (2010) 2.2 (2010)
 * Total Population:**
 * Average Life Expectancy:**
 * Total Fertility Rate**



= **__ What it's like to live there? __** =

**__THE CORRUPTION PROTESTS__** But political commentator Eliane Cantanhede says that no matter what happens, the anti-corruption protests should continue: “We spent many years complaining about how passive Brazilians are [politically], and now people are finally mobilizing, we should applaud that. But now people have started saying that it’s all for nothing,” she said, speaking to Globo TV News.

“I disagree. 20,000 people out in Brasília on a sunny national holiday is an extremely important political demonstration. Look at the // Ficha Limpa // project. Things are now happening and citizens should play their part in demanding an end to corruption,” she continued. “You’re not going to see an end to it, but you can improve things a great deal.”

http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/front-page/brazil-anti-corruption-protests-stay-active/

MY Thoughts: There has been a lot of corruption in the Brazilian government and I think it's great that the people can have there say without having to worry about guns or an army to stop protests.

**__ The illegal deforestation __** Despite their “untouchable” status, even protected areas have seen devastating losses from illegal logging: the // Bom Futuro // (Good Future) National Park in Rondônia state is reported to have lost 27 percent of its total forest area. Pará state has borne the brunt of much of the illegal logging, with Amazon Environment Institute<span style="color: #29568f; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Imazon reporting up to 65 percent of logging carried out there as illegal.

http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/front-page/amazon-deforestation-in-brazil-up-127-percent/

__**Is the minimum wage rising?**__ RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The national minimum wage in Brazil will top R$800 per month by 2015, according to predictions by a federal budget proposal unveiled recently. Presenting the proposal to Congress, the Joint Budget Committee said that the minimum wage in Brazil in 2015 would reach R$817.97, an increase of fifty percent.

The current minimum wage is R$545, paid thirteen times a year, and is already slated to rise fourteen percent in 2012. Earlier this year a mechanism based on GDP performance and <span style="color: #29568f; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">inflation was approved for indexing the rate up to 2015.

http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/front-page/brazil-minimum-wage-may-top-r800-by-2015/

MY Thoughts: There has been a lot of corruption in the Brazilian government and I think it's great that the people can have there say without having to worry about guns or an army to stop protests. The illegal deforestation is unforgivable and will not be ignored. The minimum wage rising thats probably a good thing but who knows in the end?

Planning Minister Miriam Belchior unveiled predictions of a R$817.97 minimum wage for Brazilians by 2015, photo by José Cruz/ABr.

TASK 7: EDUCATION
What percentage of the GDP is spent on education? 5.08% of GDP (2007) How does this compare with the rest of the world? Brazil is rank 55 What percentage of the population is literate? 88.6% Is there a major difference in rates of literacy between male and female? There is no major difference the female 0.4% more than male How many years is a person expected to attend school? <span style="color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: middle;"> total: <span class="category_data" style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">14 years Is there a difference between males and females? there is no difference between males and females