A brief history:
Brazil was officially "discovered" in 1500, when a fleet commanded by Portuguese diplomat Pedro Álvares Cabral, on its way to India, landed in Porto Seguro, between Salvador and Rio de Janeiro. (There is, however, strong evidence that other Portuguese adventurers preceded him. Duarte Pacheco Pereira, in his book De Situ Orbis, tells of being in Brazil in 1498, sent by King Manuel of Portugal.)
Brazil was officially "discovered" in 1500, when a fleet commanded by Portuguese diplomat Pedro Álvares Cabral, on its way to India, landed in Porto Seguro, between Salvador and Rio de Janeiro. (There is, however, strong evidence that other Portuguese adventurers preceded him. Duarte Pacheco Pereira, in his book De Situ Orbis, tells of being in Brazil in 1498, sent by King Manuel of Portugal.)
Currents News
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The current president of Brazil is Dilma Rousseff
Demographics:
Population: 201,009,622
Primary Language: Portuguese
Median Age:
total: 30.7 years
male: 29.9 years
female: 31.5 years
Primary Religions: Catholicism and Protestantism
Life expectancy: 73.44 years
Education Levels: http://www.oecd.org/edu/Brazil_EAG2013%20Country%20Note.pdf
Population: 201,009,622
Primary Language: Portuguese
Median Age:
total: 30.7 years
male: 29.9 years
female: 31.5 years
Primary Religions: Catholicism and Protestantism
Life expectancy: 73.44 years
Education Levels: http://www.oecd.org/edu/Brazil_EAG2013%20Country%20Note.pdf
The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Brazil was last recorded at 10263.89 US dollars in 2012, when adjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP). The GDP per Capita, in Brazil, when adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity is equivalent to 47 percent of the world's average. GDP per capita PPP in Brazil averaged 7985.58 USD from 1980 until 2012, reaching an all time high of 10264.01 USD in 2011 and a record low of 6557.05 USD in 1983. GDP per capita PPP in Brazil is reported by the World Bank.
Imports:
Cars, vehicle parts, refined petroleum, crude petroleum, and petroleum gas.
Exports:
Iron ore, cars, raw sugar, crude petroleum, soybeans, coffee, poultry meat, and fruit juice.
Import and export partners:
China, Japan, Argentina, United States, Mexico, Canada, Chile, France, Russia, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Nigeria and Argentina
Imports:
Cars, vehicle parts, refined petroleum, crude petroleum, and petroleum gas.
Exports:
Iron ore, cars, raw sugar, crude petroleum, soybeans, coffee, poultry meat, and fruit juice.
Import and export partners:
China, Japan, Argentina, United States, Mexico, Canada, Chile, France, Russia, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Nigeria and Argentina
Sources Cited:
http://atlas.media.mit.edu/profile/country/bra/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Brazil
http://atlas.media.mit.edu/profile/country/bra/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Brazil