Brazil

Brazil
=__//**Task 1: Country Fact file**//__= //**Capital:**// Brasilia //**Total Area:**// 8,514,877 sq km //**Population:**// 203,429,773 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: //**Language:**// Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language) //note:// less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages

TASK 2 - LOCATION AND CLIMATE ZONE
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Task 3 : Economic production :
26% (2008) textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment
 * What is the GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)?
 * $2.172 trillion (2010 est.)
 * How does this compare with the rest of the world?
 * Brazil has the 9th largest economy based on ( GDB )
 * What is the GDP per capita?
 * $10,800 (2010 est.)
 * How does this compare with the rest of the world?
 * Brazil ranks 102nd
 * What is the unemployment rate?
 * 6.7% (2010 est.)
 * What is the percentage of People below the poverty line?
 * What are this country's main agricultural products?
 * coffee, soybean , wheat , rice , corn , sugarcane , cacao , citrus , beef.
 * What are this country's main industries?
 * Export partners?
 * China 15.2%, US 9.6%, Argentina 9.2%, Netherlands 5.1%, Germany 4% (2010)
 * Imports partners?
 * US 15%, China 14.1%, Argentina 7.9%, Germany 6.9%, South Korea 4.6% (2010)

What is the total population of this country? What is the average life expectancy? How many children is a woman expected to have in this country? (This is the Total Fertility Rate.) Child Mortality
 * //201,103,000 is the population (2010 data)//
 * //72 years (2010 data)//
 * //2.2 is the total fertility rate (2010 data)//
 * 22 children out of 1,000.



__It was not so long ago that Brazilians would have thought twice about protesting, after two decades of suppression by the ruling military regime. Now, 26 years of democracy has given birth to a more vocal, tech-savvy generation of Brazilians capable of gathering impressive numbers of like minded people using social media such as Facebook and Twitter.__ __There has, however, been some criticism of the protests, particularly by those saying that the anti-corruption movement is not focused enough and is unlikely ever to bring tangible change to the country’s political landscape.__
 * __Task 5, What is it like to live there?__**
 * __New Events: Protesting, and Richest Man in Brazil.__**
 * Eike Batista, Brazil's richest man, wants to help Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn (2354.TW) with its plans to produce Apple products such as the i-Pad in the country, the latest twist in a much-hyped deal that could be worth up to $12 billion.**

__**Task 6**: Environmental__ Air Pollution Climate Change Burden of Disease
 * Overall score**: 63.4
 * Ranking**: 62
 * The Biggest concerns are:**

Summary: This article discusses Tuberculosis, a huge problem in Brazil. Brazil counts for 31% of all cases of TB in Latin America. In four years, the budget for dealing with TB has more than doubled. In only four years. It also disscuses HIV, another major issue in Brazil. 40% of TB found in B.

Brazil is from Sao Paulo and RIo de Jenero. Malaria and Diarrhea are also large disease problems in Brazil. Location of Brazil Title of Article: Air Pollution in Brazil Publication: USAid Author: Sapa Date Published: May 2009 URL: []

Task 7: Education
What percentage of the GDP is spent on education? //5.08% of the GDP//

What does this compare to the rest of the world? //It is the 55th in the world//

What percentage of the population is literate? //88.6% of the people//

Is there a major difference between males and females? //No there is only a 0.4% difference//

How many years is a person expected to attend school? //14 years//

Is there a difference between males and females? //No there is no difference.//

=**__//Task 8: Gender Equality//__**= The FT’s annual ranking of the top 50 women in world business, published in November 2010, included 12 women from the Bric countries. 60 (30%) are above average