countries sample

Brazil: 

Brazil By Mrs. Coxson

Brazil: 

Brazil

Geography: 

Geography

Cities: 

Cities Capital – Brasilia Other Major cities Belém Manaus Fortaleza Recife Rio de Janeiro Curitiba Porto Alegre São Paulo

Surroundings: 

Surroundings Atlantic Ocean Uruguay Argentina Paraguay Bolivia Peru Columbia Venezuela Guyana Surinam French Guiana

Rivers: 

Rivers Amazon Xingu Tocantins Paranaiba Guaporé Madeira Juruá Rio Branco

Lakes: 

Lakes None

Mountains: 

Mountains Brazilian Highlands Serra do Mar

Other features: 

Other features Rain Forest Iguaçu Falls

History: 

History

First people: 

First people Guarani and Tupinamba Indians Lived in Brazil when Portuguese came Gathered fruits and grew crops Cassava was their most important crop

Conquerors/discoverers: 

Conquerors/discoverers Portuguese claimed Brazil for Portugal Lead by Pedro Alvares Cabral April 22, 1500 Peaceful takeover, enslaved Indians

Independence: 

Independence September 7, 1822 From Portugal 1st ruler was son of Portuguese ruler

Important events: 

Important events 1500 – Portuguese landed in Brazil 1630 Dutch invaded 1808-1821 Portuguese royal family ruled from Rio de Janeiro 1822 – Independence 1888 Slavery abolished 1889 – Brazil proclaimed itself a republic 1917 – declared war on Germany 1942 –declared war on Axic 1945 – Joined UN 1946 – New constitution 1960 – Capital moved to Brazilia 1964 – military control of government 1985 – government returned to civilian control

Culture: 

Culture

People: 

People

Native costume: 

Native costume

Holidays: 

Holidays Carnival Catholic Holidays

Special Customs: 

Special Customs Soccer

Works cited: 

Works cited www.worldbookonline.com www.encarta.msn.com