Braxil - Gography and Culture

Brazil

Geography & Culture

Brazil has a rich culture and amazing geography features. Brazil is one of the largest and most populous countries in the world. It is one of the biggest countries in South America, its capital is Brasilia, and its largest city is Sao Paulo. Brazil has amazing geographic features, Sugar loaf Mountain in the city Rio de Janeiro, also the formations of limestone in the state of Minas Gerais. During the colonial period (1500-1822) a transfer of Portuguese traditions came to Brazil, under the influence of the Roman Catholic Church. Architecture was one of the earliest art forms to develop in Brazil primarily from European and African influences. After there independence in 1822, the upper class refused to believe in there Portuguese inheritance and searched for other models elsewhere.

Brazil occupies a very large area along the eastern coast of South America; it also contains most of the inner land region. The north area of the country contains most of the Amazon basin and 45 percent of the national territory. The mainly upland region of the south east is the economic core of the nation; Brazil's two largest cities Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are located there. The center west is land locked and contains only a thin portion of the population, the national capital; Brasilia is located there.

There are two geographic features that dominate the area of Brazil. The Amazon basin which spans the width of northern Brazil. The Amazon basin is essentially a huge drainage are that contains the world largest river and the world's largest tropical rain forest. The Brazilian highlands is the second feature, it is an extensive highland plateau which covers most of the south and southeast. The highlands are an eroded plateau covered with irregular mountains which are crossed by river valleys. The highlands separate Brazil's inner regions to the Uruguayan border in the south.

The equator passes through northern Brazil, running next to the Amazon River. Because of its low elevation and equatorial location the Amazon region has a climate with substantial rainfall and high temperatures. Towards the south the temperature becomes more moderate. The state of Rio Grande do Sul in the south exhibits a more temperate climate, with weather patterns resembling the southern United States. The rainfall in Brazil is quite plentiful except in the semiarid region of the Northeast called sertao that is subject to occasional droughts.

Brazil has rich deposits of plant and mineral resources that have not been discovered. It holds some of the world's largest deposits of other minerals, including copper and gold. Even