Brazil Information
This is information on Brazil and the area we will visit as shared by our
host team.
Summarized information on Brazil, Paraná and our Rotary.
Brazil is located in South America and it was a former Portuguese colony. It became independent in 1822.
Brazil occupies nearly 50% of the South American continent and has an area of 8,511,965 sq.km. It is the fifth largest country in the world with a population of over 170 million inhabitants, out of which 63% are under the age of 29.
There are three basic racial sources for the Brazilian people. To the original inhabitants (American Indians) were added successive waves of Europeans (Portuguese, Italians, Spanish, Germans, Poles, Russians) and Africans. The racial mixing went on as Brazil began, at the end of the 19th century to receive increasing numbers of immigrants from all over the world. Portugal remained the single most important source of migrants, with Italy second, followed by Lebanon. In the first half of the 20th century, due to war or economic pressures, sizable contingents of immigrants came to Brazil from parts of western, central and eastern Europe. There was also a trend of Japanese migration from 1908 onwards and today Brazilians of Japanese descent are the largest such group outside Japan.
Brazil is a democratic country and it guarantees absolute freedom of religion. Most of the Brazilians are Christians, predominantly Roman Catholics. The official language is Portuguese. Brazil holds democratic elections for president, senators, representatives, state governors and legislators, mayors and municipal counselors. Brazil is the world leader in electronic online voting. (100 million voters)
Around 58% of Brazil is covered with forests, which include the largest rain forest in the world, located in the Amazon River basin, 22% pasture, 6% crops and 14% other use. The country has eight river systems, which carry approximately 20% of the world’s fresh water.
Brazil is known to possess extremely rich mineral deposits and produces 90% of the world’s
supply of gems, such as diamonds, aquamarines, topazes, amethysts, tourmalines and emeralds.
Here is a list of Brazil’s main products: cars, tractors, motor bikes, bicycles, aircraft, soybeans, rice, beans, wheat, other cereals, coffee, cocoa, tea, cotton, oranges, apples, mangoes, pineapple, bananas, grapes, cashew, other fruits, nuts, beef, milk, wine, rum-cachaça, beer, whisky, household appliances, hydroelectric power engines, iron ore, manganese, nickel, orange juice, phosphates, platinum, processed food, quartz crystals, rubber, shoes, silver, steel, sugar, textiles, timber, furniture, tin, titanium, uranium and zinc.
Ninety percent of the country is within the tropical zone but more than 60% of the people live in areas where altitude, sea winds, or cold polar fronts moderate the temperature. There are five climatic regions in Brazil: equatorial, tropical, semi-arid, highland tropical and subtropical. In the southern Brazilian cities, in the winter, the temperature can fall below freezing and frost can occur with some frequency.
Brazil has many festivals but the most impressive is the carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro that lasts two days. It is one of the most extraordinary shows on earth. Brazil has a beautiful landscape, with approximately 7.000 kms of coastline with lovely beaches and sunshine all the year round. About 20 million Brazilians, in the summer, go to its beaches to enjoy the sun and the sea. Brazil has poor people and poor areas, but at the same time the country has many areas which are well developed with excellent houses, modern buildings and skyscrapers, hospitals, schools, universities, hotels, restaurants, clubs, resorts, highways, airways and institutions. Brazil has many big cities and Sao Paulo( about 11 million inhabitants) and Rio de Janeiro (about 6 million inhabitants) are the two biggest. The country has very good professionals in every area. There are excellent doctors, professors, entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, architects and so forth. Brazilians are also good in several kinds of sports but they are most outstanding in soccer and the country has been the champion of the World Cup 5 times. One of the main features of the Brazilian people is the mixing of the races and the harmony and total integration with which all people of different ethnic backgrounds live together. Brazilian people are warm, fun loving, care free, and friendly.
Our state is Parana, and it is located in the south of Brazil next to Sao Paulo State. The total area of our state is 199,554 square kilometers. Parana is a very beautiful state with a lot of greenery, farms, unspoiled islands, a huge coastal mountain range, some mysterious sandstone formations, wonderful coastline with beautiful beaches, the biggest hydroelectric plant in the world and has one of the wonders of the universe which is IGUAÇU FALLS. Our history was built by the people who came from all over the world, predominantly from Europe, to cultivate the land until it yielded coffee, wheat, soybean, cotton etc…. Soon the original settlements turned into today’s big cities like Curitiba our capital, with a population of around 1,600,000 inhabitants and LONDRINA, which is in our district 4710 with a population of about 500,000 inhabitants. Our economy today is well diversified with well-developed agriculture, livestock, industries, commerce and services. We are now the country’s largest grain producer, it’s fourth largest exporter, and is fifth highest among Brazil’s 27 states.
In Brazil we have 38 Rotary Districts, with 51,280 Rotarians, 2316 clubs, 713 Rotaract Clubs and 675 Interact Clubs.
The State of Parana is divided in four Rotary Districts, ours is 4710, which is located in the northern part of the state. The greatest distance between one end of the district to the other is about 250 kms. Our main city Londrina is about an hour’s flight from Sao Paulo city.
host team.
Summarized information on Brazil, Paraná and our Rotary.
Brazil is located in South America and it was a former Portuguese colony. It became independent in 1822.
Brazil occupies nearly 50% of the South American continent and has an area of 8,511,965 sq.km. It is the fifth largest country in the world with a population of over 170 million inhabitants, out of which 63% are under the age of 29.
There are three basic racial sources for the Brazilian people. To the original inhabitants (American Indians) were added successive waves of Europeans (Portuguese, Italians, Spanish, Germans, Poles, Russians) and Africans. The racial mixing went on as Brazil began, at the end of the 19th century to receive increasing numbers of immigrants from all over the world. Portugal remained the single most important source of migrants, with Italy second, followed by Lebanon. In the first half of the 20th century, due to war or economic pressures, sizable contingents of immigrants came to Brazil from parts of western, central and eastern Europe. There was also a trend of Japanese migration from 1908 onwards and today Brazilians of Japanese descent are the largest such group outside Japan.
Brazil is a democratic country and it guarantees absolute freedom of religion. Most of the Brazilians are Christians, predominantly Roman Catholics. The official language is Portuguese. Brazil holds democratic elections for president, senators, representatives, state governors and legislators, mayors and municipal counselors. Brazil is the world leader in electronic online voting. (100 million voters)
Around 58% of Brazil is covered with forests, which include the largest rain forest in the world, located in the Amazon River basin, 22% pasture, 6% crops and 14% other use. The country has eight river systems, which carry approximately 20% of the world’s fresh water.
Brazil is known to possess extremely rich mineral deposits and produces 90% of the world’s
supply of gems, such as diamonds, aquamarines, topazes, amethysts, tourmalines and emeralds.
Here is a list of Brazil’s main products: cars, tractors, motor bikes, bicycles, aircraft, soybeans, rice, beans, wheat, other cereals, coffee, cocoa, tea, cotton, oranges, apples, mangoes, pineapple, bananas, grapes, cashew, other fruits, nuts, beef, milk, wine, rum-cachaça, beer, whisky, household appliances, hydroelectric power engines, iron ore, manganese, nickel, orange juice, phosphates, platinum, processed food, quartz crystals, rubber, shoes, silver, steel, sugar, textiles, timber, furniture, tin, titanium, uranium and zinc.
Ninety percent of the country is within the tropical zone but more than 60% of the people live in areas where altitude, sea winds, or cold polar fronts moderate the temperature. There are five climatic regions in Brazil: equatorial, tropical, semi-arid, highland tropical and subtropical. In the southern Brazilian cities, in the winter, the temperature can fall below freezing and frost can occur with some frequency.
Brazil has many festivals but the most impressive is the carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro that lasts two days. It is one of the most extraordinary shows on earth. Brazil has a beautiful landscape, with approximately 7.000 kms of coastline with lovely beaches and sunshine all the year round. About 20 million Brazilians, in the summer, go to its beaches to enjoy the sun and the sea. Brazil has poor people and poor areas, but at the same time the country has many areas which are well developed with excellent houses, modern buildings and skyscrapers, hospitals, schools, universities, hotels, restaurants, clubs, resorts, highways, airways and institutions. Brazil has many big cities and Sao Paulo( about 11 million inhabitants) and Rio de Janeiro (about 6 million inhabitants) are the two biggest. The country has very good professionals in every area. There are excellent doctors, professors, entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, architects and so forth. Brazilians are also good in several kinds of sports but they are most outstanding in soccer and the country has been the champion of the World Cup 5 times. One of the main features of the Brazilian people is the mixing of the races and the harmony and total integration with which all people of different ethnic backgrounds live together. Brazilian people are warm, fun loving, care free, and friendly.
Our state is Parana, and it is located in the south of Brazil next to Sao Paulo State. The total area of our state is 199,554 square kilometers. Parana is a very beautiful state with a lot of greenery, farms, unspoiled islands, a huge coastal mountain range, some mysterious sandstone formations, wonderful coastline with beautiful beaches, the biggest hydroelectric plant in the world and has one of the wonders of the universe which is IGUAÇU FALLS. Our history was built by the people who came from all over the world, predominantly from Europe, to cultivate the land until it yielded coffee, wheat, soybean, cotton etc…. Soon the original settlements turned into today’s big cities like Curitiba our capital, with a population of around 1,600,000 inhabitants and LONDRINA, which is in our district 4710 with a population of about 500,000 inhabitants. Our economy today is well diversified with well-developed agriculture, livestock, industries, commerce and services. We are now the country’s largest grain producer, it’s fourth largest exporter, and is fifth highest among Brazil’s 27 states.
In Brazil we have 38 Rotary Districts, with 51,280 Rotarians, 2316 clubs, 713 Rotaract Clubs and 675 Interact Clubs.
The State of Parana is divided in four Rotary Districts, ours is 4710, which is located in the northern part of the state. The greatest distance between one end of the district to the other is about 250 kms. Our main city Londrina is about an hour’s flight from Sao Paulo city.
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