Geography Brazil is only slightly smaller than Europe, and there are large differences in landscape and climate from the tropical rainforest around the Amazon over the semi-arid savannas of the Brazilian Plateau to the subtropical grasslands to the south. In many millions. years, there has been calm in the earth’s crust, and the country is… Read More »
We all know the South American country of Brazil from football, the famous beaches such as Copacabana, the characteristic meters high statue of Christ or the Brazilian Carnival. A country that is very popular, because it also has so much to offer. Brazil, for example, is the largest country in South America and it has… Read More »
Subchapters: Basic data Public finances and the state budget Banking system Tax System Basic data The year 2021 brought an economic growth of 4.8% in the BFR, which can be evaluated as a recovery of its economy. The GDP growth forecasts for 2022 were drawn up before the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine and… Read More »
VISAS, ENTRY RULES, CUSTOMS REGULATIONS in Brazil Starting June 7, 2010, Russian citizens visiting Brazil for tourism purposes can enter, leave, transit and stay in Brazil without visas for 90 days for each period of 180 days, counting from the date of first entry. You must have a passport valid for the entire period, enough… Read More »
Before the arrival of Europeans, Brazil was inhabited by Indian tribes of Arawaks and Caribs in the north, Tupi-Guarani – on the east coast and in the Amazon Valley, Ge – in the east and south of the country, Pano – in the west. The first European in Brazil was the Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares… Read More »
By plane There are no direct flights. All flight options from Moscow to Brazil involve a layover in Europe, usually in Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam or London. Together with connections, the flight takes 17 hours. In winter (Brazilian summer) charter direct flights fly. Transport According to Countries in the Box, the most common transport in the… Read More »
Architecture. – In the decade 2004-14 the Brazil experienced a phase of economic growth that created the conditions for urban renewal. Over 80% of Brazilians (160 million people) live in large metropolitan areas that still suffer from the contradictions of a tumultuous, unplanned urbanization process that has generated social imbalances and inequalities. The high density… Read More »
If the presence, up to relatively recent years, of only two schools of architecture (in Rio and Sao Paulo) may have acted as a factor in homogenizing the Brazilian environment, it is also necessary to remember two great differentiating factors: on the one hand the almost continental dimension of the country and the presence of… Read More »
Figurative arts In the last twenty years Brazilian figurative art has been increasingly becoming part of the modern technical, formal and spiritual experiences of Europe, and especially of the “school of Paris”, in an attempt to assimilate those suggestions and teachings that could stimulate the formation of a properly national art. The developments of the… Read More »
Army. – The military organization of Brazil is similar to that of the European standing armies. The supreme command of the land and sea forces rests with the President of the Republic who, however, in peacetime, exercises it through the Minister of War. The general staff of the army with one chief and two sub-chiefs… Read More »
A general judgment on the Brazilian climate is made complex and difficult by the vastness of the territory, which belongs to three different climatic zones and has a great variety of altimetric conditions, so that the distribution of meteorological data according to latitude is altered. It should be added that only a few stations can… Read More »
If during the 1990s the majority of Latin American countries had considerably reduced their military spending, in recent years there has been a progressive increase, with a growth of over 90% in just five years (from 2003 to 2008). mainly in Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil. A large part of this expenditure is earmarked for… Read More »
The Amazon region was inhabited since 9000 BC by communities of farmers, fishermen, hunters and ranchers. In the 15th century. AD there were about four million Indians who lived there. In April 1500 the coasts of Brazil were reached by the Portuguese navigator P. Alvares Cabral, and the region was claimed and obtained by Portugal… Read More »
Brazil’s economy is the leader in Latin America in various economic sectors, such as industrial, agriculture, and exports. In addition, it is a member of the BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), countries considered emerging superpowers. The nation is a member of other important economic forums both regionally and internationally, such is the case of MERCOSUR, UNASUR and CELAC as well as the G20.. Despite its high… Read More »
Background According to ablogtophone, the abbreviation BRICS stands for the first letters of the members of the informal group of states: Brazil, R ussia, I ndia, C hina, S outh Africa In order to have a catchy abbreviation for the three large emerging countries Brazil, India and China as well as for the transition country… Read More »
Country facts Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil License plate: BR ISO-3166: BR, BRA (76) Internet domain:.br Currency: 1 Real (R $) = 100 Centavos Area: 8 515 770 km² Population (2018): 209.5 million Capital: Brasília Official language (s): Portuguese Form of government: Presidential Federal Republic Administrative division: 26 states and federal district of the… Read More »
Rio, the city that lives life all year round, is Brazil’s second largest with about 13 million if you count the entire metropolitan area. The name actually means the January River in Portuguese and was also discovered by Portuguese merchants in the 16th century. The city is divided into four zones and a total of… Read More »