The Federative Republic of Brazil or Brazil as it is also known is a country in South America, which has a population of 190,732,694 people according to the 2010 census (IBGE 2014). Brazil is the largest country in South America, occupying 47.3% of continental South America and has the world’s fifth highest population for any country. It also has the world’s fifth largest geographical area for a country (Philander 2012). Because of its size, Brazil shares a border with all of the countries in South America with the exception of Chile and Ecuador. Of all the countries in the America’s, only Brazil has Portuguese as its official language.
Before being explored by Europeans, the population of Brazil was made up of tribes that were independent of each other. The coming of the Portuguese in 1500 led by Pedro Álvares Cabral …show more content…
Indigenous people, colonialists, slaves and immigrants all contributed towards the creation of the very diverse culture that Brazilians have today. Brazil’s culture is comprised of cultures like European, Asian, African and native Brazilian and is as rich as the different locations that all its contributors came from. As is the language, most of Brazil’s culture came from the Portuguese due to the hundreds of years that Brazil was a colony. Architecture, Catholicism, and the Portuguese language are all results of the colonization. The traditions of Native Americans, Immigrants and those of the African slaves also contributed towards Brazil’s culture (Encarta 2009). The food, music and religion was also shaped by the traditions of Africans and the indigenous people (Freyre 1986). Brazil is known for the samba dance and its carnivals, which are famous world over. The carnivals are popular with tourists and millions of them visit Brazil every year to sample the culture. Brazil has many different genres of music. Samba, Choro, Bossa Nova, and sertanejo are some of the most popular
Before being explored by Europeans, the population of Brazil was made up of tribes that were independent of each other. The coming of the Portuguese in 1500 led by Pedro Álvares Cabral …show more content…
Indigenous people, colonialists, slaves and immigrants all contributed towards the creation of the very diverse culture that Brazilians have today. Brazil’s culture is comprised of cultures like European, Asian, African and native Brazilian and is as rich as the different locations that all its contributors came from. As is the language, most of Brazil’s culture came from the Portuguese due to the hundreds of years that Brazil was a colony. Architecture, Catholicism, and the Portuguese language are all results of the colonization. The traditions of Native Americans, Immigrants and those of the African slaves also contributed towards Brazil’s culture (Encarta 2009). The food, music and religion was also shaped by the traditions of Africans and the indigenous people (Freyre 1986). Brazil is known for the samba dance and its carnivals, which are famous world over. The carnivals are popular with tourists and millions of them visit Brazil every year to sample the culture. Brazil has many different genres of music. Samba, Choro, Bossa Nova, and sertanejo are some of the most popular