Politics of Brazil

importance, especially in Brazil. In “Black in Latin America,” Henry Louis Gates goes on to explore the African culture found throughout Brazil’s cities, and in doing this, it was found that the identity of Brazil is based from ideas and characteristics developed through the hybridization of African and European culture. From Salvador to Rio de Janeiro, African culture emanates through everyday life. This is shown through the music, dance, religion practiced all around Brazil. Although the…

deforestation issue in the world are Brazil and Indonesia. They are both countries that have vast amounts of rainforest and due to the increased demand around the world of timber, arable land, and soybeans, the amount of rainforest decreases on an annual basis. The Amazon rainforest is the largest on the planet and even though it spreads out to various countries around South America, the country that seems to be suffering the most from deforestation throughout this area is Brazil. They have…

Uruguay is located in South America, east of Argentina and south of Brazil. It is the second smallest country in Latin America. Uruguay gained its independence from Portugal on August 25, 1825 after it seized the 33 Orientals led by Juan Artino. Uruguay is known for the foods it produces such as cattle meat, fresh cow milk, and paddy rice. Some traditional dishes are Asado con cuero, Empanadas and Milanesa. My paper will demonstrate how Uruguay’s colonial history has become a cultural melting…

The next stop on our tour throughout Spain is in Segovia. This small city may seem like it doesn't have much and is painfully out of the way, but it does have a massive piece of history that absolutely cannot be missed. Not only does it have an ancient Roman aqueduct, but the ancient town of Segovia is also home to an enormous cathedral, a fairytale castle, and most importantly to me it is the birthplace to many very important quintessentially Spanish dishes. The town is so chock full of history…

countries. Instead, this contrasting view promotes the use of monetary incentives in order to decrease deforestation rates in developing countries. In order to achieve this, developed countries have to provide these economic compensations. In 2005, Brazil embarked on its goal to reduce its deforestation rates by eighty percent by the year 2020 (Boucher). With Norway providing over one billion dollars in incentives, “Brazil’s area of deforestation had dropped sixty-seven percent,” nearly…

Mulatto Brazil is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. Many Brazilians view their nation as a “racial democracy” where there is little unconcealed racism. Black and white relationships started as early as in 1550 in Brazil, when the first Africans were brought as slaves. This was the time when many Portuguese men started marrying black women. Some of the mulatto ethnicity was enslaved. As slaves the individuals worked in the sugar and coffee plantations, alongside enslaved…

Erika Robb Larkins’ ethnography entitled The Spectacular Favela: Violence in Modern Brazil documents Larkins time spent doing fieldwork for her dissertation in Brazil’s largest favela Rocinha from 2008-2010. The book discusses themes of drug trafficker control within Rocinha and other favelas, the concept of spectacular violence, as well as the commodification of the trafficker image by Brazilian and foreign outsiders. Larkins dissects the role that violent spectacle plays in the everyday lives…

Life in the Favelas By Eli W. Favelas started because of the independence of slaves in 1888. The former slaves then moved near big cities and create small neighborhoods, called Favelas. They had to make their own houses on free land because they did not have any money. In the 1950’s a large influx of farmers moved to the big cities because they were not satisfied with the amount of money, which increased the size and population of the Favelas. This influx of population caused the Favelas to…

HISTORY OF BRAZIL CUISINE Brazil is a very large country and its people come from many different backgrounds. The cuisine of a country is determined largely by the societies, customs and traditions within that culture. Certain foods and ingredients also shows the culture of a country. Brazilian cuisine has European and African influences. It is known by region, showing the country's mix of native and immigrant peoples, and its continental size as well. This has created a national cuisine.…

The population of Peru is estimated to be about 31.77 million people, making it the third largest country in South America. Peru’s capital city, Lima, has 9.8 million people. Peru has many different ranges of climate depending on location. Some parts of Peru can be dry and hot, the remaining parts of Peru can be rainy, or can be covered in mountain ranges. For instance, the Andes Mountains have different climate changes year-round. In summer, the climate is usually very hot and rainy, while…