One of the most beautiful countries in the world for me is Portugal. There are many reasons for that and I am going to try to get you to know some interesting aspects of this amazing country. Portugal, also known as the Portuguese Republic, is the westernmost country of Europe. With a long coastline, a warm climate and beautiful, sandy beaches the country attracts millions of tourists every year. The capital city, Lisbon, is one of the oldest in Western Europe and is built on seven hills, just…
The country of Brazil has a vast amount of different ways for classifying race. One way is the Census system which is split into only two groups “branco” which means whites and “pardo” meaning black. Unlike the census system the popular system uses many different describing colors for the skin. The popular system has been known to use 135 to 500 different race-color terms. The black movement system embracing black heritage. Unlike the other racial classifications the black movement system is…
Venezuela, located at 6.4238 degrees north and 66.589 degrees west is a South American country located in the northern region of the continent bordering countries such as Guyana, Brazil, Colombia and the Southern Caribbean Sea. The Country is known worldwide as a main exporter of millions of precious amount of petroleum oil. Venezuela comprises a continental mainland that also consists of numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, such as Margarita Island which is the best known of these islands.…
with change can be challenging when a company focuses on going globally. This paper exposes the strategies an executive at a jewelry store has to deal with opening new store in China (a short-term objective) and other stores in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Given the cultural diversity of these countries, hiring approaches, as well as the laws and regulations being different in these countries can make the achievement of the objectives more…
healing systems for adaptation in Brazil. Sweet and Carney both used books as a primary source in order provide a window into the past to show their interpretation of the…
The people of Brazil and Bolivia both faced problems unique to their political and environmental climates. Across both countries the poor suffer from specific acute problems, for instance the people of Brazil suffer from issues of housing and environmental loss. The people of Bolivia had a different problem, particularly in the town of Cochabamba who fought for basic necessities against a totalitarian government and a massive international company. Ultimately all of these groups achieved some…
In his book, The Bottom Billion, Collier explores the reasons why poor countries fail to progress despite international aid and support. By his count, there are just fewer than 60 economies whose residents have experienced little, if any, income growth over the 1980s and 1990s. These countries are home to almost 1 billion people, who constitute this ‘Bottom Billion’. He contends that the Bottom Billion countries typically suffer from one or more, what he calls, “development traps” that hinder a…
The Global North abused poor little Latin American countries. The global north used the poor Latin American countries to benefit them and only them. In order to keep up with the Global North, Latin American has allowed itself to be misled and has misused states funds for capital gain instead of investing in their own country’s transportation, education, and health care leading to a lower-income in most of its population. Latin America has allowed other countries to come in and use/run it’s…
The novel named “The Alchemist” written by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, first published in 1988 and originally written in Portuguese. “The Alchemist” has become an international best seller; now as of 2016 it has been translated to 70 plus languages and sold around an estimate of 75 million copies. Publishing trend report that Paulo Coelho has become the most sold author in the world. Paulo Coelho’s writing style is substantially the reason this novel has attracted millions of readers. Paulo…
South America, Brazil, which is held from the 12th of June till the 13th of July of this year. The event has caused many troublesome effects on Brazil as a whole such as, rising inflation, decreasing jobs after the event, and spending government resources badly. According to Oxford English Dictionary, inflation is defined as the general increase in prices of goods and the fall in the purchasing value of money (Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 2012). The World Cup has caused Brazil to…