President of Brazil

Mexico, Central America, The Caribbean Basin, Northern Andes, Brazil, and Southern South America. Whereas North America is made up of two Countries: Canada and the United States. Due to how close they are to each other there are some similarities, but don’t be fooled these two regions are very different. Latin America has a very wide range of population. The majority of their population are in big cities. Countries like Mexico and Brazil are population giants compared to countries in the…

Federative Republic of Brazil or simply Brazil is one of the world’s largest countries, in land mass and with a population of about 205,053,000 people. (Britannica) Brazil’s capital used to be Rio de Janeiro, but was switched to Brasilia in April of 1960, because of the size and wealth of the city. Brazil or as the Portuguese spell it Brasil, runs on a democratic system, and currently has a female President in office. It has in the past been a predominately male-oriented society, which has…

Venezuela Venezuela has a unique formation of the government, it is a federal presidential republic, but unlike the US and other federal governments, the power is very centralized. The president, as the chief executive is the head of state and head of government. However, the federal is consist of 72 individual islands of 11 federally controlled island groups, but the central government has lots of power in federally controlled areas and all 23 states. The nominal selectorate of Venezuela are…

To be considered indigenous, you must be native to the land. However, imperialism caused a loss of indigenous tribe’s culture and their people. Currently, Forests in Brazil are being cut down. The Kawahiva in Rio Pardo, Brazil are currently becoming history. The Kawahiva’s lifestyle consists of constantly moving within the Amazon Rainforest and using natural resources to function daily. With their lack of resources due to government and illegal logger the Kawahiva are becoming more afraid for…

According to General Paiva, “International greed for riches of the Brazilian Amazon features a concrete threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity, as it involves interests that tend to be vital in the future, for the global powers". This statement reflects a national concern about the federal autonomy in the region and the real foreigners ' intentions. International´s interest in the Amazon Rainforest resources is the most important national security threat facing Brazilian…

The president of Uruguay is President Tabaré Vázquez. He began his term on March 1, 2005 - March 1, 2010 and then again on March 1, 2015 and is still in office. Uruguay is one of the smallest country in South America. It is located on the coast of Rio de la Plata. The highest mountain is approximately 513 meters high, and Uruguay also has no deserts or valleys. There is also beautiful lakes that you can visit like Rincón del bonete, laguna de roncha, and laguna de diario. Uruguay may not be…

"Paraguay is a small landlocked country near the center of South America. It shares borders with Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The Paraguay River divides the country into two different land regions. West of the river lies the Chaco, a flat, thinly settled area of coarse grasses, scrub forests, and salt marshes. Eastern Paraguay, east of the river, has rolling hills, fertile soil, and forests" (Lambert 144). Over 95 percent of Paraguayans live in the eastern portion of the country. About a…

means goodbye. It’s supposed to imply that you can’t stop and talk for hours on end. Paraguay is located in South America under the equator. Its coordinates are 16o North and 49o West. Some of the countries located near Paraguay include Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Grenada. The climate of Paraguay is a subtropical in Paraneña region and a tropical climate in the Chaco region. In the Paraneña region it is humid, rains a lot throughout the year, and the temperature only changes a small…

In 711 Moors from North Africa invaded the Iberian Peninsula. They quickly conquered southern Portugal and they ruled it for centuries. However they were unable to permanently subdue northern Portugal. Portugal gradually became independent of King Leon by 1140 and Alfonso called himself king of Portugal and asserted his country's independence. Meanwhile Alfonso set about reconquering territory from the Moors. In 1139 Alfonso defeated the Moors at Ourique. In 1147 he captured Lisbon and moved the…

Venezuela The Orinoco Dolphin is found in Venezuela’s Orinoco river. Venezuela is located in South America surrounded by Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, and Caribbean sea. “It contains some of the world’s oldest and most mysterious geologic formations, the world’s highest waterfall, and some of the world’s rarest and most unusual flowers fish, birds, and animals”(Winter 3). Venezuela interesting geography, humid climate, presidential republic government, poor economy, intriguing culture, and fun…