Brazil: a country of diversityPart One: Country ProfileThe Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in South America. It also has the greatest diversity of people and geography. The capital of Brazil is Brasilia (“Background of Brazil”). The geography ranges from dense rainforest to sandy beaches. Most of the population lives in the southern part of the country. They have begun to exploit their natural resources and most of their economy is extractive (“'Brazil Background'”). Brazil is the only country in South and North America that speaks a majority of Portuguese (“'Brazil' A”). Almost 100% of people speak it (“Brazilian language”). They were under the rule of the Portuguese for more than three centuries. The country gained independence from the Portuguese on September 7, 1822. It is now a national holiday in Brazil (Central Intelligence). Being under the rule of the Portuguese for so long meant that their culture was largely taken from Portugal and is evident in most social aspects of the country. (“'Brazil.' A”). Brazil's economy is below the world average, but the growth rate is 0.9 per year (“Conservative Policy”). It is the second largest economy in the Western Hemisphere, but the largest in Latin America. (“'Brazil'. A”). Due to Brazil's location, its economy is doing better than surrounding places. Furthermore, by nominal GDP, i.e. gross domestic product, it is the seventh country in terms of purchasing power parity (“Brazil”. A”). Brazil's economy continues to move on an upward slope and hopefully this will continue to happen. However, it has a lot of room for improvement. Unemployment is almost 6% and 16% of the Brazilian population is located on......middle of paper......Web. 06 April 2014.Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 06 April 2014. “Scientific Reports on Field Actions.” Bolsa Família (Family Subsidy) Program: An Analysis of the Brazilian Income Transfer Program. Np, nd Web. 08 April 2014."Home - Portal on rural poverty." Rural poverty portal. Np, nd Web. 06 April 2014"Masterclass Brazil." - In-depth knowledge of Brazil for business, investors and expats! NP and Web. 01 April 2014.Schneider, Howard. "You want to end poverty? Brazil's answer: give people money." The Washington Post. The Washington Post, January 31, 2014. Web. April 8, 2014. "Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Declaration of Human Rights, Declaration of Human Rights, Charter of Human Rights, United Nations and Human Rights." United Nations News Center. UN and Web. 05 March. 2014.