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Brazilian Flag General Statistics Government System Social Challenges Overview of São Paulo Amazon Iguaçu Falls

Brazilian Flag General Statistics Government System Social Challenges Overview of São Paulo Amazon Iguaçu Falls

Famous Beaches Religion Language Music and Dance Food Sports About the group

Famous Beaches Religion Language Music and Dance Food Sports About the group

ContentContent

General StatisticsGeneral Statistics

8.514.876,599 km2

% 47 of South America Fifth largest country in

the world 192 million people

living 8th economy in the world.

It will be the 5th in 2020, according with market projections

14.000 km Atlantic coast

8.514.876,599 km2

% 47 of South America Fifth largest country in

the world 192 million people

living 8th economy in the world.

It will be the 5th in 2020, according with market projections

14.000 km Atlantic coast

World’s leading producers of coffee, orange, cattle, soy, coal and important producer of jewelry, airplanes, cars, etc. World’s leading producers of coffee, orange, cattle, soy, coal and important producer of jewelry, airplanes, cars, etc.

Green represents the forestsGreen represents the forests

Yellow represents the wealth

Yellow represents the wealth

Blue represents the skyBlue represents the sky

WhiteWhite represents

peace

WhiteWhite represents

peace

Brazilian FlagBrazilian Flag

Dilma Rousseff

Government SystemGovernment System

National Congress of Brazil

Federative Republic with a democratic state of rights (Presidential system); Brasília is the capital, that was built in 1960 and projected in the airplane shape by Oscar Niemeyer

Social ChallengesSocial Challenges

Shanty Towns = Favelas Exceeded traffic = Trânsito

10% of Brazilians receiving

42.7% of the nation's

income, while the poorest 10% receive

less than 1.2%

Absence of investments planning (e.g. there’s no

Underground Transportation that involve all neighborhoods)

Overview of São PauloOverview of São Paulo

Overview of São PauloOverview of São Paulo

Overview of São PauloOverview of São Paulo

The Amazon Rainforest covers a large portion of our country (almost 55%).

Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana have part of

this complex.

AmazonAmazon

Largest river in the world by volume

that reaches 10 miles wide

Iguaçu FallsIguaçu Falls

The Iguaçu Falls are located at the boarder of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, who calls Tríplice Fronteira .

The widest falls in the world

Jericoaquara = elected by the Washington Post as one of the Top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world

Fernando de Noronha = an archipelago of 21 islands in the Atlantic Ocean, around 220 miles offshore from the Brazilian coast.

Famous beachesFamous beaches

Tropical weather all over the Country; Average temperatures from 17¹C up to 28 C, including the south;

The main religion of Brazil is Catholicism (73%), followed by Protestantism (15%), Spiritism (1,3%) and others like Umbanda , Candomblé, Budism , etc.

ReligionReligion

The official language is Portuguese (Portugal colonization) Influences of French, Spanish, Italian and Brazilian Indian Languages: Tupinamba and Tupi Guarani.

LanguageLanguage

Brazilian rhytms of music: Samba, Forro, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Popular Music and

Axé.

Music and danceMusic and dance

CAIPIRINHA = Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaça, sugar and lime.

Cachaça is Brazil's most common distilled alcoholic beverage.

FoodFood

Feijoada is a traditional dish with black beans, rice and pork

SportsSports

Ayrton Senna: our best ever F1 driver

Five times Champion of FIFA World Cup

New generation of champions (tennis, volleyball, etc)

……and a little bit about us….and a little bit about us….

Paulo’s familyPaulo’s family

Paulo’s xxxxxPaulo’s xxxxx

Vitor’s familyVitor’s family

Vitor’s xxxxxVitor’s xxxxx

Auta Maria(Grandmother)

Maria Miranda(Mother)

Cristina Cassia(Sister)

Giovanna Miranda(Grandniece)

Antonio Miranda(Father)

Rafael Miranda(Nephew)

Luan Calmona(Nephew)

Juliana Miranda(Niece)

Erick’s familyErick’s family

Erick’s familyErick’s family

Fabiana Miranda(Wife)

Sophie(Family’s beloved

dog!)

Maria Dos Reis(Sister)

Marcos Miranda(Brother)

University’s project to educate children from very poor neighborhoods

on good hygiene

Erick’s social projectsErick’s social projects

Ana’s familyAna’s family

Ana’s xxxxxAna’s xxxxx

Rafael’s familyRafael’s family

Rafael’s xxxxxRafael’s xxxxx

Brazil, why not?Brazil, why not?

Rotary International Convention São Paulo - 2015