Brazil

Now,it’smyturntointroducesomethingaboutBrazilShush!Let’scometotheintroductionofBrazilFirst,thepopulationSecond,thelandsizeThird,thelocationLast,interestingfactsPopulationSincethe70s,becauseofthebirthrateandthefertilityrate(生育率)declinedthepopulationgrowthinBrazilhasdecreased.During1994to2004,thebirthratedeclinedfrom23.4%to20.6%.Atpresent,thepopulationofBrazilis1.65million,ranksthesixthintheworldandover70oldpeopleis7.7million,by2050,therewillbeexceed34.3million,accountsfor13.2%.ofthepopulation.Brazil‘sterritoryisvast,butthepopulationdistribution（分布）isextremelyuneven,mostlyconcentratedinthecoastalareasofthemetropolis（大都市）.Citiesaccountfor74%ofthepopulation.ThereismainlyIndians,BlacksandPortuguesedescendantsofwhiteandmestizo(混血种人）inBrazil.Wherewhitesaccountfor54.03%,and39.94%ismestizo,blacksaccountfor5.30%,andtheremainingaretheIndiansandotherethnicyellowrace.Themajorityarelivinginthenortheast,southeastandsouthernstatesandalongtheAtlanticcoastregion.LandsizeThefederativerepublicofBrazilhaveanareaof851millionsquarekilometers,thefifthintheworld.MostpartsofBrazilisflat,theelevation(海拔）of200metersbelowareaaccountsfor2/5ofthetotalarea.TheworldfamousAmazonplain(亚马孙平原）isabout300squarekilometers,accountingforlandareaofmorethanonethird.ClimateBecauseitisintropical（热带）andsub-tropical（亚热带）area,mostoftheregionhasanaverageannualrainfallinthe2000-3000mm,butthenortheastofrainfallisveryrare.Brazil'srainyseasonisin9-12months,3~8monthsaredryseasons,thehugenaturalforestareaisabout560squarekilometers,accountingforlandareaof65%.热带草原气候：Savannahclimate热带雨林气候：tropicalrainforestclimate热带沙漠气候：Tropicaldesertclimate亚热带季风性湿润气候：Subtropicalmonsoonhumidclimate温带大陆性气候：Temperatecontinentalclimate温带海洋性气候：TemperateMarineclimate地中海气候：Mediterraneanclimate高山气候：MountainclimateLocationBrazilLocatedinsoutheasternofSouthAmerica.NorthofFrenchGuyana,Suriname,Guyana,VenezuelaandColombia,westofPeru,Bolivia,andsouthtoParaguay,ArgentinaandUruguay,theEastAtlanticOcean.Coastlineofover7400km,thebreadthoftheterritorialis12nauticalmiles,leadingOverseasexclusiveeconomiczoneisof188nauticalmiles.巴西位于南美洲东南部。北邻法属圭亚那、苏里南、圭亚那、委内瑞拉和哥伦比亚，西邻秘鲁、玻利维亚、南接巴拉圭、阿根廷和乌拉圭，东濒大西洋。海岸线长7400多公里，领海宽度12海里，领海外专属经济区188海里。Fromthismap,itcanbeobviouslyseenthatBrazilhastenneighboringcountries.InterestingfactsFirst,Braziliancharacterisopen,uninhibited(无拘束的）,warmandpolite.Theircustomwasquiteinteresting.Menlikepaintingatigerinhischesttopresenttheheroic（英勇的）.Ordrawanarrowinthechest,saidheisthebestshooter.Inaddition,Brazil'sIndianshaveacustomwhichisquiteinteresting.Bathingandeatingarethemostimportantintheirlives.Ifanyonecomestotheirhometheywouldinvitegueststogetherjumpedintotherivertotakeabath,againandagain,sometimeswashadozentimesinaday.Itissaidthatthisisthemostdistinguishedofguestscourtesy,andthemorebaths,themorewelcomeandrespectfortheguests.Third,InBrazil,thecolorofpurpleisforsadness,Yellowmeansdespair.Theythinkthatpeoplediedjustlikeyellowleavesfalling,sotheytaboo(忌讳）brownishyellow.AndpeopleSuperstitiousthatpurplewillbringpeoplegrief.Also,theythinkdarkbrowncolorwouldbringmisfortune.Sotheyhatethiscolor.Last,aboutfootballFootballisthemainstreamoftheculturallifeofBrazilians.ForBrazilians,soccerisasport,butmoreaculture.Whenevertheleagueormajordomesticandinternationalrace,theBrazilianfamiliesoftengotowatchthebattle,thewholecitypeoplegoout,andthestadiumisaseaof​​people.Brazil,almosteveryoneisafan,theBraziliansaidwithasmile,“ThosewhocannotplayfootballandunderstandfootballhavenochancetobetheBrazilianPresident,andarenotgivenhighsupportrate.Braziliancalledfootballmassmovement,whetheritisonthebeach,orinthestreetsofthecity,therearepeoplewhoplayfootball.