True or False : Brazil has become home to many immigrants from other nations.
True
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Why were sugar plantations a source of wealth for Portugal?
Because the demand for sugar was so great.
100
Who controlled Brazil for a long time?
Portugal.
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Brazil is a country that has a big gap between ____ and ___.
Rich and poor
100
People in costumes ride on foats through the streets with Brazilian dance and music.
What do people do in Carnival ( the most colorful feast day in Brazil) ?
People in costumes ride on floats through the streets with Brazilian dance and music.
200
Approximately how many people live in Brazil?
200 million people live in Brazil
200
Brazil was originally home to?
Native people that were divided into large amount of tribes and language groups
200
Which countries had a important role on the colonization of South America?
Spain and Africa
200
What does Brazil have deposits of ? (Natural Resources)
Iron and Bauxite
200
What is Capoeira?
A material art and dance that developed in Brazil from African origins.
300
What is the most popular religion in Brazil?
Catholic
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What were the first Portuguese colonists hoping they could find when they first came to Brazil?
Gold and silver
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After what historical event did people demand independence from Portugal?
After Napoleon's defeat
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What is Brazil a leading maker of?
Automobiles
300
False : Rio de Janeiro
True or False (If false, say the right answer) : Sao Paulo is the cultural center/city of Brazil.
False : Rio de Janeiro
400
What countries/cultures influenced Brazil?
African, Portuguese, and Native American.
400
What made the Portugese very wealthy when they came to Brazil?
When the Portuguese couldnt find what they were looking for, they cleared out forests and created sugar plantations
400
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The treaty between Portugal and Spain stating that Portugal got to control Brazil.
400
List 3 reasons why Brazil's economic power is growing.
1. Vast area
2. Natural resources
3. The people
400
What are the two results of poverty in Rio ?
Crime waves and drug abuse
500
Name 4 countries that people are from that came and settled to Brazil
Germany, Portugal, Italy, And Spain.
500
Because when when natives died from disease, the Portugese used to bring African slaves to take their place .
What is a main reason why there are many Africans ancestors in Brazil today?
500
When was Brazil's independence from Portugal declared?
September of 1822
500
Do more Brazilians live in the city or the country?