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Brazil has no official
religion, but Roman
Catholicism is the
predominant faith.
Religion is affected in
many Brazilian’s
everyday lifestyle.
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Christ the
Redeemer in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
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The religions of Brazil come
from European beliefs such
as Roman Catholicism and
Protestantism.
Religion is important in
Brazil as it can control the
education of Brazilian
children growing up. Many
Brazilians look to their
religion as a way to find
peace.
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One of the most
diverse Latin American
country in terms of
religion, Brazil holds
the most Catholics in
the world.
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Temple
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Huge gap between few
very wealthy and great
mass of poor citizens
Many of the rural
migrants have no
choice but to settle in
favelas
Cycle continues, poor
people breed more
poor people
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Population
distribution: 81%
Urban 19% rural
194 million people
(5th in the world)
Population density:
21persons per
square Kilometre
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Traditional nuclear
family comprised of
husband, wife,
children
Close, highly valued
family ties
Social change has
caused more single
parent families
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Brazil family foundation of
social structure
Brazil has many more
extended families with
grandparents living
amongst their children
In Favelas many parents
abandon children,
estimated 1-7 million
children live alone on the
streets
Majority of children marry,
and move close to parents
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Traditionally, social
structure is patriarchal, over
last 20 years social change
occurred
Many women are now
working rather than staying
at home
Despite social change, still
great deal of sexism, social
inequality
Much less socially equal
than Canada still
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Languages spoken:
Portuguese (official
and most widely
spoken language)
Spanish (border areas
and schools), German,
Italian, English, and a
large number of minor
Amerindian languages
Literacy rate: 88.6
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Federal republic
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José Serra Marina Silva Plínio
Arruda
Sampaio
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Dilma Rousseff
Janic
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● Importance of
Democracy
● Social Inequality and
Heterogeneity
● Responsibility and risktaking
● Importance of
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Brazilian Education
Canadian Education
Average years of
schooling of adults
4.9
11.6
Duration of compulsory
education
8 years
11 years
Children out of school,
primary
736,952
12,419
Education spending
(%GDP)
4.2%
5.2%
Universities> top 500
4
23
Universities>top 200
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● Basic Education is
Enough
● Patriarchal and
Sexism
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Agriculture is well diversified
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Largest Cattle herd in the world
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Most advanced industry in Latin America
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Services industry contributes to 68% of the
Nations GDP
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Based on its gross national income per capita
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Population is either very wealthy or very poor
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Lack of a middle class
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$2.425 trillion
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Growth Rate - 1.3%
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Per Capita - $12,000
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Division Amongst Sectors:
agriculture: 5.4%
industry: 27.4%
services: 67.2%
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Comparison
Brazil
Canada
GDP
$2.425 trillion
$1.77 trillion
GDP per capita
$12,000
$41,500
GDP Growth Rate
1.3%
1.9%
Unemployment Rate
6.2%
7.3%
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Exports
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“European Style” wealth
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Decrease of inflation rates
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The poor are able to get rich quick
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Top 10% of people represent 50% of the
income
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Brazil
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Service industry is over
70% of the labor force
Agriculture is a large part
of the economy
Cheap labor
Less workers rights
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Canada
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Relies heavily on exports
Service industry is the
biggest sector
Imports are due to cheaper
international labor
Workers are well protected
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