A VISIT TO BRAZIL ( LANDS AND PEOPLES/BRAZIL).

 

 

 

 

 

 BRAZIL was originally inhabited by hunter-gatherers and farmers. Portuguese explorers brought with the Roman CAtholic religions, and subsequently, many churches and chapels were built-some adorned with elaborate wood carvings  covered with gold leaf. 

From the mid 16th to the mid 19th century, slave ships  carried some four million Africans to brazil to work in fields.

Theses brought along their rites, which developed into such Afro-Brazilian religions as macumba and candomble sect.

The African influence is also evident in Brazil's music, dance, and food.

Traditional feijoada, an adaption of a portuguese dish, is a stew made of a mixture of meats and black beans, served with rice and collard greens.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, millions of emigrants from Europe (mainly Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain), japan, and other areas joined the population.

FAST FACTS

Population:- 201,000,000.

Capital:- Brasilia.

Languages spoken:- Portuguese and over 180 indigenous languages.

Name:- Brazil was named after brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata), valued for the fire-colored textile dye that can be made from it.

Climate:- Warm and humid in north, temperate in the south, with occasional snowfall in the mountains in winter.

Land:- Brazil covers nearly half of South America, Its river system is one of the largest in the world.