Brazil (A World Upside Down)

Fedeartive Republic of Brazil
Fedeartive Republic of Brazil
	Coat of arms
	Motto: ; "Ordem e progresso"
	Motto: ; "Order and Progress"
Capital	Brasilia
Largest	Sao Paulo
Official languages	Portuguese
Ethnic groups	305
Religion	Christianity
Demonym	Brazilian
Government	Federal presidential constitutional republic
Legislature	National Congress
Independence from Portugal
Population
GDP (PPP)	estimate
GDP (nominal)	estimate
HDI	0.942
Currency	Peso
Drives on the	Right
Calling code	+55

Brazil officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country and also the country with the largest population in Latin and South America. It is also the fifth largest country in the world in terms of population and territory. This country extends over the vast area of Central South America and the Atlantic Ocean. This country extends to the east of all the countries in the Americas and borders Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. In fact, Brazil borders almost all South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and occupies 47.3% of the surface of this continent.

Brazil contains extensive agricultural areas and tropical forests. With its many natural resources and its large labor market, this country is the main economic power in South America.

Because it was a colony of Portugal, Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world and the only one in the Americas. The closest Portuguese-speaking country is Cape Verde in Africa and is located northeast of Brazil.

Brazil has the second largest Christian population in the world after the United States (151 million) and also the largest Roman Catholic population in the world, a strong historical link left by Roman Catholic Portuguese settlers.

History[]

(The timeline is alternative since the creation of the Empire of Brazil)

Empire of Brazil[]

In 1808 the royal family of Portugal and the Portuguese nobility fled from Napoleon Bonaparte who was about to conquer Portugal, establishing the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Alvegre in the colony, in 1816 the royal family would return to Europe and it was intended that Brazil would return to its colonial status of years past, however, due to the discontent of the people and the son of King John VI of Portugal, Brazil became independent as the Empire of Brazil, crowning Pedro, son of a king, as Emperor Pedro I, Brazil would be a parliamentary monarchy until 1889 when Emperor Pedro II is expelled along with the entire royal family by a republican military coup that establishes the current Federative Republic of Brazil, in 1894 the first free presidential elections would be held trying to consolidate democracy in Brazil. . .

Twentieth century[]

BRASILIA 2 — Panoramic view where you can see the National Congress of Brazil and the Downtown Area in the background

The first years of the 20th century in Brazil were marked by being a time of political convulsions, the country was federalized, the prosperous 20's and the subsequent dictatorship of Getulio Vargas (1930-1945). Vargas followed a clearly socialist policy, but after increasing pressure from the United States and right-wing political circles to resign, he committed suicide in 1954. His successor Juscelino Kubitschek together with the Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro (PTB) managed to attract foreign investors. to this country and, in the late 1950s, the Brazilian economy began to grow faster again. President Kubitschek's ambitious project of a new capital Brasilia to be established in the center of this country severely weakened the finances of the state. Jânio da Silva Quadros won the presidential elections in 1960 and pursued a policy of political independence (especially from the US) and sustainable public finances. Brazil has become one of the most popular destinations for international investment and a large number of multinational companies have established themselves in this country.

Since 1985, Brazil has been internationally recognized as a democracy, and specifically as a presidential democracy. The status was confirmed in a referendum in 1993, when voters were asked to choose between a presidential democracy or a parliamentary system: voters also decided not to restore the constitutional monarchy of this country.

Brazil in the New Millennium[]

In 2006, Brazil together with Mexico, South Africa, Argentina, Nigeria and India founded the MSANI organization. In 2014, Brazil hosted the FIFA Soccer World Cup, the fifth time since 1950, 1966, 1990 and 2006, being considered the capital of the World Cups. 2 Olympic Games were also held here, such as the 1972 Olympic Games in Recife and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the 1972 being the first in South America and the second in Latin America after the Games. 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

In 2012 Michel Temer was elected as president of Brazil, turning the country to the political center-right, currently Brazil is the second most developed country in the world, the second world power behind COSA, it is a country of first order in the political, social , economic, commercial and diplomatic as well as sports. In August 2016, a political crisis hit Brazil, which caused the presidential elections to be postponed for a year until August 2017, elections in which Michael Temer won his re-election with 65% of the votes, defeating Labor Lula da Silva, for the period from 2017 to 2021, precisely in 2021 the former right-wing military officer Jair Bolsonaro would win the country's presidential elections giving more strength to the political right in the country and to conservative groups, likewise in recent years several monarchist groups headed by princes Brazilians have gained some strength and renown, with the Monarchist Party being the most popular, even managing to lead Luis Felipe de Orleans-Braganza to be a federal deputy in 2016 and governor of Sao Paulo since 2020.

BRASIL CAR INDUSTRY — Brazilian automotive industry

Economy[]

The Brazilian economy presents a mixture between the production of first order merchandise, as well as industrial and technological order, it is a mixed economy that exports and imports products from primary and secondary sectors, it is the second largest economy on the planet only behind South Africa and the largest in Latin America, Brazil has specialized in the export of products such as coffee, gas, bananas, ethanol, gasoline, automobiles and computers, as well as an important energy and tourism sector, in fact Rio de Janeiro is the most touristic city in the world and receives the largest number of visitors per year.

Politic and government[]

Brazil is a federal and presidential republic, it is a federal state made up of 27 federal entities which have their own legislation and parliament, which gives them a certain autonomy, however they are subject to federal laws and the National Parliament, which is the highest body in the country. , also has a President of the Republic who performs the functions of head of state and government, in recent years there has been debate over whether to implement the parliamentary model by adding a prime minister, but no agreement has been reached, finally Brazil it has a federal justice court and local justice courts in each of its states.

External relationships[]

Brazil maintains strong commercial, diplomatic and friendly relations with all the members of the Coalition of Independent and Sovereign Nations of Latin America, being the largest economy in the coalition, it maintains a certain weight and influence over the other members, additionally it has relations with all nations of its continent to be the most important country in economic terms, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela in addition to South Africa, India and Nigeria, and other African nations.