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through Technology-
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The vocation of Brazil and the
United States is to stand together.
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso
in a Speech on April 20, 1995
With our two great nations
cooperating as never before, we
stand at a moment of unparalleled
opportunity. We must seize it, and
we will seize it.
President William Jefferson Clinton
in a Speech on April 20, 1995 L
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LARGE
Large is key to understanding most
things about Brazil. It is the fifth
most populous country in the world.
The Amazon basin is the largest rainforest in
the world. The Amazon River has the
largest volume of water and is the second
longest river after the Nile River. The river
system is extensive, boasting one of the largest
waterfalls in the world, and the country’s
forests constitute 30 percent of the world’s
forest resources. As a high middle-income
country, Brazil also stands out as an
economic giant within South America,
and it weighs in as the eighth largest
economy in the world.
While the territory of Brazil spans almost
half of the South American continent,
most of the population lives in a wide
band along the coastline and many areas
are sparsely populated. However, road
construction is leading to
increased migration in the
interior. Brazil’s population
reflects a combination of
descendents from 17th century
Portuguese settlers , a considerable
African population, native
Indians that now number
about 200,000, and other
settlers from Europe, the
Middle East, and Asia. Over t ...