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Brazil, the largest country in South America. It is the fifth largest country in the world by land area and population. This country was founded by the Portuguese, even though they were not the first ones there. This is why the official language of Brazil in Portuguese. However, Brazil has changed a lot after it’s independence from the Portuguese. Brazil has a growing economy that is one of the largest economies in the world. Also, it is affecting the world in a positive way by decreasing deforestation. Brazil has many relations with people in the world around us allowing them to be the most influential country in South America. The hard work and energy provided from the Brazilians is recognized around the whole world.
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Portuguese did not appreciate the value of Brazil because their imports came mainly from India and the Far East. The king allowed certain people to occupy certain areas for their own benefits, but at their own costs. Many European nations wanted the opportunity to occupy these parts of Brazil. They thought that the resources Brazil has were useful and valuable. For instance, the Brazilwood; it provided a rich red dye that was important for the coloring of textiles and clothing. The valuable things Brazil had caused a lot of people, like the French and Spanish to want to enter Brazil and take over, but Portuguese fought against …show more content…

The Amazon Rainforest located in Brazil provides the most essential thing for people to live; it provides oxygen. More than 20 percent of the world’s oxygen is produced in this forest. This is a lot of oxygen produced only in one place. This is why the Amazon Rainforest is described as the “Lungs of our Planet”. Brazil faces some problems, but they try to overcome them with even greater success. These problems are not stopping Brazil from growing, it is only making it better. Brazil is impacting the world more and more as time passes and as it grows to be an even better country. Other than the growing economy that is passing the strong and powerful countries, Brazil has the valuable resources that are wanted by many. This country has a lot of advantages, and they are using it as much as they can. Brazil is growing to become an overriding

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