Brazil – Countries Index

January 30, 2023

Brazil Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources, energy and environment Brazil has huge resources of ore and minerals. Nearly two-thirds of the Earth’s iron ore is estimated to be…

July 14, 2022

Brazil Religion, Transport, Geography, Politics and Population

Religion in Brazil Most people in Brazil belong to the Roman Catholic Church. The most acute problems of the Brazilian church are the ignorance…

May 13, 2022

Brazil Attractions

The Northeast The Northeast is also called the “Gold Coast” and includes the states of Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte,…

January 8, 2022

Brazil Economic Sectors in the 1930’s

Agricultural products. – Agriculture remains the fundamental economic base of the state. Between the figures of the 1920 census and the annual averages for…

January 2, 2022

Brazil History – Cardoso, Lula and Rousseff

After the resignation of Collor de Mello (1992), accused of corruption, the I. Franco government took over. His Finance Minister FH Cardoso in 1994…

October 21, 2021

Democracy under Pressure Part I

There is less and less democracy, and liberal values are being challenged – also in Western countries. Are we facing a democratic crisis or…

October 21, 2021

Football and Politics Part III

Host nations are automatically eligible to participate. But there are several reasons why several countries are applying together to win major football championships: ECONOMIC…

October 21, 2021

Football and Politics Part II

In addition, the team was selected on the basis of individual players’ skills on the football field and not because the Brazilian national team…

October 21, 2021

Football and Politics Part I

In 1934, Jørgen Juve, Dagbladet journalist and later captain of the Norwegian bronze team, wrote in his book All about football that «football is…