Brazil+Geography

Geography: Brazil is the largest country in South America and covers nearly half of the continent. It also borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. In the south is the Brazilion Highlands and plateau. In the North is mostly the Amazon.

History: Only Latin American nation to derive its native language and culture from portugal. Brazil started as a dictatorship when it was first founded but as time passed it became more of a democracy. Brazil has a great ability to recover from economic problems as it proved in 2001. Although Brazil is leaning towards a democratic government a lot of corruption is still present in Brazil.

Current Event: On June 2011, top cabinet official Antonio Palocci. He was being accused of increasing his personal wealth. There is also a investigation to find out if any of Palocci's dealings were with Rouseff. As we know he is running a presidential campaign.