Essays on Brazil

The country of choice

Brazil is the country of choice for foreign investment. According to A.T Kearney consultancy, Brazil is ranked as the third most attractive country for foreign investment in the world. The other best countries include China, India and Poland. Brazil is the 7th largest economy in the world. It has stable political environment and has attained maturity in its institutions. The information technology infrastructure of Brazil is ranked 4th in the world with a turnover of $233 billion in 2012 . Brazil is a country that has shown positive growth since 2002 because of the increased demand for commodities. 2002 was

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 Rites of passage between Malaysian and Brazilian adolescents

Cultures in all parts of the world practice different and unique rites of passage. For a young people to be acceptable in any given social group, they are required to undergo certain rites of passage, which become their transition period from adolescence to adulthood. The rites of passage among many cultures in the world help in separating or distinguishing boys from men (Virtanen, 2012). Rite of passage is a concept that is used to help explore other areas and in the description of other various milestones in the life of a given individual during transition to any other stage,

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Brazil case study

1. In your opinion, why is there still political uncertainty in Brazil?
I believe the current wave of uncertainty in the Brazilian political system is purely due to lack of the government to uphold socialism in their policies. In socialist governance the infrastructure, industries and development is widely controlled and owned by the state. However, in recent years the ruling class has been advocating for increased foreign and direct investment to accelerate growth. This has in turn rubbed some of the political elites the wrong way leading to an escalation in political heat. This creates an uncertainty in the

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Brazil ranks as number 114 on the index of the world’s freest economies, falling well below average. Brazil shows a trend of moving towards more and more government regulation in business. In the 2000’s, Brazil was ranked as “moderately free” but has since then seen a steady rise in government regulation, rising by 0.8 from last year. Now it is ranked as “mostly unfree”. The regulatory system is non-transparent, which creates a loophole through which corruption can manifest. Brazil is one of the top ten largest economies in the world, has a large domestic market, enjoys a

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Emerging Markets: Brazils quest for Comparative advantage

Why is Brazil’s agriculture so competitive? Why do its manufacturing industries lack competitiveness?
Brazil is one of the world’s leading countries in agriculture. It is a significant player in such products as beef, poultry, soybeans, sugar and coffee – in which the country is top producer, exporter or even both, according to the case. What is more, Brazil provides more than half of world-wide ethanol export.
The main reasons for such a high Brazil’s agriculture competitiveness are climate conditions: lots of sunshine, soil and water. What is more, Brazil possesses the biggest territory in the South America

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When man was going through social evolution, there were certain factors that contributed in development of this ideologically structured community. Sociology is the scientific study of society and therefore, a lot of concepts of social behavior correlate with scientific hypothesis. Just like a drop of oil won’t mix in a jar full of water, a person is unable to blend in a society that he does not culturally or inherently belong to. People belonging to any society learn normative behavior from interaction with other social beings. For some sociologists, society is the actor and we as social beings

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Abstract

This paper illustrates in detail on the effect of the enlightenment and colonialism on education in the country of Brazil. Historical issues, events, institution and its current practices in higher education are enumerated in order to help the reader have a hint on what is happening in the education system of Brazil. The relevance of the paper is illustrated and the purpose of the topic on issues related to the study of higher education in Brazil as having advanced, based on the fact that it was the last country in South America to have a University. There is also

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Communication of The Business Attire in Brazil’s Business World

Formality is very important in the Brazilian business world and what a person wears either communicates formality or informality. Formality shows that a person is serious about the business that they they do. When people not from Brazil think of Brazil, many of them think of beaches in Rio di Janiero, where people in swimming close lie about the beach. But Brazil is also a very large company with large business and there is a code to business attire. It is not the case that people just sit around in swimming cloths in the office. There are important codes

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The colonial Brazil may only be regarded as a period of 14th-17th century. Geographically, Brazil occupies almost a half of the entire South America. During the colonial period, various geographical products acted as an obstacle to unity. The principle Sugarloaf Mountain ranges especially in the city of Rio de Janeiro acted as some of the greatest shields (Wadsworth 19). The continental basement rocks acted as major towering domes and columns during the period. Brazil being a nation surrounded with Pacific Ocean, the colonizers never had enough voyages to help them navigate through (Marina de Mello 181). The nation being

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Introduction

Brazilians are free-spirited and gracious with an unbelievable enthusiasm for life. Predominantly, they are very creative and risk-oriented. In Brazil, families are often large that they used to have extended family members. Socioeconomic, family and education backgrounds are significant towards Brazilians (Bertsch and Ondracek, 2010). Generally, firms’ handshakes are exchanged among men. Typically, a female associate kiss other female on cheek but on the other hand women extends her hand first to a male. As long as they avoid the subject of politics, self-effacing meeting people are typically getting down to the reason of a meeting. There are many

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The slave trade between the Africans and the Brazilians resulted to Afro-Brazilian people. The slaves mostly originated from West Africa and the Bantu-speaking communities in Mozambique and Congo. The afro-Brazilians faced many challenges in Brazil even after the ban on slavery. Their religion was banned, and the Portuguese wanted to do away with their culture, leading to the criminalization of cannabis that was associated with the Africans. The many European immigrants in Brazil led to an increase in population and social issues began cropping up such as negative stereotypes on Africans. The economic gap between different races continued to

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Soccer or football has been played more than three millenniums in various countries all around the globe. Chinese first played it during Han Dynasty, they were followed by Egyptians, Japanese, Greeks, Mexicans and Central Americans, British, Scottish, Italians, Eskimos, Native American Indians, and so on. Most countries had adopted it because of its popularity like most of the countries in Europe and some countries in South America like Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil.
There is a long history of soccer in many nations. However, British, mainly in England, did provide the largest contribution. In 1815, Eton College in England did

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Brazil is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of race and culture. The citizens of the country can trace their roots from almost every part of the globe from Japan to Africa and Portugal among other European and Asian countries. Trade and movement in the early years have resulted to the present demography of the country. There is a large population of people of African origin arising from the slave trade that was rampant in the 18th and 19th century. The development of coffee plantations in Brazil brought the need for cheap labor and with

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Intercultural Communication

Before the arrival of the Portuguese in the year 1500, Amerindian people stayed in Brazil who spoke different languages. There were around six million Indians in Brazil who spoke 1,000 different languages. After arriving the Portuguese settlers encountered the Tupi people, who then controlled most of the Brazilian coast and used to speak a set of closely related languages. The Portuguese were called "Tapuias", by the Tupi people. In the first two centuries of colonization, a language known as ‘Línguageral’ was widely spoken by all, from Amerindians, Portuguese to the African and their descendants, and a vast

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The restaurant I visited was the Texas de Brazil, Brazilian Steakhouse in Las Vegas, Nevada. The restaurant is located in the Town Square shopping center. I went for dinner service on November 10, 2014 around 6:30pm. The Texas de Brazil is a Brazilian Steakhouse. It is fine dining, buffet style restaurant with a full service bar.
The specialty foods and drinks on the menu included the Brazilian sausage, Filet Mignon, Parmesan Drummettes, Brazilian Alcatra and Brazilian Picanha. Alcatra and Picanha are special cuts of top sirloin that is seasoned and grilled to taste. The side dishes included garlic mashed

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Introduction

Nandos is a fast food chain that is based on recipes that is connected to Portuguese explorers who acquired spices in different parts of the world, including Africa and the Far East. The fast chain commenced operations in Johannesburg, South Africa in the year 1987 and it provides various chicken foods and other recipes that are prepared according to fundamental Portuguese cuisine systems. After Apartheid ended in South Africa in 1994, the restrictions placed on South African businesses were lifted and Nandos was set to become a global business. Nandos now has branches in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia

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Poverty in its numerous forms has progressively attracted the attention in Brazil during the last decade. The government has made commitments extremely to reduce the misery from which many poor citizens suffer in their lives. The attention is an encouraging step, but the actual progress is yet painfully slow, even though the measures to increase the livelihoods of the poor are inexpensive. Poverty and inequality have walked hand in hand in Brazil for years since the country has been the most unequal country. Nevertheless, economic liberalization is the only way the country can implement to save its civilians. The

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- Global environmental problems are becoming more and more important for all population of Earth. Specifically, global warming is one of the central environmental issues nowadays. Large volumes of carbon dioxide emissions are considered to be the major reason that causes global warming. So, it is important to analyze historical data to understand the situation better.
The chart above represents amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita caused by 16 countries on 5 continents: United Arab Emirates, United States, Australia, Canada, Russia, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, New Zealand, China, Mongolia, Mexico, Korea, Singapore, Brazil, and India. For each

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Pero Vaz Caminha Letter, also known as the Brazil’s Birth Certificate is a document that Pero Vaz Caminha wrote in 1500. Pero was one of the scribes in a ship carrying explorers from Portugal to landfall in Brazil; people used to call it a “new world”. He had been commissioned to accompany the voyage that was under Pedro Alvarez Cabral’s command. Pero was a Portuguese knight who acted as the royal factory’s secretary. The letter was a detailed official report detailing the month of April 1500 in Brazil. The author of the letter addressed Manuel I,

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Management in Brazil

The management systems vary according to specific national conditions. Cultural nuances work throughout the world. Therefore, managers should develop tactics and negotiating strategy in order to succeed. Taking into account customs and differences can minimize misunderstandings. Often the differences between partners from English-speaking countries are easily missed. However, cooperation with companies in South America (especially Brazilian companies) requires thorough preparation. It is necessary to find an intermediary in Brazil who can give local advice on essential tips and introduce to the right people before entering into negotiations with potential partners.
Business culture is an interesting topic for research. Many

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The earliest extensive sugar production was developed in Brazil, across the Atlantic coast. Even though sugar cane was ostensibly established in Brazil in 1516, it was mainly conducted for certain economic purposes, because of the struggle of Europe for economic and legal claims to places in America. The next forty years were crucial in the trading with Brazil that primarily focused on the cultivation of dyewood since the prices and demand for sugar had collapsed in Europe. However, by the sixteenth era, both prices and demand had increased because sugar was substituting honey in various recipes and increasingly became

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The phrase of ‘curiosity killed the cat’ is ever known. The same thing happened to me when my family and I decided to take a break from our daily life and go to Brazil for vacations. Even though the phrase didn’t fulfill its entire meaning, killing me, it did succeed in something close to that. It is said that our elders don’t stop us from things because they know better; they stop us from things because they have already done them and know the outcome isn’t going

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Introduction

Telecommunications is one of the most stable industries of the twenty-first century due to its growing relevance in the globalization era. It has become a basic need, and it is for this reason that the sector was cushioned from the adverse effects of the 2008-2010 financial crises in the Americas. However, compared to Brazil, the Canadian telecommunications market is more advanced and has more restrictions for entry of new industry players.

Government Control and Interference in the Canadian Telecom Sector

Government Control
Just like in Brazil, government control and interference is also rife in Canada. This is obviously attributed to the vital role that the sector plays in

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Brazil is also well-known for production of wine. The Brazilians have developed the culture of taking wine at different occasions, more especially during meals. Particularly, consumption of wine produced through the traditional method, as it is affordable to all people, is a common phenomenon. The country has a significantly large number of vineyards. However, most of these vineyards produce table grapes, and few of them produce Brazilian wine. A large percentage of the total wine production in the country takes place in the southern region, because of the favorable climate for growing grapes in this particular area.
The culture

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The FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament that takes place after every four years. This event will take place this year (2014) in Brazil. The FIFA World cup is world`s most famous sporting event. The event gets popularity due to broadcast by various television stations. Millions of people travel from their country to the host country to participate in the event. It is expected that the event would boost the economy of Brazil. This paper tries to examine the effects of the World Cup on the Brazilian Hotel businesses.
Several businesses will increase their operations and

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Introduction

The present taxation system in Brazil was established by the 1988 Brazilian constitution that gave power to the State, Municipal, and Federal Governments to collect the taxes. Because of the numerous regulations that each of the three governments enacted, the taxation system in Brazil is very complex, and this leads to an environment where the authorities require the taxpayers to comply with various obligations comprising tax collection as well as reporting. The tax regulations and laws in Brazil are among the most confusing and hard to comply with throughout the world. The many rules that the three levels of

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International trade is the skeleton of Brazillian prosperity rests. Free trade system have created a high competition in today's open market. It is marred with continuous innovation and leads to better products, well paid jobs, fresh markets, and increased profits and investment. Free trade lets the cotton growers produce more products to reach international consumers at lower prices, thereby hugely increasing their standard of living.
Moreover, the benefits of FTA extend well beyond borders. Free trade helps to spread the value of freedom, reinforce the rule of law, and foster economic development in poor countries. The national debate over

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Chico Mendez was assassinated 25 years ago for being a forest activist in Brazil. Today, the country is regarded as the most dangerous place for land and environment defenders (Bernard). The primary issues in environmental killings began when land activists fought for the protection of rubber trees. However, the conflict with private groups that express interest in Brazil’s natural resources escalated into a scale that no one has expected. The simple battle for rubber trees evolved into a battle to save the Amazon, and eventually, a fight for humanity. Several people have died fighting for the protection of

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Movie subvert to genre expectations:

The film’s genre expectation is subverted in the historical context, of runaway slaves of quilombos in the Brazil’s societies, samba, and organizational for political rights. An activist and a renowned historian Beatriz Nascimento, gets to be a pillar in the search for her African heritage, hence developing the movie plot
The genre in a high profile blends historical and adventure genre types. Adventure is through the slaves who escaped and history revelation of Black Consciousness and manifestation in Brazil. Through epic distant journey for political rights, adventure is revealed through the quilombos, who are the communities of

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This year, Brazil will see itself hosting the 20th tournament of the FIFA world cup for the second time. Brazil hosted the match for the first time back in 1950. Having played at every World Cup, and being one of the most successful teams in the tournaments history, the Brazilian team is under pressure. The fans have huge expectations that the team will perform better in this tournament as they will be the hosts; they are expected to succeed on home soil (Hurley, 2014). Apart from the pressure of performing well on their home soil, the public relations issues

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All through the industrial revolution, children were being perceived as forms of economic asset. Despite the fact that they were extra mouths to feed, within ten years of age, most of these children would have already started working either in the fields or at home. Therefore, these children ultimately provide additional valuable income to the family, thus making the cost of raising a child low. They were simply investment for the family since they required no schooling and other fancy things that the children of today hold dear. In fact having children in those days was in itself an

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While analyzing contemporary international business data, Brazil and China are great examples to study on as they are part of the new global business powerhouses or emerging economies. Both these countries along with India and Russia make up the powerful BRIC economic bloc. Comparing the consumer data from Brazil and China with that of an already developed economy like Canada, can provide a more wholesome perspective on consumer spending globally.
Consumer spending is on the rise in countries like Brazil and China riding heavily on the shoulders of a burgeoning economy in both these countries. Consumer spending can generally

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The City of God is a Brazilian film about crime which is was directed by a person called Fernando Meirelles in the year 2002.The film was co-directed by Katia Lund in the year 2003.The film is based on a novel by Paulo Lins which is shallow with respect to the themes and of crime and drug dealing in Brazil. The movie mainly demonstrates aspects relating to crime, murder and drug addiction and their effects on the people living in Favela village of Brazil. The issues dealing with the violent neighborhood are clearly shown in the film. In this film,

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Brazil has seen the change in the rule from the monarchy to democracy. It had its leadership under Emperors before it changed to democracy. The first system never gave the people the right to vote for their favorite leader while democracy gave them that right. The discussion looks at history in the change from the civil society to democracy and the groups that occupied Brazil in history. Then it would cover the reforms, the achievement of this transition.
The Brazilian monarch system reigned in 19th century under the leadership of various kings. The greatest challenge is that, in many

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This is a book about Oliveira Fransisca da Silva (1732-1796) (Furtado 10). This is a woman who was born in slavery but ended up becoming powerful and rich. This woman’s life has inspired very many. Popularly known as the queen who became a queen, her life has been a source of inspiration for very many works in literature, theatre, films and television.
She was born in Vila do Principe in Minas Gerais in the north in Brazil. Her residence was in Diamantina (formerly known as Arrail do Tijuco). Her father was a Portuguese man. Antonio Caetano and his

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“Brazil: Crime and Poverty and How to solve it?” By Eduardo Scuratovski De Gasperi-dated November 26th 2013

This article unveils the social and economic aspect of Brazil. First, the author of the articles explains how the country was hit by the 2008 world’s economic depression. According to Gasperi, Brazil survived this economic crisis as the government and other stakeholders implemented effective strategies to end it. International bodies such as World Bank and IMF revealed that Brazil is the 7th largest and biggest economy in the world with a GDP of approximately $2.4 trillion. This unveils the fact that Brazil’s economy is improving as well as advancing at a remarkable pace. Despite the fact that

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Introduction

The Soreen company was formed 70 years ago by Sorenson family . In the 2003 the brand was sold to interlink foods. Currently the company is employing about 70 employees in their factory and its headquarters in Manchester. The Soreen is a brand of fruity malt bread. The Soreen malt loaf is a commonly sold snack food in the United Kingdom market. It has a sweet taste and an extremely chewy texture which make it a very soft bread. The Malt loaf is mainly eaten sliced and with butter. The company has currently seven malt loaf products on sale in

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Introduction

- World Cup is an international association football competition conducted after four years.
- It is a global event
- It only requires 32 teams to compete
- Next World Cup would take place in Brazil

Preparations

- Brazil has spent a lot of resources preparing for the event
- Accommodation would be required for the thousands that would visit the country
- Several stadiums have been prepared

Security

- Security is crucial in the course of the event
- Issues of insecurity have been rising in Brazil recently
- However, the government has allocated more resources to ensure insecurity is

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International Marketing Report for Soreen Malt Loaf’s Potential Entry to Brazil

Introduction
Soreen Company was established in the 1940’s by a family known as Soreen. Its headquarters is located in Manchester, in the United Kingdom. The company deals with the baking of the Soreen malt loaf, a common snack in the United Kingdom. The bread is comprised of malt and ingredients such as raisins. It has a sweet taste and a chewy texture, which makes it a favorite snack among the United Kingdom population. The bread has been in the market over 75 years and has increased its sales over the years (Doole & Lowe, 2008, p. 2). This report

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Summer Day Camps thrive by maintaining efficiency in the midst of diversity. Every year, different sets of campers participate in its programs. Although there are regular staff, the majority of the counselors are temporary. This was the setting of the organization which this writer worked for in the past. This summer day camp, thus becomes the focus of the paper. In the succeeding sections, this writer shall assess the summer day camp’s from the perspective of Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions, particularly power distance, individualism, masculinity-femininity, and uncertainty avoidance. Specific examples shall be provided to elaborate the discussion

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