Population Density and History
In 1950 Brazil's population was 51,944,397, by 1970 it reached 93,139,037. By 1991 Brazil was the world's sixth most populated country, with about 2.7 percent of the world's 5.3 billion inhabitants. In July 1996, the population was counted as being 157,079,573, but estimated in 1997 to be nearly 160 million. Projections indicate having looked at the past population growth rate a total population of 211 million by 2020, and population stability at about 250 million in 2050. The population growth rate for the 1992 to 2000 period is estimated at 1.5 percent per year. As a result of the decline in mortality rate and continued high fertility rate during the 1950s and 1960s, the average growth rate was about 3 percent per year. A decrease in total fertility rate in the 1970's caused the growth rate to drop to 2.5 percent and 1.9 percent in the 1980s.
Average population density in Brazil in 1994 was 18.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. There was a wide variation between the densely populated Southeast and South, and the sparsely North and Center West, however the Northeast was only moderately populated.
Health Care and History
The healthcare service varies in according to which city and district, and organization is normally terrible and reports of long queues are frequent. Municipal hospitals are widely available, which provide free treatment including emergency services to everyone. With the more stable economy, medical plans have improved, and private pension plans are now available.
Tourism
Brazil contains many natural wonders like the Amazon, the wildlife-wetlands, 8,850 kilometers of Atlantic coastline, including 3,200 kilometers of white sand beaches in the Northeast from São Luís in the north to the Bahia Basin in the south and the waterfalls at Foz do Iguaçu. Brazil has one of the world's most spectacularly located cities,Rio de Janeiro, which is the host for the annual Mardi Gras Carnaval. Sao Paulo is one of the largest cities, the most modernistic Brasília, and one of the most ecologically advanced, Curitiba. Other popular cities include Salvador, Ouro Prêto, and Manaus.
Traditionally, in Brazil, politicians have regarded travel and tourism as an unnecessary luxury. This view however has changed over the recent years as politicians have begun to see travel and tourism as a major industry. In the 1990s, about 6 million jobs were linked to Brazil's travel and tourism industry. The industry is one of the country's biggest employers. It contributes an estimated 8 percent to the country's GDP. This figure compares with Latin America's average of 5.1 percent, but it is still below the world average of 10.2 percent.
Agriculture and History
In Brazil, at the beginning of the 1990s, the main crops in that were being harvested were cocoa, cotton, rice, sugarcane, oranges, corn, soybeans, wheat, beans, manioc, bananas, peanuts, and coffee. Brazil is also one of the largest exporters of guavas, lemons, mangoes, passion fruit, tangerines, and tobacco. The growth in export crops allowed Brazil to become one of the world's largest soybean producers and to allow change with other countries. It also allowed the trade of sugarcane alcohol for imported oil.
Conclusion
While working on this case study I came across many interesting facts that I did not know about and this helped me understand more about the country. My first impression of Brazil before completing this project was that it was a very poor country and that it mostly contained rainforest's. Having read a lot about the country and its historical facts, I changed my opinion and decided that it probably is not such a bad place to live. What shocked me the most about this country was its population and the predictions that were given for 2010 and 2020, if this is to be true then we can expect to see a lot more global demand for resources and other products.
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