...In Brazil from 1917 to 1945 the country went under a major political reform. This reform was known as the “whitening”. It was the process of converting people of African and mixed descents; physically, culturally, and socially in habits, and in health. This all began in the public school systems that promoted the idea that whites were inherently fit and people of color or mixed ancestry were necessarily in need of remedial attention. One way of physically making Brazil white was to put restrictions on the gene pool and genetically make people more white. They believed that being white was far superior and would make the country more advanced and be more accepted by the rest of the white world. Claims were made that white blood would eventually...
Words: 621 - Pages: 3
...Brazil is a huge country, with millions of people there is no surprise that the crime rate is as high as it is. Currently crime rates in Brazil is one of the countries biggest issues. Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world, as well as the largest country in South America, and it shares a border with every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. The fact that Brazil shares its border with so many different countries makes it much more simple for crime to happen. Especially when it shares a border with three of the world’s largest cocaine producers Bolivia, Peru, and Columbia. Crime in Brazil is said to be inevitable, no matter where someone goes they’re most likely subject to witness some type of crime from a simple theft,...
Words: 982 - Pages: 4
...The End of Everything First seen in Brazil in the 90s, crack is a white or yellow rock made of a mix of cocaine and sodium bicarbonate. As smokable cocaine form, crack received this name because of the sound produced when the users smoked the rocks: crack, crack, crack. Crack absorption happens in the lungs, and a few minutes after, it affects the brain. Its power in the brain leads the users to experience moments of euphoria, pleasure, sense of power, and self-confidence. However, those effects are not long enough inducing individuals to look for more drug, a condition called craving. Easy access and low prices have increased crack use in Brazil, and currently crack addiction has become a public health problem. In 2005, 0.7% of Brazilians...
Words: 1136 - Pages: 5
...Small Project 2 Culture means to cultivate, and comes from the Latin colere. Culture is generally all that complexity of ideas and actions that includes knowledge, art, beliefs, law, morals, customs and all the habits and skills acquired by man, not only in family, but also for being part of a society as a member. Each country has its own culture, which is influenced by several factors. Brazilian culture is marked by cheerfulness and joy, and this is also reflected in the music, in the case of Samba, which is also part of Brazilian culture. Taking that into consideration, we can say that many past cultures played a significant role in the whole world to create the cultures that we are currently making part of. The main characteristic of culture is the adaptive mechanism, which is the ability that individuals have to respond to the environment in accordance with changing habits, possibly even more than a biological evolution. Culture can also be characterized as a cumulative mechanism because of the modifications brought by one generation passes to the next generation, where losing is transformed and incorporating by other aspects thus seeking to improve the experience of new generations. The Imperial world can show some of these cultures characteristics when comparing to our modern world. The Imperial world plays a strong and significant role on world’s culture regardless of its time or location. The term civilization comes to appear more often and study of it is very important...
Words: 965 - Pages: 4
...Brazil was colonized by the Portuguese and later by other countries around the globe in search of power. During the 16th century, it went through the process of colonization, on April 1500 by a Portuguese diplomat on their way to India for goods. Brazil first colonizers were the Native Indians in the country, at first the Indians and Portuguese worked together during harvest but later on the Portuguese decided to enslave them. Since the enslavement of Indians did not work out they turned to the African slave trade for their workforce. For the next two centuries after the discovery of Brazil, it had to deal periodically with foreign powers on the hunt for Brazil’s resources. Such countries as England, France, and Spain sought out to fight the...
Words: 1276 - Pages: 6
...There were many revolutions and failed revolutions that occurred in the second half of the twentieth century. With communism on the rise as well as large amounts of people being governed under oppressive regimes, it makes sense that many movements were started to change the status quo. When looking at these events, however, it is necessary to keep in mind the factors which brought them to the surface. In every movement, in every revolution, there are elements which define the setting and set the stage for other such processes to occur. Keeping this in mind then we can start to look at the specific examples that caused an empire to crumble in 1974. For much of the 20th century Portugal was ruled by an authoritarian dictatorship and held colonies throughout the world. All this however started to change in the second half of the century. In the early 1970’s, 1974 to be exact, there was a military coup that took place in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon. This coup, later know as the Carnation Revolution, took power away from Antonio de Oliveira Salazar’s regime and started the shift towards the democratization of Portugal and to the rest of the world. As author Nancy Bermeo accurately puts it in her article on transitions to democracies; “Authoritarian regimes are ever present but not everlasting. On a global level they seem to always be with us, but as individual units they emerge and disintegrate” (Bermeo). At some point the power must change hands, and Salazar’s reign would...
Words: 2285 - Pages: 10
...Global Economics Paper No: 192 Goldman Sachs Global Economics, Commodities and Strategy Research at https://360.gs.com The Long-Term Outlook for the BRICs and N-11 Post Crisis The BRIC and N-11 countries are emerging from the crisis better than the developed world. As a result, our long-term projections for the BRICs look more, rather than less, likely to be realised. It is now possible that China will become as big as the US by 2027, and the BRICs as big as the G7 by 2032. Within the BRICs and N-11, China, Brazil, India, Indonesia and the Philippines appear to be performing best. Bangladesh, Egypt, Korea, Nigeria, Turkey and Vietnam form a second group of countries that have performed broadly in line with expectations. Iran, Mexico, Pakistan and Russia have need for improvement. We show the ongoing dramatic BRIC influence in key product markets, with autos and crude oil as examples. Important disclosures appear at the back of this document Thanks to Dominic Wilson, Michael Buchanan, Paulo Leme and Swarnali Ahmed for their valuable comments, and to Alex Kelston for the Growth Environment Scores Jim O’Neill and Anna Stupnytska December 4, 2009 Goldman Sachs Global Economics, Commodities and Strategy Research Global Economics Paper Contents Summary Section 1. Where We Stand on the BRICs and N-11 Section 2. The BRICs and N-11 in the Aftermath of the Crisis 2.1 BRICs and N-11 Global Importance Continues to Rise 3 4 6 6 Higher growth contribution...
Words: 13484 - Pages: 54
...Global Business Cultural Analysis: Brazil Liberty University BUSI 604 Abstract This research paper analyzes the effect of Globalization on the country of Brazil, and how its economy compares to other South American countries and the world. This review will provide factual evidence of the integration of the Brazilian products internationally, and how its economy has evolved to compete in the international markets. A Comparative summary of evidence will be provided in this analysis between the business culture of Brazil, North American, Central America, the Caribbean, and other South American countries economic framework. The framework of the origins of Brazil, and to the progression of the nation into one of the top economies; will be discussed in this assignment. A small glimpse of the picturesque country will be provided in the form of pictures, to give the reader a greater ability to visualize this country and its inhabitance. The major elements and dimension of culture is reviewed, and these dimensions are; what the major elements and dimensions of culture are in this region; how these elements and dimensions are integrated by the locals conducting business in this region; how these cultures and dimensions compare with U.S. cultures and business; and what the implications are for U.S. businesses that wish to conduct business in that region. This paper will review some of the desires of Brazil’s government to be one of the world’s leading...
Words: 4086 - Pages: 17
...| 2015 | | | [Cultural Analysis - brazil] | MKT 6003 RESEARCH PAPER | Abstract I currently lead a team called Pontonet as part of my responsibilities as Sr. Strategic Customer Manager who is based in Brazil. When I began my job in August I was quickly introduced and held meetings with my manager and a co-worker. I noticed very quickly that our abrasive American ways of communicating was not effective by listening in on conference calls with the three of us. I noticed as well that there was a seemingly deep sense that creating a more relation type of Management/Vendor management style was would make for a clearer and cleaner method than the alternative. I learned in haste that my report Jurandir at Pontonet began to surpass expectations quickly in comparison to other vendors in a surprisingly quick time frame. This paper shall also attempt to analyze the business and social culture of Brazil from an American point of view. In addition my purpose is to help achieve the most success when participating in a leadership activity with Pontonet. By having a better grasp of the cultural norms I believe that it will greater help me to have an advantage as a leader for this 3rd party management role I have accepted as part of my responsibilities. It is my understanding through research that Brazil’s business culture is much more stringent than the United States. In this paper it will be my intent to provide analysis and review the current business culture and...
Words: 2714 - Pages: 11
...relate to is the country Brazil. Brazil faces with the topic of corruption in its government. Brazil is an emerging economy, however, what is really holding Brazil back? Brazil not only struggles to improving its education system, but its healthcare and infrastructure. Education in Brazil has been a major issue for years and I know this because I was born there. The public schools in Brazil are not like the ones here in the United States. The public schools here are provided with computers and dedicated teachers, however in Brazil there is no computer access for the students enrolled in public school and in addition many of the teachers do not even show up to class. Brazil does have good universities and in actuality, the public universities are the hardest to get into. However less students are going to college or cannot get into college because of the poor education in public high schools. Students in Brazil who do get a good education have to go to private schools. Private schools are expensive, where the price can range from $500 to $1,000 a month. Most families in Brazil cannot afford for their kids to go to private schools because of the economy. Why hasn’t Brazil fixed the most essential priorities in order for Brazil to “progress”? Brazil is in fact a rich country, but it lacks structure in its government. I want to understand more of Brazil’s government and the roots to its corruption. My main focus would be towards the education system in Brazil. I wanted to choose a...
Words: 359 - Pages: 2
...Brazil and United state Products A+++ 100% accurate and most economical tutorial http://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/brazil-and-united-state-products http://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/brazil-and-united-state-products Suppose that there are two products: clothing and soda. Both Brazil and the United States produce each product. Brazil CAN produce 100,000 units of clothing per year and 50,000 cans of soda. The United States CAN produce 65,000 units of clothing per year and 250,000 cans of soda. Assume that costs remain constant. For this example, assume that the production possibility frontier (PPF) is a straight line for each country because no other data points are available or provided. Include a PPF graph for each country in your paper. Complete the following: • What would be the production possibility frontiers for Brazil and the United States? • Without trade, the United States produces AND CONSUMES 32,500 units of clothing and 125,000 cans of soda. • Without trade, Brazil produces AND CONSUMES 50,000 units of clothing and 25,000 cans of soda. • Denote these points on each COUNTRY’s production possibility frontier. • Using what you have learned and any independent research you may conduct, which product should each country specialize in, and why? To assist in your thinking and discussion, additional questions to consider include: • What is the labor-intensive good? • What is the Marginal Rate of Transformation impact? • What is the labor-abundant country...
Words: 293 - Pages: 2
...Childhood Obesity: How Brazil and the United States are Preventing it in Schools Willian Lessa Ribeiro American English and Culture Program Arizona State University July 2014 This paper analyzes and compares the Scholar Feeding Programs which aim to prevent childhood obesity in the United States, and in Brazil. By comparing their two different programs, it’s possible to identify some of the causes of the recent changes in the epidemiological profile of the children. The study include comparison between policies for nutritional education, food sales and diseases prevention. For this research it was used data comparison as research strategy. This data was collected from the Brazilian Ministry of Health and the American Centro for Diseases Control (CDC). Currently, research shows that an epidemiological change is happening in the nutritional status of the population. Previously malnutrition was predominant, now obesity is taking its place. There are several factors leading to these changes, like inadequate food intake with the predominance of snacks and junk food. However, the most important factor is the changes in the feeding in the first five years of age, which strongly influence if someone will or will not become an obese adult. Ensuring that children receive adequate nutrition, Brazil and the United States established rules in the case of school meals. Forming healthy dietary practices through actions of nutritional education contributes to educational development...
Words: 1714 - Pages: 7
............................................................................................................ 6 2.4 CHINA ........................................................................................................... 7 3 MILITARY EXPENDITURE - NATO ............................................................. 8 4 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 3 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND STRUCTURE The acronym BRIC summerize countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China. The BRIC countries are promising due to its huge population and the long-lasting economic growth, that’s why expectations of the market development are high. The inventor of the BRIC concept, Jim O'Neill, chief economist at the investment bank Goldman Sachs, published the study,, Dreaming with BRICs: The Path to 2050 " in 2003. His sensational report predicted:,, Over the next 50 years, Brazil, Russia, India and China ,the BRIC economies, could become a much larger force in the world economy”. O'Neill forecasts that already in 2040 the BRIC countries could achieve together a stronger economic power than the G6 countries USA, Japan, Germany, France, Great Britain and Italy. ( O`Neill, 2003, S.3 ff.) After the dissolution of Soviet Union, the bipolar world is no longer...
Words: 2642 - Pages: 11
............................................................................................................ 6 2.4 CHINA ........................................................................................................... 7 3 MILITARY EXPENDITURE - NATO ............................................................. 8 4 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 3 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND STRUCTURE The acronym BRIC summerize countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China. The BRIC countries are promising due to its huge population and the long-lasting economic growth, that’s why expectations of the market development are high. The inventor of the BRIC concept, Jim O'Neill, chief economist at the investment bank Goldman Sachs, published the study,, Dreaming with BRICs: The Path to 2050 " in 2003. His sensational report predicted:,, Over the next 50 years, Brazil, Russia, India and China ,the BRIC economies, could become a much larger force in the world economy”. O'Neill forecasts that already in 2040 the BRIC countries could achieve together a stronger economic power than the G6 countries USA, Japan, Germany, France, Great Britain and Italy. ( O`Neill, 2003, S.3 ff.) After the dissolution of Soviet Union, the bipolar world is no longer...
Words: 2642 - Pages: 11
...RESEARCH AND INNOVATION POLICY OF BRAZIL 1. Some Numbers: • Total area - 8.5 million km² • Population - 191 million • GDP (2010) - 3,7 US$ trillion • Investment in R&D - 1.25 % GDP in 2010 • Scientists and researchers - 231,000 in 2010 (headcount) • Scientific papers - 2.7 % of world scientific production • world's sixth largest by nominal GDP • eighth largest by purchasing power parity. • moderately free markets and an inward-oriented economy. • the largest in Latin American nations ere. • one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world with an average annual GDP growth rate of over 5 percent • together with Mexico, has been at the forefront of the Latin American multinationals phenomenon by which, thanks to superior technology and organization, local companies have successfully turned global. 2. Overview Brazil has many times in its history praised to be the land of the future. First, Brazil with population of 190 million, the past eight years “Bolsa Familia” social program have lifted over 40 million Brazilians out of poverty and into middle class. This creates interesting platform for creating context related innovations and scaling bottom-of-the-pyramid innovations (disruptive and reverse) globally. Second, Brazil was almost non-effected by financial crisis 2008, a signal for strong and stable macro-economic policies. This means that Brazil, first time in its history, is becoming an interesting country for long term investment...
Words: 1741 - Pages: 7
