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1
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The official language of Brazil is…

A

Portuguese

2
Q

It was discovered and conquered by…

A

Pedro Cabral

3
Q

The climate in Brazil depends on the…

A

Altitude of the region.

4
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What river fertilizes most of Brazil farmland, and receives more than 1,000 tributaries?

A

The Amazon River.

5
Q

Was the main export of Brazil in 1600 and can be used to make Ethanol:

A

Sugarcane.

6
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Why at the end of the Slavery, many Italians moved to Brazil?

A

To work on the plantations.

7
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Why most of Brazil’s population is mixed race?

A

Because Africans, Europeans, and Natives intermarriage a mixed race.

8
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The _______________ Highway cuts through the Amazon Basin.

A

Transamazonica.

9
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When slaves were freed, most of them escaped to the ______. The farther inland apart of Brazil. Their descendants live there now. Its one of faster growing places in Brazil.

A

Hinterlands.

10
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Which are the steps of Brazil from Discovery to a Democratic Republic.

A

Discovery, Conquest, Colony, Kingdom, Revolution, Military republic, Democratic republic.

11
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  • A lot of Brazil’s culture is mixed with that of the African slaves, how?
A

Music, dance, food, way of dress.