Latin America / Brazil

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Portugal's control over present-day Brazil was granted by:

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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1st Portuguese in Brazil sought:

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Gold & Silver

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Portuguese cleared rainforests in Brazil to build...

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Sugar Plantations

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After native peoples died from diseases, who did the Portuguese bring to work on plantations?

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African Slaves

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Brazil's independence from Portugal was achieved by:

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Signed a Petition

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Current native population in Brazil's rainforests?

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200,000

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Brazil has the largest population of which nationality outside their country?

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Japanese

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Oscar Niemeyer, a Brazilian architect, was tasked with developing which city to attract more people to Brazil's interior?

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Brasilia

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Brazil is one of the most industrialized countries in South America. They have one of the largest plants in the region for what?

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Steel

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Urbanization in Brazil: By 1995, what % of people lived in cities?

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75%