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    On November 9, 2017, the Brazilian group Sol e Mar visited our class to share with us the diverse music of Brazil. One of the first things the speaker explained, that was already explained in a class lecture, was that in colonies with Catholic colonizers, African customs were kept, unlike some Protestant colonies where the African customs were forbidden by the colonizers. As a result, in Catholic colonies, mainly in Latin America, the African population was able to maintain their culture and music

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    the Americas through the practice of healing, Sweet presents some evidence that indicate the influence that the practice of African healing had in colonial Brazil. In this brief analysis, I will discuss two aspects of that evidence, one in the system of slavery, and two in the practice of religion. Sweet tells us that in colonial Brazil, slavery was the backbone of the economy, particularly in Pernambuco, the place where Domingos first arrive. Eventually, slaves constituted the "economic engine”

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    issues involved with Brazil’s Amazon rainforest and how they as a country can use the rainforests resources for their development, without impairing the ability to use those resources in the future. In other words it is saying that Brazil should not cause long term damage to the rainforest when extracting resources. This is called sustainable development, and as it suggests, it means to sustain the environment whilst also continuing to develop their needs. However, there

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    government officials. The South American countries that standout the most are Brazil and Venezuela due to the vast amount of corruption that has recently been brought to light worldwide. Corruption there has hurt their countries economy and the South American region as a whole. Region Overview The continent of South America is the world’s fourth largest continent, consisting of Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,

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    over to Brazil when the native workers died. Eighty-two percent of the population in Brazil trace their ancestry back to the days of slavery. 3. In 1822, Brazil was given independence. 4. Pedro I ruled as emperor of the new nation until 1831. The people forced him to resign. His son Pedro II became emperor in 1840 at age fifteen. He was known as a wise and fair ruler. 5. In 1888, the slaves were freed by Princess Isabel (daughter of Pedro II) while her dad was gone to Europe. 6. Brazil was the

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    Favelas In City Of God

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    Janeiro, Brazil. Favelas are ghettos that were originally constructed by the city’s government in order to keep the lower class away from the city center. Over the years, the favelas have become a boiling melting pot of rich and deeply rooted Brazilian culture, but also filled with hopeless despair, danger, and lawlessness, as a result from violent gangs and constant drug war with the police. Even though nowadays Brazil is part of BRIC (acronym that refers to the collective economies of Brazil, Russia

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    numerous favorable circumstances, for example, great soil, appropriate atmosphere, accessible land and low work costs. Brazil is one of only a handful couple of nations that have generally demonstrated an expanding supply and utilization of biofuels as Brazil 's generation and usage of bioethanol from sugarcane has turned into a reasonable transport fuel since 30 years. Argentina and Brazil are encountering the developing use of soy beans for biodiesel creation.

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    Using examples assess the view that the relationship between superpowers and the developing world is a neo colonial one. (15) The dominating capitalist ideology from superpowers has led to extreme inequalities between core and peripheral nations, which has resulted in an unstable relationship with the developing world. Neocolonialism is a geopolitical practice in which a superpower perpetuates its economic and political hegemony on underdeveloped nations. This indirect and ‘disguised’ Imperialism

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    Latin American music is a very popular form of music. Latin American music is a mixture of different cultures. The Latin American music is a mixture of different Latin areas countries such as Mexico, Central America, and portions of South America. It contains different blends from the Native American, African and European people. History Latin American music derived from the settlement of Christopher Columbus. The mixture of musical culture. This new settlement began with the history of language

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    Consequently, the level of racism in Brazil, has allowed no opportunity for Afro-Brazilians to compete in a political election fairly. This has led to under representation for millions of Afro-Brazilians who are dying due to the lack of empathy provided by those who have the political power

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