Brazil is located in Eastern South America bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area just slightly smaller than the US. The climate is mostly tropical with a southern temperate region. Its terrain is mostly flat to rolling lowlands in the north with some plains, hills and mountains. There is a narrow coastal belt in the south. Natural resources include bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, tin, and nickel.

Lula’s economic policies have adhered to classical economic approaches. In an attempt to bring spending under control, he has trimmed the public work force. Labor unions who supported his presidency and expected political patronage have been disillusioned. Brazil has prospered from it membership in Mercosur, a regional trade organization that consists of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Like the previous president and other members of Mercosur, he has opposed US efforts to forge a Free Trade Area of the Americas, preferring closer ties with the European Union. Since 2000, trade with China has tripled and China is now Brazil’s fourth largest market, the bulk of which is soybeans, iron ore and steel. In the face of statistics showing the loss of 4.3 million jobs over the last 10 years, poverty remains a challenge.

Brazil has around 38,810,000 Telephone lines and 14,300,000 Internet users

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