1.1. Between Brazil and the United States there is a biteral relationship between both countries
1.2. The United States was the first country to recognize Brazil's independence and Brazil is the only South American country the to have troops fight along the Allies during world war II
1.3. Though never openly confrontational towards each other the relations between the two countries relatively distant with brief periods of cooperations in the past
1.4. In 2011 there was an uprising in the Brazil - U.S. relations over the relation of a US mass surveillance programs in Brazil. specifically allegations of the United States spying on President Rousseff. the event settled down later in 2014
1.5. Both Countries share memberships in international organizations, like the World Trade Organization and the United Nations
2. Modern History
2.1. Brazil was first colonized by a European named Pedro Alvares Cabral on April 22, 1500
2.2. On September 7, 1822 Brazil declared independence
2.3. In 1882 a military coup established a republican government
2.4. During the 1940's Brazil joined the allied forces in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Italian Campaign
2.5. In 1985 Tancredo News was elected president in an indirect election as Brazil returned to civilian rule, but he died before he was sworn in and Vice President Jose Sareny took his place
3. Economy and natural resources
3.1. Brazil is the largest economy in Latin America and the 7th largest economy in the world and 2nd largest in the western hemisphere
3.2. Brazil has a GPD of $2.533 trillion ( 2013 est )
3.3. The national debt of Brazil is over $256 Billion
3.4. The top resources in Brazil are quartz, diamonds, chromium, iron ore, phosphates, petroleum, mica, graphite, titanium, copper, gold, oil, bauxite, zinc, tin, and mercury
3.5. Brazil also makes billions of dollars from tourism each year, In 2011 Brazil had over 5.4 million visitors and made 6.8 billion US dollars that year
4. Fun Facts
4.1. The Name Brazil comes from a tree known as Brazilwood
4.2. Brazil is the 5th biggest and most populated country
4.3. Brazil is the only Portuguese speaking country in the Americas
4.4. Brazil is the longest country in the world with a distance of approximately 2800 miles north to south via land
4.5. Brazil is the 48th least densely populated country in the world averaging approximately 58 people per square kilometer
4.6. 25% of the earth's rain forest originates from Brazil
4.7. Brazil has the most number of species of mammals, plants and fresh water fish in the world
5. Politics and political system
5.1. The current president of Brazil is Dilma Rousseff and the current Vice President is Michel Temer
5.2. The legislative branch of Brazil is made up of the federal Senate and the Chamber of
5.3. The Judiciary branch is made up of the Supreme Court of Justice, Superior Military Court, Supreme Electoral Court, Superior Military Court, and the National Justice Court
5.4. The laws of Brazil are made up of the Constitution of Brazil, antidiscrimination, Human rights and the LGBT rights
5.5. The Administrative divisions are made up of the states and the state governors
6. Travel and Tourist Attractions
6.1. Christ the redeemer is the famous statue of Jesus Chris in Rio de Janeiro, located at the peak of 2300 feet of Corcobado Mountain, stands 130 feet tall including its 31 feet tall pedistal
6.2. Iguacu Falls, situated on the border between Brazil and Argentina, the waterfall system consists of 275 falls along the Iguacu River, Devil's throat a u-shaped fall with a height 269 feet
6.3. Amazon River-approximately 4000 miles, it is 2nd largest river in world, the largest river in the world by volume, contains 3000 recognized species of fish alone
6.4. Rio Carnival- attracts 2 million people per day and half a million foreigners during its 4 day celebration
6.5. Pantanal-world's largest wetland lying mostly in western Brazil, extends into Bolivia and Paraguay, famous for its wildlife and one of Brazil's main tourist attractions, home to one of the most jaguar populations
