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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the geographical concepts of Brazil such as the culture, history and its importance, language, trade, etc and how they compare to those of the United States. Brazil is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and has the support of a vast wealth of natural resources. The country has a rich heritage and is considered by its people to have character of both the South American and European cultures. Portuguese explorers arrived in South America in the late fifth-tenth century, and Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed Brazil in the name of Portugal in 1500, who fled to Brazil escaping from Napoleon. He made Brazil an equal part of the kingdom of Portugal and Brazil, that is it no longer had the status of a colony. When he returned to Portugal as King John in 1822 his son Pedro was proclaimed emperor of Brazil. Pedro was overthrown by a military coup in 1889 after which Brazil became a federal republic. Thus Brazil fought no war of independence. The groups of people that had initial contact with Portuguese explorers displayed curiosity and a willingness to exchange goods, but they were also extremely adept at defending their communities. Tens of thousands of Native Americans, includi