Wealth Of Nations: Brazil

This text introduces Brazil as a country of great contrasts with vast natural resources. It looks at the country region by region - social conditions, economy, history and the huge diveristy of people and cultures. Brazil's main industries, as well as the Amazon rainforest, are examined. This series deals with economic activity and development in the world's poorer countries. It contains case studies of communities and individuals. Physical and human geography are combined with history, especially of colonial and post-colonial links to other countries. It includes real life case studies of communities and individuals including quotes, and looks positively towards a country's future and solutions to its problems. The series supports development education and multicultural studies.