| United States | China | Brazil | |
| 1990 | $5.76 | $0.36 | $0.46 |
| 1991 | $5.94 | $0.38 | $0.41 |
| 1992 | $6.29 | $0.42 | $0.39 |
| 1993 | $6.61 | $0.44 | $0.44 |
| 1994 | $7.03 | $0.56 | $0.55 |
| 1995 | $7.36 | $0.73 | $0.77 |
| 1996 | $7.78 | $0.86 | $0.84 |
| 1997 | $8.28 | $0.95 | $0.87 |
| 1998 | $8.74 | $1.02 | $0.84 |
| 1999 | $9.30 | $1.08 | $0.59 |
| 2000 | $9.90 | $1.20 | $0.64 |
| 2001 | $10.23 | $1.33 | $0.55 |
| 2002 | $10.59 | $1.45 | $0.50 |
| 2003 | $11.09 | $1.64 | $0.55 |
| 2004 | $11.81 | $1.93 | $0.66 |
| 2005 | $12.58 | $2.26 | $0.88 |
| 2006 | $13.34 | $2.71 | $1.09 |
| 2007 | $14.06 | $3.49 | $1.37 |
| 2008 | $14.37 | $4.55 | $1.64 |
| 2009 | $14.12 | $4.99 | $1.57 |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
GDP: Brazil, United States, & China (in trillions)
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Brazil posts fourth-quarter growth of 5% GDP may cool to 4.5%-5% range in 2011
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Brazil’s economy in 2010 grew at its fastest yearly rate in nearly 25 years, but expansion in Latin America’s largest economy showed signs of a slowdown in the final quarter
Brazil's Market
Definitions and Examples
1. Perfect Competition: An idealized market structure in which there are large numbers of both buyers and sellers, all of them small, so that they act as price takers. Perfect competition also assumes homogeneous products, free entry and exit, and complete information.
Ex.)
2. Oligopoly: a market situation in which each of a few producers affects but does not control the market
Ex.) Brazil's Steel Sector is an oligopoly.
3. Monopoly: exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action
Ex.) BM&FBOVESPA has a monopoly over securities, commodities, and future exchanges.
4. Monopolistic Competition: form of imperfect competition where many competing producers sell products that are differentiated from one another (that is, the products are substitutes, but, with differences such as branding, are not exactly alike).
Ex.)
Amazon Basin and Rainforrest Animals
http://www.unique-southamerica-travel-experience.com/amazon-rainforest-animals.html
SPIDER MONKEY
GIANT RIVER OTTER
CAPYBARA
TOUCAN
PINK RIVER DOLPHIN
ELECTRIC EEL
PIRANHA
ANACONDA
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Urban vs. Rural Life
Brazil 2 largest cities (Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo) boast some of the largest populations in urban environments around the globe; both cities are in the top 25 largest cities in the world. Brazil's large cities face overpopulation, poverty, and slums (also known as flavelas). Most employees in the urban areas work for banks, hotels, factories, office buildings, or stores.
The rural environment is extremely different; the land in Brazil is vast, so much of the land is unpopulated. Most rural inhabitants work on large plantations or ranches. Poverty is a major issue in the rural areas, as in the urban counterparts. Many workers can barely feed their families and abject impoverishment is rampant.
Sociocultural Values
Religion: 7o% Roman Catholic, 15% Protestant
Ecclesial Base Communities are a prominent form of devotion.
Patrimonialism: traditional system domination of society of a strong state with a centralized bureaucracy.
List of Brazilian holidays and festivals: http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/brazil/l/blholidays.htm
Almonds, Gabriel A., G. Bingham Powell Jr., Russell J. Dalton, Kaare Strom.Comparative Politics Today: A World View. New York: Longman, 2010. p. 512.
Political Structure
Presidential System:
President Dilma Rousseff
Bicameral Legislature:
Congress--> Senate and Chamber of Deputies
Governors in Federal Districts: includes Legislative Assemblies for each region (26 states in the Federal District--Rio de Janeiro)
Local Governments:
Mayors and City Counsels
Almonds, Gabriel A., G. Bingham Powell Jr., Russell J. Dalton, Kaare Strom. Comparative Politics Today: A World View. New York: Longman, 2010. p. 512.
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