1 Assignment 4 Diversity Consciousness Saad Aldosary 201501035
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1 Assignment 4: Diversity Consciousness Saad Aldosary 201501035 Anas Almatroodi 201600462 Abdullah Alqahtani 201500337 Prof. Dev. and Competencies Sec 107 Dr. Craig Martin Behan
2 Outline • Background Information • Statistics • Economy • Football • Prejudices • Business culture
The Federative Republic of Brazil
4 Brazil The Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in South America. Its has a population of about 208 million making it the sixth most populated country. It is the largest country with Portuguese as an official language.
5 Brazil Capital Brasília Largest City São Paulo Area 8, 515, 767 km 2 Population 208, 733, 102 GDP Per capita $10, 224
6 Statistics • Median age is about 31 years • Life expectancy is 75 years • literacy rate is 88% • Unemployment rate is 13% Brazil’s Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1890 14, 333, 915 — 1900 17, 438, 434 +21. 7% 1920 30, 635, 605 +75. 7% 1940 41, 165, 289 +34. 4% 1950 51, 944, 397 +26. 2% 1960 70, 119, 071 +35. 0% 1970 93, 139, 037 +32. 8% 1980 119, 002, 706 +27. 8% 1991 146, 825, 475 +23. 4% 2000 169, 799, 170 +15. 6% 2010 192, 755, 799 +13. 5% 2017 208, 862, 818 +8. 4%
7 Economy • With a GDP of about 2 trillion, the economy of Brazil is the eighth largest. • Brazil has an estimated 22 trillion dollars worth of natural resources. • One of the fastest growing economies.
8 Football • Football is most popular sport in Brazil. • The Brazilian national team has won the FIFA world cup a record of 5 times. • Brazil is also the only country that has participated in every World Cup competition ever held • Over 10, 000 Brazilians play professionally around the world.
9 Prejudices and Clichés and stereotypes about Brazilians include: • That Brazil is a poor country • That they have a problem with crime • They lack good work ethic
10 Business Culture • When you meet a Brazilian for the first time, it is common to say "muito prazer" (tr. "my pleasure"). • Business Negotiations are known to occur over meals, often lunch. • When attending a Brazilian's home, it is customary to bring the host a gift.
11 Key Points • Brazil is one of the largest and most populated countries in the word • Brazil has one of the largest economies. • Football is their most popular sport. • Brazilians have a very personal business culture.
