How developed is Brazil? BRAZIL EconomicA case study on:- Developments in two contrasting regions of a country (Southeast/Amazon/North).- Strategies used by a government to improve the economy (in a developing country).- Exploitation new resources within a country. - Impact of economic/industrial development on the environment of a region or country. Context - How developed is Brazil? Brazil, along with Mexico, is considered one of the new industrialized countries of South America. GRAPHMajor exportsMetal ores, coffee, fruits, chemicals, machinery, weaponsIn 1991, Brazil had a debt of $123 billion. It is owed to the United States, the EEC, Japan and the World Bank. It is claimed that Brazil is “the 10th largest economy in the world”. However, in some urban areas, 50% of the population lives below the “poverty line”. Recent changes (1970 - 1998): - More people employed in the manufacturing industry. - Fewer people employed in agriculture, but between 1982 and 1990 cultural production increased by 38%. More than 50% of the population is employed in services. - Increase in land used for agriculture – large plantations and livestock farming. - Rapid growth of “informal sector” jobs – work without official register (especially in cities) such as street vendors, repairers, decorators, etc. .- Rapid growth of cities – more than 75% of the population lives in cities. Among them, 30 to 50% live below the “poverty line”. In the 1970s, five main pressures created the debts: 1. Oil prices rose (they doubled and then quadrupled in 1979), so Brazil's import bill rose as it tried to fuel a growing industry. Oil-rich countries had money to lend - Brazil borrowed middle of paper......southernmost region where all the raw materials are found; we find iron, coal, limestone. Near the market - automobile industry in Sao Paulo (Volkswagen, Fiat, General Motors and Ford are all located there, 4 of the 2,000 foreign companies in Sao Paulo). The aerospace/defense industry also uses steel.9. New arms industry in the Sao Paulo / Rio de Janeiro region (Southeast region) - significant growth between 1975 and 1995. Located near large steel factories. Defense commitments are important to Brazil (military government in the 1960s and 1970s) - drug trafficking and guerrilla warfare along its borders. Located on new motorway routes - close to decision-making and industrial centers. 80% of Brazilian weapons are produced here as well as nuclear research near Sao Paulo. Brazil now exports weapons. The RAF builds a Tuscano trainer aircraft in Belfast, made from parts made in Brazil.