Informative speech

Guilherme Manso

Brazil
Intro: I – Brazil is considered by many one of the most fascinating places in the world. It has a fantastic history full of remarkable moments, an incredible diverse population and is admired worldwide by people from several different places of the globe for things such as its music and astonishing natural beauty. Once Portuguese colony, the country is one of the biggest countries in size and is currently one of the developing countries that have the most impressive expansions in world markets. A- Brazilian History is composed by several remarkable episodes and different governmental stages such as a military dictatorship and the beginning of a democratic era. B- Brazil is a very heterogeneous country with a population consisted of about 198 million people composed by several different ethnic groups and cultures. C- The country is well-known worldwide for several aspects of its identity such as its music, its natural beauty, and its world famous national soccer team. Body: II – A – I - Brazil was discovered by Portugal in 1500 and, after several years being a royal colony, it proclaimed its independence in 1822. II - After a military coup in 1964, the country started a series of military governments that lasted until 1985, having its first democratic election on the same year. III- Since the start of this period of democracy, Brazil has gone through some economic crisis such as in 1992 when inflation reached incredible high levels; however, since the election of its current president, Lula, the country has had fantastic economic improvements. B- I – Brazilian population consists of almost 200 million people composed by almost 53% of whites, 38% of mulattos, 6.2% of blacks and also other minorities that are part of the several other groups such as Germans and Italians. II- Although the population is extremely mixed, the majority is Roman Catholic (almost 75% of the