南アメリカの国
ブラジル(ぶらじる)は、南アメリカにある国家である。面積が南アメリカ最大で、世界で5番目に大きい国である。
地域
ブラジルは、5つの地域にわけられる。
北部 (Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins) The Amazon, the rain forest and frontier life, with remarkable Amerindian influence. The state of Mato Grosso in the Center West region (below) is mostly within the Amazon Basin as well. |
北東部 (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe) Mostly caipira culture, with black culture in Bahia, mingles with early Iberian folklore and Indigenous traditions. This is often considered the country's most beautiful coastline, and has the sunniest and hottest climate; but it is also the country's driest and poorest region. Capital of the "Forró" musical style. |
中西部 (Distrito Federal (Federal District), Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul) The Pantanal wetlands, great farms, young cities, the cerrado and the Federal District, with its otherworldly modernist architecture. Birthplace of the "sertanejo" music style. |
南東部 (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) The cosmopolitan heart of the country. São Paulo and Rio are the largest cities in the country and its economic and industrial hub; there are also some centuries-old colonial towns, especially in Minas Gerais. |
南部 (Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Santa Catarina) A land of valleys and pampas where a strong gaucho culture (shared with Uruguay and Argentina) meets European influences. It has several mid-size cities and rural settlements. Great German, Italian, Polish and Ukrainian immigration took place in the region during the 19th century. |