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... Shenell Gordon Group A Brazil is huge. Big in size, big on celebrations, big on football, and big on shortage. It's the world's fifth-largest country, (the UK would fit inside its borders 35 times!). It could be a great place to live, but in reality life is harsh for many Brazilians, especially children. Climate As Brazil is so big, covering almost half of South America, there are big local differences in climate and soil conditions. Most of Brazil has tropical or sub-tropical weather; high temperatures and high rainfall, but the North East is prone to drought following deforestation. Culture The modern Brazilian life has been formed by the cultures of the indigenous Indians, Africans and Portuguese. The Portuguese dominate this influence and Brazil takes its' language and religion (Roman Catholic) from Portugal. Whereas Portuguese and African tradition, food, dance and religion dominate the cities and coast there is still a strong and ancient custom amongst

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