Economy

Brazil's currency is called "real". Their money used to be called cruzeiros.

Brazil has many products that they export to other countries. Brazil also has many products that come in to them from other countries. The three major exports and imports are:

Brazil's economy is affected by there physical landscape because many people are interested in mining. Since people had an interest in mining , the city Rio de Janeiro grew. Also since coffee is a big export it made the city Sao Paulo grow. Coffee has been harvesting in Brazil since 1727. Now almost 1/3 of all the coffee in the world is harvested on coffee farms in many of the states in Brazil.

The history and culture of Brazil is affected by the economy because the tradition of growing coffee, playing soccer, mining, and many other things are still practiced today in Brazil. The government is affected by Brazil's economy because the jobs that people are doing help the government collects money by selling the goods that they have created.