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Last updated 6/12/12

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Global Education 2009 Featured Country Brazil

"To insure the economic survival and well-being of our communities, it is imperative that community colleges develop a globally and multiculturally competent citizenry." --Global Education Advisory Committee, 1999 North Carolina Community College System

Suggested Keywords and Related Terms:        Federative Republic of Brazil     Amazon River Basin

Researching Brazil in Books and/or Media (DVDs, CDs, Videos, Audiotapes, etc.):

Search the College Library's holdings:

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Researching Brazil Using Electronic Resources:  

Databases

Global Issues in Context

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

NC LIVE:

• Articles in Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Search for "Brazil" on the NC LIVE home page to access hundreds or thousands of articles.*

* Tip: To narrow your search, click one or more subject boxes underneath. You can narrow your search further by clicking on other headings under "Narrow results by" in the left column of the results list, or by using Advanced Search to add your own limiting terms.

Recommended Internet Sites for Researching Brazil:

     General information

• "A Country Study: Brazil." Library of Congress. 7 May 2009. Web. 17 June 2010.<http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/brtoc.html>.
• "Brasil." United Nations. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.un.int/brazil/brasil/brazilbasic.htm>.
• "Brazil." Law Library of Congress. Library of Congress. 18 May 2010. Web. 17 June 2010. <http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/brazil.php>.
• "Brazil." Portals to the World. Library of Congress. 13 Aug. 2010. Web. 20 Aug. 2010. <http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/brazil/brazil.html>.
• "Brazil." Travel & Cultures. National Geographic. 2010. Web. 17 June 2010. <http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/brazil-guide/>.
• "Brazil country profile." BBC News. 29 May 2010. Web. 17 June 2010. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1227110.stm>.

     Business and Economy

• "Brazil at a Glance." The World Bank. The World Bank Group, 2010. Web. 19 Aug. 2010. <http://devdata.worldbank.org/AAG/bra_aag.pdf>.
• Business Source Premier. [search keyword "Brazil," then click "Country Reports"] EBSCOhost. 2010. Web. 17 June 2010. <http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=207&iface=1>

     Health

• "Brazil." World Health Organization. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.who.int/countries/bra/en/>.
• "The Health Care System." Brazil: A Country Study. Ed. Rex Hudson. Washington: GPO, 1997. n.pag. Web. 19 Aug. 2010. <http://countrystudies.us/brazil/47.htm>.
• "HNPStats Home." [click topics in blue box to left; search for Brazil.] The World Bank. The World Bank Group, 2010. Web. 19 Aug. 2010. <http://go.worldbank.org/N2N84RDV00>.

     History

• "Brazil." Infoplease. 2009. Web. 17 June 2010. <http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107357.html?pageno=1>.
• Gascoigne, Bamber. From 2001, ongoing. " History of Brazil." HistoryWorld. Web. 21 June 2020. <http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=886&HistoryID=aa88&gtrack=pthc>.

     Human Rights

• "Brazil." Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 6 March 2007. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78882.htm#>.
• "Brazil." Human Rights Watch. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.hrw.org/americas/brazil>.
• "ILAB in Brazil." Bureau of International Labor Affairs. U.S. Dept. of Labor. n.d. Web. 20 Aug. 2010. <http://www.dol.gov/ilab/map/countries/brazil.htm>.

     Languages

• Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). " Languages of Brazil." Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International, 2009. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Brazil>.
• "Languages in Brazil." Brazil Travel. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.justbrazil.org/brazil/brazil-languages.asp>.

     Literature

• "Brazil - Literature." United Nations. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.un.int/brazil/brasil/brazil-literature.htm>.
• Ramos, Graciliano. "Literature." Consulate General of Brazil. 2003. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.brazilsf.org/culture_literature_eng.htm>.
• "Brazilian Literature." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press, 2007. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0808784.html>.
• "Brazilian Literature." Encyclopędia Britannica. Encyclopędia Britannica Online. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/78339/Brazilian-literature>.

     Maps

• "Maps of Brazil." Brazil Travel. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.justbrazil.org/brazil/brazil-maps.asp#>.
• "Brazil." WorldAtlas.com. (n.d.) Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/samerica/br.htm>.
• "Brazil Maps." Perry Castańeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin. 2 Apr. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010.  <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/brazil.html>.
• "Brazil Maps." About.com: Geography. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://geography.about.com/od/brazilmaps/Brazil_Maps.htm>.

      Recipes

• "Brazil: Recipes." Food in Every Country. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.foodbycountry.com/Algeria-to-France/Brazil.html>.
• CookBrazil.com. 10 Jan. 2009. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.cookbrazil.com/>.

     Statistics

• "Brazil." NationMaster. 2010. Web. 22 June 2010. <http://www.nationmaster.com/country/br-brazil>.
• "Brazil." Euromonitor International. 2010. Web. 22 June 2010. <http://www.euromonitor.com/factfile.aspx?country=BR>.
• "Brazil Data." The World Bank. World Bank Group, 20 Jul. 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2010. <http://go.worldbank.org/QJ28248TP1>.
• Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. n.d. Web. 22 June 2010. <http://www.ibge.gov.br/english/>.

     Travel in Brazil

• "Brazil: Country Specific Information." U.S. Department of State. 12 Jan. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1072.html>.
• "Brazil: Introduction." Geographia. interKnowledge Corp. 2006. Web. 20 Aug. 2010. <http://www.geographia.com/brazil/>.
• Brazil Travel. 2010. Web. 21 June 2010. <http://www.justbrazil.org/> .

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