The name Brazil comes from Pau Brasil. There
are around 145 million people living in Brazil, most of them
near the coast. The population is growing rapidly and half
of all Brazilians are under the age of 20. By the end of the
century, it is estimated that Brazil's population will have
reached 180 million. Brazil borders on ten other Latin
American countries. Most of the northern part of Brazil is
low-lying and veined by the mighty Amazon River and its
tributaries. The Amazon is the largest river in the world.
The native peoples of Brazil lived in the forests and along
the rivers, hunting, fishing, and gathering fruits and nuts.
When the Portuguese arrived early in the 16th century, it is
estimated that there were between 1 and 2 million native
Amerindian people. They were used as slaves, and many
thousands died from diseases brought by the Europeans.
Recently Amerindians have been exploited and killed as
land speculators and highways go farther into the rain
forest.......

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