Studies in Human Geography of Brazil are concerned with analyzing the demographic, economic, urban, rural, cultural, political and social elements of the Brazilian geographic space. In this way, both the elements that are intrinsically linked to the constitution of the national territory and the aspects of the interrelationship between Brazil and the world are analyzed.
In its human aspects, Brazil has a wide diversity, which is manifested in elements such as the ethnic disposition, productive levels, cultural and religious variations, among countless others aspects. Therefore, knowing more about the Brazilian space is to expand knowledge about this variety of interrelationships that build the country's identity and general vision.
Economically, Brazil has a solid structure, with the seventh largest GDP in the world, but it needs to advance in relation to the fight to income inequality and misery and poverty, even though the country has shown improvements in this field over the last few decades. Despite the heavy weight of agricultural production, the Brazilian space is quite industrialized, with a concentration of the secondary sector in the Southeast region, although there is a process of industrial deconcentration ongoing.
Brazil's demography has a high population quantity, enough to surpass the 200 million inhabitants mark. On the other hand, population density is low and population is poorly distributed across the territory. While the Southeast region has most of the population, the North region contains true “demographic gaps”.
The Brazilian transport network is basically built around highways, which serve more than 60% of cargo transport in the country and are followed by railroads and waterways, although the last two mentioned types are more recommended in a country like Brazil, with a large territorial extension and a large number of rivers navigable.
The national agricultural production, throughout history, has always been based on large monocultures: initially, sugarcane predominated, the main product of the colonial sugarcane economy; in the 19th century, coffee production reached its peak; throughout the 20th century it was the turn of soy and, currently, there is a growth of sugar cane alongside soy itself. Despite this, Brazilian agricultural production is considered highly diversified in its current period.
In this section of Human Geography of Brazil, you will be able to deepen your studies about space Brazilian geographic area, better understanding its economic, cultural, structural, social and demographics. We hope to assist in studies on the various elements that make up the diversity of the national territory.
Good reading!
By Rodolfo Alves Pena
Graduated in Geography
Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/brasil/geografia-humana-brasil.htm
