Cultural Analysis of Brazil

 This is a political science research paper on Cultural Analysis of Brazil. A strong economical analysis will also be conducted.

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This is a term project about Brazil for a marketing class.

CULTURAL ANAYLSIS OF BRAZIL

A. Education Of Brazil

1. The role of education in society

a. Primary education (quality, levels of development, etc.) (Is it public or private? Is it compulsory? What are the attendance figures?) b. Secondary education (quality, levels of development, etc.) (Is it public or private? Is it compulsory? What are the attendance figures?) c. Higher education (quality, levels of development, etc.) (What are the principal universities? How many are there? What are the enrollment figures?)

B. Political system of Brazil

1. Political structure (What kind of government is it? Monarchy, democracy, parliamentary system, etc?) 2. Political parties (How many are there? Which ones are the important ones? Who do they represent? What are their political tendencies? What party is presently in control of the government?) 3. Stability of the government (How stable is the political system? Do governments last a long time? Do they have peaceful transitions from one government to the next?) 4. Special taxes (Are there any special taxes that a foreign corporation considering working in that country should be aware of?) 5. Role of local government (Provincial government, city government, etc)

C. Living Conditions of Brazil

A. Diet and nutrition (Suggest you search for statistics from the World Health Organization) 1. Meat and vegetable consumption rates (Figures, such as Kilograms/year, or Calories) 2. Typical meals 3. Malnutrition rates 4. Foods available

B. Housing

1. Types of housing available

2. Do most people own or rent? (Statistics?) 3. Do most people live in one-family dwellings or with other families? (Statistics?)

C. Clothing

1. National dress

2. Types of clothes worn at work

D. Recreation, sports, and other leisure activities

1. Types available and in demand

2. Percentages of income spent on such activities (figures)

E. Social Security (Is there a national social security system? What does it provide? How is it funded? What percentage is deducted from workers wages for social security? What percentage do employers have to contribute?)

F. Health Care (Is there a national health care system? What does it provide? How is it funded?)

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

A. Communication systems

1. Types (telephones, cellular, e-mail?)

2. Availability (how many?)

B. Working conditions

1. Employer-employee relations (Are they good? bad? Strikes? Days/year lost to strikes?)

2. Employee participation (in determining working conditions) (Are there workers committees or workers councils that help manage companies?)

3.  Salaries and benefits (What are the minimum wages?)(What are the customary benefits? Paid vacation? Sick leave? Health benefits?)

C. Principal industries

1. What percent of the GNP does each industry contribute?

2.  Ratio of private to publicly owned industries

D. Foreign investment

1. Opportunities? (are there any opportunities for foreign investment?)

2. In which industries?

 

E. International Trade Statistics (don't forget to indicate the dates of the data)

1. Major exports (what goods?)

a. Dollar value (of exports)

b. Trends (have there been trade surpluses or trade deficits in the past years?)

2. Balance of Payments situation (What is the Current Account situation?)

a. Surplus or deficit? (Current Account Surplus or Deficit?

b. Recent trends (What have been the Current Account Balances in the last few years?)

3. Exchange rates

a. Single or multiple exchange rates?

b. Current rate of exchange

c. Trends (has the currency been getting stronger or weaker over the past few years?)