country case study brazil i introduction the federative republic of is largest in south america occupying almost 50 continent geographical zones vary greatly from dense rainforests and semi arid scrubland to rugged hills mountains rolling plains coastal brazilian territory dominated by great amazon rain forest central highlands contains ten world s twenty rivers indeed river volume one longest 1 indicators living standards are relatively sound when compared those statistics other developing countries but still faces many difficulties associated with population quickly growing has become rapidly urbanized over time fact today 80 urban as 40 just forty years ago such fast rates urbanization have stressed housing sanitation conditions examining education literacy substandard high dropout grade repetition widespread health care improved last decade for some wealthier sections rural areas poor 16 strata
