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South America |
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South America
South America is heavily populated with Spanish speaking inhabitants. The history is of vast interests for all people. South America has many large cities in which all play a role in the country's economy. Other interesting things about South America are important flags, foods, family life, education, and weather.
There are quite a few important cities in South America. Some include: Santo Tome de Guyana, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Caracas, and Salvador. Santo Tome de Guyana (known as Ciudad Guyana) is a city that was built in Venezuela on the Orinoco River on a site that once was a jungle. This city was built in 1961 and already has a large and increasing population. It has steel plant, an aluminum works, and cement and paper industries, which make it a busy and important city. Sao Paulo, which is in Brazil, is one of the largest cities in South America with a population of about nine million. Many of these cities are filled with people who migrated there looking for new economic opportunities. However, the industry is not always able to accommodate so many jobs and as a result, many people remain poor and live in shantytowns in the outskirts of many major cities. There are about twenty large cities in South America that have a population of over one million. People come to these cities looking for jobs, and to build a life for themselves and their families. The numbers keep growing while not many are able to be successful.
If you are into history at all, South America has an interesting history. The first Europeans who came to the present day South America were not looking for new lands at all, but for a passage to the spices in the East Indies. On Christopher Columbus’s third voyage in 1498, he was the first European to see South America. After this, many other explorers came to the new land finding more land and bodies of water each time. The natives of the land lacked weapons and unity and did not stand much of a chance with the new inhabitants. The main languages eventually became Portuguese and Spanish. There were a number of blacks, Indians, and mestizos, who were slaves ever since people came to South America. In the 1900's, they finally became free. The origins of names are interesting because sometimes you don’t know what to expect. For instance, Colombia is the only nation named after Christopher Columbus. He was there at the end of the 15th century. Another name origin is Brazil. Brazil’s name comes from brazilwood. Brazilwood is dense, compact dyewo...Read entire document
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