Brazil’s Geopolitics and Linguistic Structures

Posted on Mar 12, 2025 in Geography

Brazil’s Geopolitical Excerpt

Brazil is the largest economic and military power in South America, but its global importance is still relatively small. Brazil is part of Mercosur, a treaty aimed at expanding trade between member countries (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Venezuela). The U.S., to increase its influence across the continent, proposed the FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas), which would be an implementation of NAFTA.

Brazil’s Internal Geopolitics

Due to its continental dimensions and huge cultural and economic differences, Brazil can be regionalized (jointly) in several ways:

Center-South

  • The most developed, industrialized, and urbanized region of the country.
  • Modern agriculture.
  • Best social indicators.
  • Megalopolis Rio – São Paulo.

Northeast

  • It has the worst social indicators, areas of population repulsion.
  • It was the richest region during the colonial period.
  • Nowadays, the region has shown economic growth above the national average, due to government investments.

Amazonia

  • Least-populated region of the country, economy based on rural sectors and vegetable and mineral extraction.
  • A large industrialized area is in Manaus.
  • Serious conflicts over land.

Compound Sentences

A compound sentence is characterized by having more than one clause in its composition.

  • I’ll go to the beach. (Simple Sentence)
  • I’m buying a sunscreen, then I will go to the beach. (Compound Sentence)
  • I’ve decided: I will go to the beach before I buy a sunscreen. (Compound Sentence)

Classification of Coordinate Clauses

There are two types of coordinate clauses: Asyndetic Coordinates and Syndetic Coordinates.

Asyndetic Coordinates

Clauses are coordinated with each other and are not linked by any connective. They are just juxtaposed.

Syndetic Coordinates

Unlike the previous type, clauses are coordinated with each other but are linked by a coordinating conjunction. This characteristic will give this kind of clause a further classification:

Syndetic coordinate clauses are classified into five types: additive, adversative, alternative, concluding, and explanatory.

Consider examples of each:

Syndetic Additive Clauses

and, or, not only… but also, not only… as well as…

  • Not only sang but also danced.
  • I neither bought the sunscreen nor went to the beach.
  • I bought the sunscreen and went to the beach.

Syndetic Adversative Clauses

but, yet, however, nevertheless, still, though, but

  • I was very tired, but I had a great time.
  • Although the night was over, we would continue dancing.
  • I did not buy the sunscreen, but I still went to the beach.

Syndetic Alternative Clauses

either… or, now… now, whether… or, sometimes… sometimes

  • Either use the sunscreen or use the tanning oil.
  • Sometimes I know what career to follow; sometimes, I think of several different careers.
  • Whether I want to sleep or stay awake, I’ll be in the room.

Syndetic Concluding Clauses

therefore, so, finally, thus, accordingly

  • I passed the exam, so I will celebrate.
  • My project is concluded, so I can rest.
  • She took a lot of sun; therefore, she got sick.

Syndetic Explanatory Clauses

that is, because, for, indeed, since

  • I came in first in the race because I struggled for a long time.
  • I was just sad because you haven’t traveled with me.
  • I did not go to the beach because I wanted to rest for Sunday.