now look at the following website for more information
http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_summer2002/eyeon/index.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/brazil/# - plan a trip?
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/countrystudies/factfile.html facts galore?
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/urbanproblsledcs.html problems associated with rapid population growth - GCSE but useful.