Monday 9 January 2012

The World Tonight 5/1/12

From 21:50 listen to The World Tonight to find out more about Brazil's economy, report by Justin Rowlatt.  For those who also do A Level geography, type 'Justin Rowlatt bbc' into Google to watch his previous BBC documentaries. Key points:

Growth has been falling from an average of 7% per year to 3.5% now

Brazil's economic growth has been fueled by China's demand for Brazil's beef, soya and raw materials

The world's second largest soya producer, first coffee, sugar cane, orange juice and beef producer.

Brazil's relationship with China