A high-end geography series that explores some of the fastest-developing countries and cities in the world and assesses how they are dealing with the challenges of the 21st century. Topics looked at include: population structure, the economy, environmental sustainability and the outlook for the future. Each title also features a closer look at an individual city within the country.

The fastest developing country in South America, Brazil is going through an exciting period of rapid economic and social change. These changes are magnified in one of Brazil's greatest cities, Rio. Managing a population sharply divided between rich and poor and protecting its unique rainforest are just two of the challenges that Brazil must tackle if it is to continue its positive growth.

This book is part of a book series called Developing World .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Louise Spilsbury, has written many books for children on a wide range of subjects.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Introducing Brazil and Rio
• 2: Population
• 3: Government and education
• 4: Economy and transport
• 5: Culture and religion
• 6: Tourism
• 7: Environmental sustainability
• 8: Find out more