Image via WikipediaThis overview of Brazil was prepared by Cedric Scotto while a Management student in the College of Business at Southeastern Louisiana University.
Introduction
Brazil is the largest country in South America and the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas. Brazilian cuisine is very influenced by Portuguese, French, Arabic, and African cuisine. Pão de Queijo (cheese bread) is a traditional Brazilian snack and breakfast food. Brazilians like to have it with black coffee and butter.
Country Information
· Geographic Facts
Here are three geographic facts about Brazil
1. Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest one in the world.
2. Brazil’s largest city is São Paulo (with nearly 20 million habitants), but its capital is actually a city called Brasília.
3. Brazil has a variety of climates with cold winters in the south. However, most of the country presents a tropical climate.
· 3 “Serious” Facts
Here are three serious facts about Brazil:
1. It is one of the fastest-growing nations in the world. However, there are still millions of people living below the poverty line.
2. Brazil has a sophisticated technological sector, and it develops projects that range from submarines to aircraft and it is involved in space research.
3. Brazil is also a pioneer in the development and production of alternative fuel, such as ethanol.
3 “Fun” Facts
Here are three fun facts about Brazil:
1. The Brazilian soccer team in the only one to have won the prestigious ‘World Cup’ 5 times. Brazil is also the birthplace of one of the best soccer players of this century, Pelé.
2. The Amazon, located mostly in Brazilian territory, is the world’s largest rainforest.
3. Brazilian scientist Alberto Santos Dumont is the father of aviation because he was the inventor of the airplane; although different scientists presented projects at that time, he was the first one to present a successful public flight of an airplane, in 1906.
· A “Potpourri” Item
Here are some unusual facts about Brazil:
1. Brazilians are very adventurous and traveling is a priority. So much so, that my Brazilian fiancée Andréia came all the way to Louisiana to meet a French guy. We will soon have a very international wedding in which 4 languages will be spoken.
Food Information
· Recipe
2 cups sweet manioc starch or sour manioc starch
1 cup milk
1/2 cup margarine (I prefer butter)
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese
2 eggs
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bring the milk, salt, and margarine to a boil.Remove from heat. Slowly add manioc starch, stirring constantly until thoroughly mixed. Add the cheese and eggs. Knead until smooth. Form into balls approximately 2-inches in diameter and place on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake until golden brown. Eat while hot.
(Retrieved from http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/Pao-de-Queijo-Cheese-Puffs-Brazilian-68293).
· My Kitchen Story
I decided to make this because I love this cheese bread. My fiancée is a lousy cook, but this is the one thing she knows how to make! When we met, she made pão de queijo for me and explained how traditional that was in Brazil. Sure enough, when I went there I ate it almost every day. Her grandmother insisted I needed to learn how to make it, so I decided to give it a shot.
Making pão de queijo is not hard, but it requires a lot of patience. The smell at first when making the dough is not great but when you take it out of the oven it is lovely. Rolling the dough to form the little balls is very annoying and you have to squeeze the dough several times until it is smooth, which takes a while. It gets very sticky too. It became a battle to have more dough in the bowl than on my fingers. I think I did well; at least that’s what Andréia said. If it is not good, at least she got a few good laughs.
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Contact Info: To contact the author of “A Taste of Brazil: A Recipe for Pão de Queijo,” please email cedric.scotto@selu.edu.
BIOGRAPHY
David C. Wyld (dwyld.kwu@gmail.com) is the Robert Maurin Professor of Management at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. He is a management consultant, researcher/writer, and executive educator. His blog, Wyld About Business, can be viewed at http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/. He also maintains compilations of his student’s publications regarding management concepts (http://toptenmanagement.blogspot.com/), book reviews (http://wyld-about-books.blogspot.com/), international foods (http://wyld-about-food.blogspot.com/).
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A Taste of Brazil: A Recipe for Pao De Queijo
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