Introduction Nicaragua A day in the life of a Nicaraguan would be influenced by so many factors especially the social-economic status of the individual. With its capital city as Managua located in the southwestern part of the country and its monetary unit the gold Cordoba, the country is situated in Latin America as one of the largest in the Central American countries. The country has areas covered by both water and land. Nicaragua is has a Caribbean coast that is heavily infested by mosquitoes and also there are mountains, plateaus, and plains in its topography. It lies in an area that is prone to many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions especially on the Cerro Negro situated on the northwest of Managua. The climatic conditions in Nicaragua are warm and very humid except for the areas in the central highlands. In this country, there are extensive forests in the highlands regions but for the lower elevations in the valley, one can see extensive damage from the agricultural activities and fire. The country has major problems especially on the soil erosion that is caused by the cultivation of annual crops on the highlands steep slopes and also the depletion of the forests for wood products and human settlement. There is also an aspect of environmental contamination that has resulted from excessive and ineffective use of pesticides to control malaria. Brazil Similarly a Brazilian would wake up and face similar challenges socially, politically, and economically because of the prevailing poor living standards for the majority of people living in Brazil. With the major cities in Brazil being Sao Paulo a Rio de Janeiro majority of the people living in this country are in extreme poverty. The infrastructure is also very poor and this hinders the communication network. The country has vast forested areas that are exploited for their timber and other wood sources. The majority of the plants are unemployed and the few that have employment receive very little income to make them live comfortably and have decent lives. (Wheeler, 1992) Most of the citizens are involved in farming activities and children are forced to also work on the farms even though it is illegal whereas some of them are street vendors in major cities so that they can also contribute to the family income. The country on the other hand has various industries that are monopolized by the state which manufactures goods such as textiles, metal products, and also petroleum products. Brazil has made tremendous improvement in the economic growth thus it has greatly attracted foreign investors but this is dependent on its ability to comply with the demands of the IMF program. Relations to the European Union Brazil Brazil has a second strategy paper (CSP-country strategy paper) which provides the strategic framework for the European community cooperation with the country during the specified period of 2007-2013. The CSP is a result of the consultation process that involved the various stakeholders who represented the civil society, the state, and the societal actors mainly from Brazil. The relationship that exists between the European community and brazil is majorly based on the cooperation agreement framework that was signed in 2004. There was also another agreement between brazil and the Europe