Every 15 years Brazilians forget everything that happened in the past 15 years. Ivan Lessa, a political satirist. These Brazilian Indians are protesting the official celebrations the Brazilian government has organized to mark the 500th anniversary of the landing of the Portuguese in Brazil. Answers to the second question will vary.
Brazil is the largest country in South America taking up half of the continent.
Portugal is located in southwestern Europe bordered by Spain on the north and east and on the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean. Help students identify Brazil and Portugal on a map or globe. They are upset at the lack of recognition and apologies from the Brazilian government about the violence inflicted upon indigenous peoples by the Portuguese. Brazilian Indians have been demanding that the government return traditional lands now occupied by ranchers and feel their demands have not been heard. Black groups have been marching to protest what they say is the marginal role to which Afro-Brazilians have been relegated.