The government has encouraged people to move to less crowded inland areas. They moved the capital to Brasilia in the 1960's. Most rural Brazilians are poor and work on plantations, ranches, of subsistence farms. Rio de Janeiro has a 220,000 seat soccer stadium. Pele , the world's most famous soccer player, is from Brazil.
Carnival is celebrated just before lent.
To the west is the Andean Highlands - home of most of Venezuela's people. Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 3212 feet. The Orinoco River flows across the llanos and produces hydroelectricity . The Climate - tropical rainforest, but cool, dry winds from the northeast moderate temperatures. Altitudes also affect the temperatures.