BRAZILIAN GEOGRAPHY

GOEGRAPHY TEXT

This Brazilian geography text
Is much less than one expects.
Ecuador has been dropped,
Uruguay with Paraguay swapped.
Of correctness there is no pretext.


The Roanoke Times, 20 March 2009:

Textbook's incompetence knows no boundaries

“RIO De JANEIRO – Where's Ecuador? Better not ask that question in Brazil.”

“A new Brazilian geography textbook for sixth-grade students doesn't even include the South American country on the map.”

“In fact, the book distributed by the education ministry in Brazil's most populous state botches the location of most of Brazil's neighbors. Paraguay is switched with Uruguay, and a second “new” Paraguay is shown with a coastline at the southern tip of Brazil.”

“Bolivia is fortunate enough to appear on the map, but the book misses its border with Paraguay – the Paraguay that sits where Uruguay should be, that is.”