South America surface fluctuations map
South Asia Bangladesh The people are very crazy about football. During the World Cup, if you arrive in the capital Dhaka, every household will put or hang supportive national flags outside the doors and windows. Strangely, almost all the flags of Argentina and Brazil, and occasionally there are several flags of Germany and Bangladesh. The entire city is also divided into two distinct camps: Argentine fans and Brazilian fans.
South America map
That is to say, even Bangladesh, which is far away in Asia, can see the delicate competitive knot between these two South American powers.
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Diplomatic, Football: Territorial Disputes, Wars and Historical Gloriousness
Argentina's surface ups and downs map
Argentina is located in the southeast of South America with an area of about 2.78 million square kilometers, ranking 8th in the world. It is across the sea from Antarctica in the south, adjacent to Chile in the west, adjacent to Bolivia in the north, and borders Uruguay in the north, and borders Uruguay in the north and borders Uruguay in the north and borders Uruguay in the north and borders Uruguay in the north. The west is a mountainous land with undulating veins and majestic Andes as the main body, accounting for about 30% of the national area. The Pampas grassland in the eastern and central areas is a famous agricultural and pastoral area. The north is mainly the Granchaco Plain, with many swamps and forests. In the south is Patagonian Plateau , the main mountain ranges include Ojos de Sarado and Mexicana. The crown of thousands of peaks in South America with an altitude of 6,964 meters - Aconcagua .
The highest peak in South America: Aconcagua Peak, with an altitude of 6964 meters
Brazil is the largest country in South America, with a total land area of about 8.51 million square kilometers, ranking fifth in the world, bordering ten countries including Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru , Colombia, Venezuela and other ten countries. Enjoy the reputation of "the kingdom of football", people here are born not worried about eating and dressing. Sunshine, beaches, samba, and football are their lifelong pursuit.
South America topographic map
There has always been a delicate competitive mentality between the two countries, Argentina and Brazil, not only because these two countries are large economies in South America or Latin America, but also because of the territorial disputes, wars and glorious past history between the two countries in the past.
Argentina, which had just been independent from Spain, fought three years with the Brazilian Empire for Uruguay's independence and the northern territory of Argentina for three years. Since then, diplomatic relations between the two countries have remained tense since then.
Brazil-Argentina-Uruguay junction
When the United States announced its participation in the war, US President Roosevelt forced all countries on the American continent to declare war on the Axis powers, but the Argentine government at that time announced that it would continue to remain neutral. Therefore, in addition to actively intervening in the coup in Argentina at that time, the Americans even planned a plan with the Brazilian military to send troops to attack Argentina. It was not until after World War II that relations between Argentina and Brazil gradually improved.
Football Diplomacy
In football, the two countries are traditional South American rivals: the teams of the two countries are not only regular visitors in major events in South America, but also always among the top FIFA; and even in the World Cup, Brazil won only 2 times with the 5th championship. However, since the football king Billy, Brazil has no longer had a well-known player with both charm and talent like Maradona or Messi . This can be seen from global advertising endorsements.
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One claims to be the "greatest world" and the other claims to be " Europeans in South America "
Andes
In addition to the well-known and talked about football and diplomatic relations, the competition between the two countries is actually related to economic form and cultural background: these two countries have traditionally been dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry economy, and the ruling elite class is almost all immigrants from Europe and Middle East , and in the past, the main markets of grain and beef in the two countries were also dominated by these two regions.Therefore, there is an economic competitive relationship between the two countries, and such competitive relationship has continued to this day, except that the market has changed from the other side of the Atlantic to China, the world's largest consumer market, and the grains sold by the two countries have also changed from wheat to soybeans.
By the wealth brought by selling these agricultural and animal husbandry products and the knowledge brought by European immigration, Brazil and Argentina became the richest and most proud countries in South America in the 19th century.
South American waterfall
Escape from the clutches of the Nazis and then came to Brazil to Brazil. In 1941, Chu Weige published a book "Brazil, the Country of the Future" to describe the beauty and magnificence of Brazil. Later, the Brazilian military government also actively portrayed Brazil into a country with "magnificent mountains and rivers and abundant resources" in the eyes of everyone, especially Brazilian residents. Until the beginning of this century, many Brazilians would talk about the saying "Brazil is the greatest in the world", especially on the football field.
is located in the night view of Rossinia, the largest slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Behind it is the Two Brothers Mountain. Taken in June 2014
The south regards itself as a major intellectual and ideological center in South America. The glorious culture of the past is still everywhere in the lives of Argentines. The capital Buenos Aires is still the most dense city in the world with psychologists and psychoanalysts, and the city with the highest density of bookshops per capita in the world, with 25 bookstores per 100,000 people. Beef is an indispensable food on the dining table of every household in Argentina. Until now, between Spanish countries and Latin America, the stereotype of Buenos Aires residents (also known as "port people") is that they always regard themselves as extraordinary and think they are:
"Europeans in South America".
Sunrise on the Parana River, in the northeast of Rosario, Argentina,
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Once upon a time, beef made a whole Argentina
Many countries with rich natural resources have experienced the so-called "Dutch disease": because the local produces a lot of natural products, their economy tends to export the product. After a large amount of exports are exchanged for foreign exchange, other domestic industries must once again bear the blow of soaring domestic currency, which is unfavorable to export: As a result, other industries shrink, and the natural product export industry has become the country's only industry, which naturally absorbs more resources and further strengthens the vicious cycle of killing other domestic industries.
Argentina topographic map
This problem has occurred in the Middle East countries that produce oil, Venezuela and Indonesian , Australia that produces uranium mines, Chile that produces copper, Brazilian rubber, and Argentina beef and cereals.
Beef has always occupied a unique position in European diet: whether it is "meat" in English or "carne" in Spanish, the word "meat" in European
beef can also be regarded as a natural resource? Yes. Once upon a time, Argentine beef was a meat that the European and American markets competed to buy, and the Argentinians were also very proud of this gift from God. After European immigrants arrived in South America, they soon discovered the livestock potential of the Pampas grassland, which extends from southern Brazil to Uruguay and eastern Argentina, covering an area of more than 750,000 square kilometers, and introduced cattle to these countries. The livestock industry in Argentina was particularly developed; thanks to the introduction of freezing technology by British investors in the late 19th century, Argentine beef no longer needs to be exported to Europe through marinating, which made Europeans fall in love with the flavor of Agriculture beef, especially the British. Beef also began to get entangled with Argentina's national destiny.
Argentine beef
By exporting large quantities of beef and grains to Europe, where wars were frequent, Argentina was able to become one of the top ten powers in the world from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.Relying on the huge wealth brought by agriculture and animal husbandry, the energetic Agriculture rulers carried out large-scale urban planning in the capital. Taking Paris, the most beautiful city at that time as a blueprint, it built a beautiful city with chessboard streets and European stone buildings, green roads, and open-air sculptures by French sculpture master Rodin . Therefore, it was named "Little Paris" in Buenos Aires, which is abbreviated as Bukin in the Chinese-speaking world.
When the first subway in Buenos Aires was completed and opened in 1913, it was not only the first subway in Latin America (including Brazil), but also the first underground railway in the entire southern hemisphere. At that time, the Japanese construction team was about to build Japan's first subway, and even traveled thousands of miles to Argentina to visit.
However, such a "Europeanization" appearance cannot conceal the fact that Argentina is a Latin American country: excessive concentration of resources and economy in animal husbandry has led to a neglect of popularization and cultivation of local industries, serious inequality between the rich and the poor, as well as the contempt for the rule of law and the desire for strong people, which ultimately led to Argentina's once bankruptcy and continue to stumbling.
Argentina and UruguayLa Plata River estuary island dispute
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"Fifty steps laughing 100 steps" brother
is because the residents of these two countries are proud of their own country, so until now, Brazil and Argentina still often argue with each other. Brazilians who are proud of their rich resources, have the world's largest rainforest, beautiful beaches and enjoy dancing and joy, often say proudly about God's favor for them: "God is Brazilian"; but Argentines, who are famous for their sharp and eloquent temperament, always talk back: "The Pope is Argentine."
High mountains in South America
Of course, such comparison and quarrel are a bit funny for all countries that are in charge of economic performance: on the one hand, in terms of economic performance, population, export products and other social and economic indicators, Brazil is far more important than Argentina in the modern economic system; on the other hand, the political and economic performance of these two countries over the past hundred years is considered a brother who is in trouble with fifty steps and hundreds of steps.
Argentina is the largest buyer of Brazil's industrial products, and more than 90% of Brazil's exports to its neighboring countries are manufactured products. The automobile industry, which accounts for the largest proportion of Brazil's exports to Argentina (about 30%), is the industry that is most affected by Argentina's economic problems.
Brazilia, the capital of Brazil
Brazil's Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers pointed out that more than 60% of the cars sold in Argentina come from Brazil. But as the economic crisis worsens, poverty intensifies and inflation erodes wages, Argentines are trying to reduce their purchases of cars and auto parts produced in Brazil. The association reported that from January to July this year, Brazil's automobile exports fell by 41%. Brazil's total exports to Argentina fell 43% compared with 2018.
In short, if Argentina's fiscal situation worsens, Brazil's manufacturing export sector may be affected, causing Brazil to increasingly rely on the sales of basic products such as food and minerals.
Cape Horn, South America and Antarctica
After a series of natural and man-made disasters, the elites of the two countries have hoped to combine the strength of the two countries to fight for greater political and economic benefits from other countries: the "Southern Common Market" and the EU, led by these two countries, reached a historic free trade agreement involving 25% of the global economy and 780 million people (about 10% of the world population) in June this year after 20 years of negotiations. In July this year, the finance ministers of Argentina and Brazil said that the "Southern Common Market" countries composed of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay plan to implement a unified currency and have taken the first step.
Even if the relevant details are still approved by the Congresses before they can take effect, it can also be seen that the governments of Brazil and Argentina are trying to forget the past conflicts and work together to strengthen the position of South American countries in international trade. However, the competition between the people of the two countries is probably endless.
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