A few days ago
Anonymous

is this a good introduction?

Everything in Brazil seems larger than life. It has the worlds wildest party. Its greatest waterfall, its biggest wetlands, its mightiest river and its largest rain forest (and one of the most unique and diverse cultures in the planet). For travelers, Brazil’s sheer size and variety can be overwhelming. Brazil’s -problems poverty, crime, environmental recklessness-can seem larger than life, too. Although it is one of the industrial powerhouses of South America, Brazil has trouble feeding its entire people. And deforestation of the amazon basin proceeds at an ominous rate. But in fits and starts, the country is taking on some of its seemingly insoluble problems. Most noticeably, improvement is being made in the dangerous crime situation in Rio: A special branch of “Tourist Police” now keeps tourist sites-particularly the beaches of Zona Sul-relatively safe.

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A few days ago
nean

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You have a large, fragmented paragraph here in need of some punctuation. I will tell you if I see misspellings or the need of punctuation

Everything in Brazil seems larger than life. It has the world’s wildest party, etc………forest and one of the most unique and diverse cultures on the planet. (New Paragraph)

For travelers, ….can be overwhelming and dangerous …and move the last sentence of your explanation of “Tourist Police to the end of this sentence.

Brazil’s problems of poverty, crime and environmental recklessness can can seem larger than life, too. Next sentence Although it is one it is one of the industrial powerhouses in South America, Brazil has trouble feeding its people.

And deforestation of the Amazon Basin….

Excellent start, but be sure you take each point and explain in detail what you mean – world’s wildest part, etc.

Good luck and hope I didn’t confuse you!

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A few days ago
masince1986
Everything in Brazil seems larger than life. (It has the worlds wildest party. ** I question the validity of the previous sentence.) This phenomonal country boasts the world’s greatest waterfall, its biggest wetlands, its mightiest river and its largest rain forest. It is home to some of the most diverse cultures found in any country. Brazil’s sheer size and variety can be overwhelming.

Brazil’s problems– poverty, crime, and environmental recklessness-can also seem larger than life. Although it is one of the industrial powerhouses of South America, Brazil has trouble feeding its entire population. And deforestation of the Amazon basin proceeds at an ominous rate. But, in fits and starts, (** “fits and starts” is a good expression for the idea you are suggesting, but hardly seems something a student would say). How about : The country is gradually but successfully taking on some of its seemingly insoluble problems. Most noticeably, improvement is being made in the dangerous crime situation in Rio; a special branch of “Tourist Police” now keep tourist sites-particularly the beaches of Zona Sul-relatively safe.

(notice the change of subject/verb agreement in last sentence: branch keeps)

I think that this may be a good beginning, but it would be easier to assess if you had included the title of your essay. I do not how many areas you intend to introduce in it, and they all require some mention in your introductory paragraph.

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