Brazil has the eighth largest economy by nominal GDP in the world as of 2015, and seventh largest by purchasing power parity.The Brazilian economy is characterized by moderately free markets and an inward-oriented economy.griculture represents 5.5 percent of GDP (2011). Brazilian labor force is estimated at 100.77 million of which 10 percent is occupied in agriculture, 19 percent in the industry sector and 71 percent in the service sector.
Many varieties of this subtropical vegetable exist, from the small, pop-in-your-mouth cherry tomato to the enormous beefsteak varieties that weigh in at over 1 lb. each. Whichever type you grow, tomatoes benefit from some basic plant nutrients such as phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium.
Leaves, stems, and green unripe fruit of the tomato plant contain small amounts of the toxic alkaloid tomatine. They also contain small amounts of solanine, a toxic alkaloid found in potato leaves and other plants in the nightshade family. Use of tomato leaves in herbal tea has been responsible for at least one death.