Portal:Brazil

Welcome to the Brazil portal Main Indices   Projects   Coat of arms Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America. It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous, with over 205 million inhabitants. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language, and is by far the largest Lusophone country in the world. Brazil is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world. Brazil is a federation of 26 states and the Federal District, which contains the capital, Brasília. São Paulo is the most populous city in the country and outside Asia. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi). It covers roughly half of South America's land area and borders all other countries and territories on the continent except Ecuador and Chile. Brazil contains the majority of the Amazon basin and its vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources. This unique environmental heritage positions Brazil as the first among 17 megadiverse countries, and is the subject of significant internationally interest, owing to the impact of environmental degradation on global issues like climate change and biodiversity loss. The territory of present-day Brazil was inhabited by numerous tribal nations for at least 11,000 years when Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral arrived in 1500, claiming the land for the Portuguese Empire. Brazil remained a Portuguese colony until 1808, when the capital of the empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro. In 1815, the colony was elevated to the rank of kingdom upon the formation of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. Independence was achieved in 1822 with the creation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The ratification of the first constitution in 1824 led to the formation of a bicameral legislature, now called the National Congress. Slavery was abolished in 1888. The country became a presidential republic in 1889 following a military coup. A military dictatorship ruled from 1964 to 1985, after which civilian governance resumed. Brazil's current constitution, formulated in 1988, defines it as a democratic federal republic. Brazil is a regional and middle power, a major non-NATO ally of the United States, and an emerging global power. Categorised as a developing country with a high Human Development Index, Brazil is considered an advanced emerging economy, with its GDP being the world's eighth largest by PPP, ninth largest nominally, and the largest in Latin America by all metrics. Classified as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank and a newly industrialized country, Brazil ranks first in South America and 17th worldwide by share of global wealth. As one of the world's major breadbaskets, Brazil accounts for nearly one-fifth of the global grain market and is the top exporter of sugarcane, coffee, poultry, and beef. Despite its growing economic and global profile, the country nonetheless endures corruption, crime and social inequality. Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, the G20, BRICS, G4, Mercosul, Organization of American States, Organization of Ibero-American States and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries; it is also an observer state of the Arab League. Due to its rich culture and history, including its global influence in music, sports, literature, dance, and the visual arts, Brazil ranks thirteenth in the world by number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (Full article...) Featured article – This is a Featured article, which represents some of the best content on English Wikipedia. Frontispiece to volume 1 by Josiah Wood Whymper, entitled "Adventure with Curl-Crested Toucans". The image is misleading as Bates was not carrying a gun when he encountered the birds. The Naturalist on the River Amazons, subtitled A Record of the Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature under the Equator, during Eleven Years of Travel, is an 1863 book by the British naturalist Henry Walter Bates about his expedition to the Amazon basin. Bates and his friend Alfred Russel Wallace set out to obtain new species and new evidence for evolution by natural selection, as well as exotic specimens to sell. He explored thousands of miles of the Amazon and its tributaries, and collected over 14,000 species, of which 8,000 were new to science. His observations of the coloration of butterflies led him to discover Batesian mimicry. The book contains an evenly distributed mixture of natural history, travel, and observation of human societies, including the towns with their Catholic processions. Only the most remarkable discoveries of animals and plants are described, and theories such as evolution and mimicry are barely mentioned. Bates remarks that finding a new species is only the start; he also describes animal behaviour, sometimes in detail, as for the army ants. He constantly relates the wildlife to the people, explaining how the people hunt, what they eat and what they use as medicines. The book is illustrated with drawings by leading artists including E. W. Robinson, Josiah Wood Whymper, Joseph Wolf and Johann Baptist Zwecker. (Full article...) Tobin performing live in Luxembourg City in 2007 Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin (born February 7, 1972), known as Amon Tobin (/ˈɑːmɒn ˈtoʊbɪn/), is a Brazilian electronic musician, composer and producer. He is noted for his unusual methodology in sound design and music production. He has released eight major studio albums under the London-based Ninja Tune record label. He has also released two albums under the alias Two Fingers with collaborator Doubleclick. His latest release, Nomark Selects V.1, was released on April 28, 2023. His music has been used in numerous major motion pictures including The Italian Job and 21. Tobin has created songs for several independent films, including the 2006 Hungarian film Taxidermia, and had his music used in other independent films, including the 2002 Cannes Palme d'Or–nominated Divine Intervention. A selection of his tracks were featured in commercial bumps on Toonami and in the 2005 anime IGPX, and he produced the musical scores to critically acclaimed video games Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory by Ubisoft in 2005, and Sucker Punch's Infamous in 2009. (Full article...) The Man of the Hole (c. 1960s – c. July 2022), or the Tanaru Indian, was a Native American who lived alone in the Amazon rainforest in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. He was the sole inhabitant of the Tanaru Indigenous Territory, a protected Indigenous Territory demarcated by the Brazilian government in 2007. It is not known what language the Man of the Hole spoke, what his people called themselves, or what his name was. He was the last surviving member of his people following their genocide by Brazilian settlers in the 1970s–1990s and chose to remain isolated until his death in 2022. Living primarily by hunting and gathering and moving frequently, he left behind a deep hole of unknown purpose in each of his former homes, giving rise to his nickname. After surviving a further attack by armed ranchers in 2009, he was found dead in his home in August 2022. (Full article...) Hilda de Almeida Prado Hilst (21 April 1930 – 4 February 2004) was a Brazilian poet, novelist, and playwright. Her work touches on the themes of mysticism, insanity, the body, eroticism, and female sexual liberation. Hilst greatly revered the work of James Joyce and Samuel Beckett, and the influence of their styles—like stream of consciousness and fractured reality—is evident in her own work. Born in Jaú, São Paulo, Hilst graduated from the University of São Paulo in 1952. While studying there, she published her first book of poems, Omen (Presságio), in 1950. After a brief trip to Europe, Hilst was influenced by Nikos Kazantzakis' Report to Greco to move away from the São Paulo scene, and she secluded herself in an estate near the outskirts of Campinas. Deciding to devote her life to her literary creations, she constructed the House of the Sun (Casa do Sol), where she would invite several artists and intellectuals to live. (Full article...) The 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2008) was a Formula One motor race held on 2 November 2008 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the eighteenth and final race of the 2008 Formula One World Championship. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the 71-lap race from pole position; this was the last of Massa's 11 Grand Prix wins. Fernando Alonso finished second in a Renault, and Massa's teammate Kimi Räikkönen finished third. Massa started the race alongside Toyota driver Jarno Trulli. Massa's teammate Räikkönen began from third next to McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton. Rain fell minutes before the race, delaying the start, and as the track dried Massa established a lead of several seconds. More rain late in the race made the last few laps treacherous for the drivers, but could not prevent Massa from winning the Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso finished in fourth place behind Alonso and Räikkönen. Hamilton passed Toyota's Timo Glock in the final corners of the race to finish fifth, securing him the points needed to take the Drivers' Championship. (Full article...) The leader of the Revolt of the Lash, João Cândido Felisberto (front row, directly to the left of the man in the dark suit), with reporters, police officers and sailors on board Minas Geraes on 26 November 1910. The Revolt of the Lash (Portuguese: Revolta da Chibata) was a naval mutiny in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in late November 1910. It was the direct result of the use of whips ("lashes") by white naval officers when punishing Afro-Brazilian and mixed-race enlisted sailors. At the beginning of the new century rising demand for coffee and rubber enabled Brazilian politicians to attempt to transform their country into an international power. A key part of this would come from modernizing the Brazilian Navy, which had been neglected since the coup, by purchasing battleships of the new "dreadnought" type. Social conditions in the Brazilian Navy, however, did not keep pace with this new technology. Elite white officers were in charge of mostly black and mixed-race crewmen, many of whom had been forced into the navy on long-term contracts. These officers frequently inflicted corporal punishment on the crewmen for major and minor offenses alike despite the practice's ban in most other countries and in the rest of Brazil. (Full article...) The 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2010) was a Formula One motor race held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in the city of São Paulo on 7 November 2010 before 157,582 spectators. It was the 18th round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship and the 38th Brazilian Grand Prix to be held as part of the series. Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the 71-lap race starting from second. His teammate Mark Webber finished second and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso third. Entering the event, there were five drivers in contention to win the World Drivers' Championship while Red Bull led McLaren by 27 points in the World Constructors' Championship. Nico Hülkenberg for the Williams team took the first pole position of his career by recording the fastest lap time in the qualifying session. Vettel and Webber overtook Hülkenberg for the first two positions at the start of the race. Vettel was able to maintain the lead until his first pit stop to switch tyres and Webber led for two laps until he made his own pit stop. Vettel thereafter was able to maintain first position through negotiation of slower traffic for the rest of the race to take his fourth victory of the season and the ninth of his career. Webber was 4.2 seconds behind in second as Alonso drew closer to him in the final ten laps, albeit not close enough to pass and finished third. (Full article...) Costa with Chelsea F.C. in 2015 Diego da Silva Costa (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ða ˈsilβa ˈkosta], Portuguese: [ˈdʒjeɡu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkɔstɐ]; born 7 October 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio. Costa began his football career in his native Brazil before joining Braga in Portugal in 2006, aged 17. He never played for the club but spent time on loan at Penafiel, and signed with Atlético Madrid the following year. Over the next two seasons he had loan periods with Braga, Celta Vigo and Albacete. His form earned him a move to fellow La Liga club Real Valladolid in 2009, where he spent one season, finishing as their top goalscorer, before returning to Atlético Madrid. Costa struggled to maintain a regular starting role with Atlético, and spent more time on loan, this time at Rayo Vallecano, where he finished as the club's highest scorer that season. (Full article...) World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries, including all of the great powers, participated in the conflict, and many invested all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and delivery of the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. It was by far the deadliest conflict in history, resulting in 70–85 million fatalities. Millions died due to genocides, including the Holocaust, as well as starvation, massacres, and disease. In the wake of Axis defeat, Germany, Austria, and Japan were occupied, and war crime tribunals were conducted against German and Japanese leaders. The causes of the war are debated; contributing factors included the rise of fascism in Europe, the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, Soviet–Japanese border conflicts, and tensions in the aftermath of World War I. World War II is generally considered to have begun on 1 September 1939, when Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. The United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany on 3 September. Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of August 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union had partitioned Poland and marked out their "spheres of influence" across Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania. From late 1939 to early 1941, in a series of campaigns and treaties, Germany conquered or controlled much of continental Europe in a military alliance called the Axis with Italy, Japan, and other countries. Following the onset of campaigns in North and East Africa, and the fall of France in mid-1940, the war continued primarily between the European Axis powers and the British Empire, with the war in the Balkans, the aerial Battle of Britain, the Blitz of the UK, and the Battle of the Atlantic. In June 1941, Germany led the European Axis powers in an invasion of the Soviet Union, opening the Eastern Front. (Full article...) The Master System is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console manufactured and developed by Sega. It was originally a remodeled export version of the Sega Mark III, the third iteration of the SG-1000 series of consoles, which was released in Japan in 1985 with graphical capabilities improved over its predecessors. The Master System launched in North America in 1986, followed by Europe in 1987, and then in Brazil and Korea in 1989. A Japanese version of the Master System was also launched in 1987, which features a few enhancements over the export models (and by proxy the original Mark III): a built-in FM audio chip, a rapid-fire switch, and a dedicated port for the 3D glasses. The Master System II, a cheaper model, was released in 1990 in North America, Australasia and Europe. The original Master System models use both cartridges and a credit card-sized format known as Sega Cards. Accessories include a light gun and 3D glasses that work with specially designed games. The later Master System II redesign removed the card slot, turning it into a strictly cartridge-only system, and is incompatible with the 3D glasses. (Full article...) "A Puro Dolor" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican band Son by Four. It was written by Omar Alfanno and released as the first single of the second studio album of the band in 2000. Two versions of the track were produced by Oscar Llord for the album; one as a salsa and the other as a ballad. The ballad version was arranged by Alejandro Jaén. The song reached number-one on Billboard Top Latin Songs chart, and became the longest running chart topper of its history, spending 20 weeks at the top; this record was broken five years later by Colombian singer Shakira with "La Tortura" which spent 25 weeks at number-one. "A Puro Dolor" also reached the Billboard 100; this led to the recording of an English-language version of the track "Purest of Pain", which was also charted in the United States. (Full article...) Clube Atlético Mineiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklubi ɐˈtlɛtʃiku miˈne(j)ɾu]), commonly referred to as Atlético, Atlético Mineiro, Mineiro and colloquially as Galo (pronounced [ˈgalu], "Rooster"), is the biggest and oldest professional football club of Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The team competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first level of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the top tier state league of Minas Gerais. Clube Atlético Mineiro, the biggest and oldest active football club in Minas Gerais, was founded on 25 March 1908 by twenty-two students from Belo Horizonte. Despite having upper-class founders, the club immediately opened its doors to players of every social class, establishing itself as a "people's club" and becoming one of the most supported clubs in Brazil. The club's mascot, the rooster, has been strongly associated with Atlético since its introduction in the 1930s. Over the years, the word Galo (Portuguese for "rooster") became a common nickname for the club itself. The team's regular home kit comprises black-and-white striped shirts, black shorts and white socks. (Full article...) Cielo after winning the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. César Augusto Cielo Filho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛzɐʁ siˈelu ˈfiʎu], born 10 January 1987) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint events. He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, having obtained three Olympic medals, winning six individual World Championship gold medals and breaking two world records. Cielo is the current world record holder in the 50-metre freestyle (long course). He received induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, with a ceremony organized for September 29 and 30, 2023. César Cielo is the third Brazilian to enter the International Swimming Hall of Fame, after Maria Lenk and Gustavo Borges.    (Full article...) The Revolution of the Ganhadores, also known as the 1857 African porters' strike, was a labor strike that involved African porters, known as ganhadores, in the Brazilian city of Salvador, Bahia. The strike began following the passage of a city ordinance that changed the way the ganhadores operated in the city. The strike ended in a partial victory for the strikers, as the city council replaced the ordinance with another one that did away with some of the more unpopular provisions. During the 1800s, ganhadores were crucial to the transportation of goods through Salvador. The trade was dominated by both enslaved and free people of African descent who worked together in self-governing groups known as cantos. While the ganhadores were given a great deal of freedom to move through the city, fears of a slave revolt, in the vein of the Malê revolt of 1835, prompted the government to try to exert more control over the ganhadores. In 1836, the provincial government of Bahia enacted a law that required ganhadores to register with the government, wear identification tags, and operate under the direct supervision of captains, which replaced the canto system. The law proved extremely unpopular, not just with the ganhadores, but with the general public as well, and by the following year, the canto system was restored, and the law became unenforced. In 1857, the city council of Salvador enacted a new law modeled after the 1836 act which again required ganhadores to register and wear metal identification tags around their necks. Ganhadores were required to pay a fee for the tags, while freedmen also had to provide a guarantor who would take responsibility for the ganhador. To protest the new law, ganhadores in the city went on strike on 1 June, the same date that the law went into effect. (Full article...) Arise is the fourth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 1991 by Roadrunner Records. Upon its release, the album received top reviews from heavy metal magazines such as Rock Hard, Kerrang! and Metal Forces. Arise is considered Sepultura's finest hour among longtime fans. While the music on Arise was mostly in the same death/thrash style as their previous album, Beneath the Remains, it was clear that the Sepultura sound was acquiring an experimental edge. The album presented their first incursions with industrial music, hardcore punk and Latin percussion. The tour (1991–1992) that supported the album was the group's longest at that time, totalling 220 shows in 39 countries. During this trek, the album went gold in Indonesia—the band's first music industry certification. By the tour's end, Arise had achieved platinum sales worldwide. (Full article...) USS Orizaba (ID–1536) departing New York via the North River for France in World War I (1918) USS Orizaba (ID-1536/AP-24) was a transport ship for the United States Navy in both World War I and World War II. She was the sister ship of Siboney but the two were not part of a ship class. In her varied career, she was also known as USAT Orizaba in service for the United States Army, and as SS Orizaba in interwar civilian service for the Ward Line, and as Duque de Caxias (U-11) as an auxiliary in the Brazilian Navy after World War II. Orizaba made 15 transatlantic voyages for the navy carrying troops to and from Europe in World War I with the second-shortest average in-port turnaround time of all navy transports. The ship was turned over to the War Department in 1919 for use as army transport USAT Orizaba. After her service in World War I ended, Orizaba reverted to the Ward Line, her previous owners. The ship was briefly engaged in transatlantic service to Spain and then engaged in New York–Cuba–Mexico service until 1939, when the ship was chartered to United States Lines. While Orizaba was in her Ward Line service, American poet Hart Crane leapt to his death from the rear deck of the liner off Florida in April 1932. (Full article...) Location of Fernando de Noronha, the island group to which Noronhomys was endemic. Noronhomys vespuccii, also known as Vespucci's rodent, is an extinct rat species from the islands of Fernando de Noronha off northeastern Brazil. Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci may have seen it on a visit to Fernando de Noronha in 1503, but it subsequently became extinct, perhaps because of the exotic rats and mice introduced by the first explorers of the island. Numerous but fragmentary fossil remains of the animal, of uncertain but probably Holocene age, were discovered in 1973 and described in 1999. Noronhomys vespuccii was a fairly large rodent, larger than the black rat (Rattus rattus). A member of the family Cricetidae and subfamily Sigmodontinae, it shares several distinctive characters with Holochilus and related genera within the tribe Oryzomyini, including high-crowned molars with simplified crown features and the presence of several ridges on the skull which help anchor the chewing muscles. Although a suite of traits suggest that Holochilus is its closest relative, it is distinctive in many ways and is therefore classified in a separate genus, Noronhomys. Its close relatives, including Holochilus and Lundomys, are adapted to a semiaquatic lifestyle, spending much of their time in the water, but features of the Noronhomys bones suggest that it lost its semiaquatic lifestyle, after arrival at its remote island. (Full article...) Lectotype partial cranium of L. molitor. The illustrated mandible represents a different species. Lundomys molitor, also known as Lund's amphibious rat or the greater marsh rat, is a semiaquatic rat species from southeastern South America. Its distribution is now restricted to Uruguay and nearby Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, but it previously ranged northward into Minas Gerais, Brazil, and southward into eastern Argentina. The Argentine form may have been distinct from the living form from Brazil and Uruguay. L. molitor is a large rodent, with the head and body length averaging 193 mm (7.6 in), characterized by a long tail, large hindfeet, and long and dense fur. It builds nests above the water, supported by reeds, and it is not currently threatened. (Full article...) Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014. This marked the country's first entry into the Winter Paralympic Games. Brazil sent two athletes, snowboarder Andre Pereira in Alpine skiing and Fernando Rocha in cross-country skiing. The country's best performance in any event was 15th, achieved by Rocha in the 15 km sitting competition. (Full article...) Sonic After the Sequel is a 2013 platform video game created by Brazilian student Felipe Daneluz (LakeFeperd). It is an unofficial game based on the Sonic the Hedgehog series and set between the official games Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Daneluz's second Sonic game, it follows Sonic Before the Sequel, which is set between the original Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Like its predecessor, After the Sequel stars Sonic the Hedgehog and his sidekick Tails in a quest to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from Doctor Eggman. After the Sequel was inspired by Sonic Heroes and other games both inside and outside the Sonic series, and it was developed with Sonic Worlds, an engine based in Multimedia Fusion 2 that reduces the amount of computer programming involved in game creation. It was released as a free download for Windows personal computers on June 15, 2013. The game was very well received by video game journalists, who lauded its preservation of retro Sonic gameplay and its 1990s-style soundtrack. The trilogy of Before the Sequel, After the Sequel, and their successor Sonic Chrono Adventure performed unusually well for fangames, having been downloaded 120,000 times by March 2014. (Full article...) Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná, at age 55, 1856 Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (11 January 1801 – 3 September 1856) was a Brazilian politician, diplomat, judge and monarchist. Paraná was born to a noble family in São Carlos do Jacuí, in what was then the captaincy of Minas Gerais. After attending the University of Coimbra in Portugal and having returned to Brazil, Paraná was appointed a judge in 1826 and later elevated to appellate court justice. In 1830, he was elected to represent Minas Gerais in the Chamber of Deputies; he was re-elected in 1834 and 1838, and held the post until 1841. In the aftermath of emperor Pedro I's abdication in 1831, a regency created to govern Brazil during the minority of the former emperor's son, Pedro II, soon dissolved into chaos. Paraná formed a political party in 1837 that became known as the Reactionary Party, which evolved into the Party of Order in the early 1840s and in the mid-1850s into the Conservative Party. He and his party's stalwart and unconditional defence of constitutional order allowed the country to move beyond a regency plagued by factious disputes and rebellions that might easily have led to a dictatorship. Appointed president of Rio de Janeiro Province in 1841, Paraná helped put down a rebellion headed by the opposition Liberal Party the following year. Also in 1842, he was elected senator for Minas Gerais and appointed by Pedro II to the Council of State. In 1843, he became the de facto first president (prime minister) of the Council of Ministers, but resigned after a quarrel with the emperor. (Full article...) The Brazilian military junta of 1930. Clockwise: General Augusto Tasso Fragoso, leader, Admiral Isaías de Noronha, and General João de Deus Mena Barreto. The Brazilian military junta of 1930, also known as the Pacification Junta (Portuguese: Junta Pacificadora), seized power during the Revolution of 1930 and governed Brazil from 24 October to 3 November 1930, when the junta leaders handed power over to revolutionary leader Getúlio Vargas. The First Brazilian Republic was dominated by an oligarchy that manipulated elections and handpicked the Brazilian presidency. This oligarchy, between politicians from the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo, was broken when President Washington Luís nominated Júlio Prestes to succeed him. Backed by military rebels, Minas Gerais responded by forming the Liberal Alliance with Paraíba and Rio Grande do Sul, which nominated Getúlio Vargas for the presidency. When Prestes won the March 1930 election, the alliance claimed electoral fraud and orchestrated an armed revolution beginning on 3 October 1930. In Rio de Janeiro, then capital of Brazil, Generals Augusto Tasso Fragoso, head of the junta, João de Deus Mena Barreto, and Admiral Isaías de Noronha decided that Luís had to be removed from the presidency in order to prevent a civil war. (Full article...) The involvement of Clube Atlético Mineiro in international club football began in 1972, the year of its first appearance in an official competition at that level. Since then, the Brazilian club, based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, has participated in 31 continental and one intercontinental tournament. Atlético Mineiro has won four official titles at the international level: the Copa Libertadores in 2013; the inaugural edition of the Copa CONMEBOL in 1992, and again in 1997; and the Recopa Sudamericana in 2014. In addition, the club finished as runner-up of the Copa CONMEBOL in 1995, the Copa de Oro in 1993, and the Copa Master de CONMEBOL in 1996. Prior to the existence of official continental football in South America, Atlético Mineiro had played against foreign clubs since 1929, and toured Europe in 1950. As Brazilian champion in 1971, the club qualified for the 1972 Copa Libertadores, its first continental tournament. Atlético Mineiro then debuted in the inaugural editions of the Copa CONMEBOL, in 1992, of the Copa de Oro, in 1993, and of the Copa Master de CONMEBOL, in 1996. Its first and only appearance in the Copa Mercosur was in the 2000 season, and its debut at the Copa Sudamericana was in 2003, the first time Brazilian clubs had participated. The club's first and only appearance in an intercontinental competition occurred in the 2013 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, where it finished in third place. (Full article...) Princess Dona Maria Amélia around age 17, c. 1849 Dona Maria Amélia (1 December 1831 – 4 February 1853) was a princess of the Empire of Brazil and a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza. Her parents were Emperor Dom Pedro I, the first ruler of Brazil, and Amélie of Leuchtenberg. The only child of her father's second marriage, Maria Amélia was born in France after Pedro I abdicated the Brazilian throne in favor of his son Dom Pedro II. Before Maria Amélia was a month old, Pedro I went to Portugal to restore the crown of the eldest daughter of his first marriage, Dona Maria II. He fought a successful war against his brother Miguel I, who had usurped Maria II's throne. Only a few months after his victory, Pedro I died from tuberculosis. Maria Amélia's mother took her to Portugal, where she remained for most of her life without ever visiting Brazil. The Brazilian government refused to recognize Maria Amélia as a member of Brazil's Imperial House because she was foreign-born, but when her elder half-brother Pedro II was declared of age in 1840, he successfully intervened on her behalf. (Full article...) From top to bottom: Brazilian 1st Division in the Battle of Caseros; Uruguayan infantry aiding Entre Ríos cavalry in Caseros; Beginning of the Battle of the Tonelero Pass; Charge of Urquiza's cavalry in Caseros; Passage of Brazilian fleet at the Tonelero. The Platine War (Spanish: Guerra Platina, Portuguese: Guerra do Prata, Guerra contra Oribe e Rosas; 18 August 1851 – 3 February 1852) was fought between the Argentine Confederation and an alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil, Uruguay, and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes, with the participation of the Republic of Paraguay as Brazil's co-belligerent and ally. The war was part of a decades-long dispute between Argentina and Brazil for influence over Uruguay and Paraguay, and hegemony over the Platine region (areas bordering the Río de la Plata). The conflict took place in Uruguay and northeastern Argentina, and on the Río de la Plata. Uruguay's internal troubles, including the longrunning Uruguayan Civil War (La Guerra Grande – "The Great War"), were heavily influential factors leading to the Platine War. In 1850, the Platine region was politically unstable. Although the Governor of Buenos Aires, Juan Manuel de Rosas, had gained dictatorial control over other Argentine provinces, his rule was plagued by a series of regional rebellions. Meanwhile, Uruguay struggled with its own civil war, which started after gaining independence from the Brazilian Empire in 1828 in the Cisplatine War. Rosas backed the Uruguayan Blanco party in this conflict, and further desired to extend Argentine borders to areas formerly occupied by the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This meant asserting control over Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia, which threatened Brazilian interests and sovereignty since the old Spanish Viceroyalty had also included territories which had long been incorporated into the Brazilian province of Rio Grande do Sul. (Full article...) Interesting articles – Balneário Camboriú Balneário Camboriú (Portuguese pronunciation: [bawneˈaɾju kɐ̃boɾiˈu]) is a coastal city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The city is built on steep hills which drop down to the sea. It is a popular tourist destination for South Americans, who are drawn to its main ocean boulevard Avenida Atlântica (Atlantic Avenue), and who swell the city's population from 145,796 (2020 census office estimate) to over one million in the summer. Balneário Camboriú is famous for its unique beach-to-beach cable car which links the city's central beach with the beach of Laranjeiras. The city is located 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the city of Itajaí, 96 km (60 mi) south of the city of Joinville, and 80 km (50 mi) north of the state capital, Florianópolis. The city is served by Ministro Victor Konder International Airport located in the adjoining municipality of Navegantes. (Full article...) List of interesting articles São Paulo Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro Brazil national football team Portuguese Empire Angra Nuclear Power Plant Guarana Iguazu Falls List of cities in Brazil by population Industry in Brazil Brasília Flag of Brazil Fittipaldi Automotive Rio–Niterói Bridge Economy of Brazil Operation Car Wash Tourism in Brazil Brazilian cuisine German Brazilians Brazilian Air Force Barra da Tijuca Name of Brazil Cachaça Nelson Ned Mamonas Assassinas Sirius (synchrotron light source) Armed Forces of the Empire of Brazil Argentina–Brazil football rivalry Brazilian Portuguese Italian Brazilians Colonial Brazil Cuiabá Gramado Orange production in Brazil Brazilian mythology Agriculture in Brazil Fernando de Noronha Mount Roraima Solar power in Brazil Maracanã Stadium Itaipu Dam Lençóis Maranhenses National Park Politics of the Empire of Brazil Embraer Brazilian wine Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Sport in Brazil Beer in Brazil Brazilian Carnival Samba Brazilian rock Energy in Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Footvolley Açaí na tigela Brazilian jiu-jitsu Palácio Quitandinha Selected pictures Lençóis Maranhenses National Park Photograph: Julius Dadalti Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses) is a national park located in Maranhão state, in northeastern Brazil, just east of the Baía de São José. Protected since June 1981, the 383,000-acre (155,000 ha) park includes 70 km (43 mi) of coastline, and an interior of rolling sand dunes. During the rainy season, the valleys among the dunes fill with freshwater lagoons, prevented from draining due to the impermeable rock beneath. The park is home to a range of species, including four listed as endangered, and has become a popular destination for ecotourists. Yacare caiman Photograph: Charles J. Sharp The yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) is a species of caiman found in central South America. About ten million individuals, such as this one, exist within the Brazilian pantanal, representing what may be the largest single crocodilian population on Earth. This small-to-medium sized species feeds mainly on fish (especially piranha), but also eats birds, reptiles, and small mammals. Passionfruit Photo credit: Fir0002 A ripe passionfruit and the cross-section of another. Passionfruits are the fruit of the passion flower vine species Passiflora edulis, which is native to Brazil and northeastern Argentina, but is now cultivated commercially in frost-free areas in many countries for its fruit. Passionfruit comes in two varieties: purple (seen here), which is usually smaller than a lemon, and yellow, which is about the size of a grapefruit. Beberibe Beberibe Credit: Luciaccoelho Beberibe is a municipality in the state of Ceará in Brazil. It's estimated population in 2006 is 46,439. The current mayor (Prefeito) of Beberibe is Marcos de Queiroz Ferreira. His term ends in 2008. The municipality was created on June 5, 1892, and incorporated July 18, 1892. The name 'Beberibe' means "where the sugar cane grows". Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida Photograph: Valter Campanato, Agência Brasil. The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida is a Catholic basilica located in the Brazilian city of Aparecida. According to local tradition, a group of fishermen caught a statue of the Virgin Mary in their nets in 1717, a find which considerably improved their subsequent catches. One of the fishermen kept the statue at his home, which became a popular site for pilgrims. A small chapel was built to house it, but was replaced by successively larger churches as the statue's popularity grew. The present building was built from 1955, and houses 45,000 people. Pedro II of Brazil Photo: Mathew Brady/Levin Corbin Handy Emperor of Brazil Pedro II was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Born in Rio de Janeiro, his father Pedro I's abrupt abdication and flight to Europe in 1831 left him as Emperor at the age of five. Inheriting an Empire on the verge of disintegration, Pedro II turned Brazil into an emerging power in the international arena. On November 15, 1889, he was overthrown in a coup d'état by a clique of military leaders who declared Brazil a republic. However, he had become weary of emperorship and despaired over the monarchy's future prospects, despite its overwhelming popular support, and did not support any attempt to restore the monarchy. First Brazilian Republic Painting credit: Benedito Calixto The First Brazilian Republic was proclaimed on 15 November 1889, overthrowing the constitutional monarchy of the Empire of Brazil and ending the reign of Emperor Pedro II. This 1893 oil-on-canvas painting by Benedito Calixto depicts the event, which took place in Rio de Janeiro. A group of officers of the Brazilian Army, led by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, had staged a bloodless coup d'état, deposing the Emperor and the Viscount of Ouro Preto, President of the Council of Ministers. The official proclamation of the republic was approved without a vote. The Emperor was informed and decided not to offer any resistance; he and the Brazilian imperial family were exiled to Europe. Calixto's painting now hangs in the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo. Theatro Municipal (São Paulo) Photograph: The Photographer The Municipal Theatre of São Paulo is a theatre and landmark in São Paulo, Brazil. It is significant both for its architectural value as well as its historical importance; the theatre was the venue for the Modern Art Week in 1922, which revolutionised the arts in Brazil. The building now houses the São Paulo Municipal Symphonic Orchestra, the Coral Lírico (Lyric Choir), and the City Ballet of São Paulo. Parodia tenuicylindrica Photo: Laitche Parodia tenuicylindrica is a small species of cactus native to the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil. It grows 4–8 cm (1.6–3.1 in) in height and 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) in width. It has yellow and red-brown spines, white wool and yellow flowers. It produces yellow-green fruit and black seeds. Beto Carrero World Beto Carrero World Credit: HVL Beto Carrero World is the largest theme park in Latin America, occupying 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) divided into 7 different theme areas. Bothrops bilineatus Photograph credit: Renato Augusto Martins Bothrops bilineatus is a highly venomous species of pit viper found in the Amazon region of South America. A pale green arboreal species that may reach 1 m (3.3 ft) in length, it is an important cause of snakebite throughout the entire Amazon region. It is a nocturnal species, spending the day hidden in dense vegetation in lowland rainforest, usually in the vicinity of water. It emerges at night to feed on small mammals, birds, lizards and frogs, tending to rely on ambush rather than actively hunting for prey. This B. bilineatus individual was photographed in an Atlantic Forest preservation area in the state of Bahia in eastern Brazil. Bertha Lutz Photograph credit: unknown; restored by Adam Cuerden Bertha Lutz (August 2, 1894 – September 16, 1976) was a Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat. She became a leading figure in the Pan-American feminist and human rights movements, and was instrumental in gaining women's suffrage in Brazil. In addition to her political work, she was a naturalist at the National Museum of Brazil, specializing in poison dart frogs. Her collections were destroyed in September 2018, when a fire devastated most of the museum's collections. Bare-faced curassow Photograph: Charles J. Sharp A portrait of a female bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata), taken at the Pantanal in Brazil. This species of bird in the family Cracidae is found in eastern-central and southern Brazil, Paraguay, eastern Bolivia, and extreme northeast Argentina. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical dry and moist broadleaf forests. Fernanda Lima Photograph: Alex Carvalho Fernanda Lima (b. 1977) is a Brazilian actress, model, businesswoman, journalist, and television host. Following a short career in film and telenovelas, she established herself in popular culture as the host of a variety of shows on MTV Brasil, Rede TV!, and Globo TV. In 2014, she was contracted by FIFA to be the muse of the World Cup and of the Ballon d'Or. Bonito Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul Credit: Caioribeirovilela Bonito is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. It is the capital of ecotourism in Brazil, being famous for its caves, rivers and lakes with transparent or intense blue water. Pipa Beach Pipa Beach Credit: Uspn Pipa Beach is a village and beach in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It is situated in the municipality of Tibau do Sul, about 84 km south of the capital of the state, Natal. Nova Petrópolis Nova Petrópolis Credit: Biy Nova Petrópolis is a municipality in the Southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The main town and seat of the municipality is also called Nova Petropolis. It is located in the Serra Gaúcha region, at 29º22'35" South, 51º06'52" West, about 100 km north of Porto Alegre, the state capital city. Nova Petropolis is situated at an average altitude of 580m above sea level and covers an area of 293 km². Daniele Hypólito Photograph credit: Fernando Frazão Daniele Hypólito (born September 8, 1984) is a Brazilian gymnast who competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. This photograph depicts Hypólito performing on the balance beam in the final of the women's artistic team all-around event at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in which Brazil finished in eighth place. Phyllomedusa bicolor Phyllomedusa bicolor Credit: TimVickers The Giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) is a hylid frog found throughout the Amazon Rainforest of northern Bolivia, western and northern Brazil, south-eastern Colombia, eastern Peru, southern and eastern Venezuela, and the Guianas. Locally, it also occurs in riverine forest in the Cerrado. Lagoa Mirim Lagoa Mirim Credit: Renato Jaguarao Lagoa Mirim (Portuguese) or Laguna Merín (Spanish) is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil into eastern Uruguay. Like its larger neighbor Lagoa dos Patos to the north, Lagoa Mirim is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandy, partially barren peninsula. Dilma Rousseff Photo: Agência Brasil Dilma Rousseff is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She was the first woman to hold the office. Previously she was Chief of Staff to the President of Brazil, serving under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from 2005 to 2010. The daughter of a Bulgarian entrepreneur, she is an economist by training and co-founder of the Democratic Labour Party. She served as Da Silva's Minister of Energy and became Chief of Staff after José Dirceu's resignation amidst scandal. She was elected the presidency in a run-off election on 31 October 2010. Semi-submersible Photo: Agência Brasil The semi-submersible oil platform P-51, operated by Brazilian energy company Petrobras, being positioned by tugboats. Semisubs sit on pontoons located under the ocean surface, with the operating deck atop columns, above the sea level. In this manner, they are relatively protected from wave action. Selected quote In the news In the news April 13: French Prime Minister announces suspension of all flights to, from Brazil over coronavirus variant concerns October 17: Hundreds arrested for 'dark web' child porn by international task force August 24: World leaders call to address Amazon rainforest fires at G7 January 27: Male Magellanic penguins pine for pairings: Wikinews interviews biologist Natasha Gownaris August 6: Brazilian footballer Gabriel Jesus signs contract extension with Manchester City July 9: FIFA World Cup 2018 quarterfinals: France, Belgium beat Uruguay, Brazil July 5: FIFA World Cup 2018 Last 16: Brazil, Belgium advance at expense of Mexico, Japan July 1: FIFA World Cup 2018 day 12, 13, 14, 15: Iran, Nigeria, Germany, Senegal out of the tournament Good article – This is a Good article, an article that meets a core set of high editorial standards. Mechanized harvesting of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), Piracicaba, São Paulo. The history of ethanol fuel in Brazil dates from the 1970s and relates to Brazil's sugarcane-based ethanol fuel program, which allowed the country to become the world's second largest producer of ethanol, and the world's largest exporter. Several important political and technological developments led Brazil to become the world leader in the sustainable use of bioethanol, and a policy model for other developing countries in the tropical zone of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. Government policies and technological advances also allowed the country to achieve a landmark in ethanol consumption, when ethanol retail sales surpassed 50% market share of the gasoline-powered vehicle fleet in early 2008. This level of ethanol fuel consumption had only been reached in Brazil once before, at the peak of the Pró-Álcool Program near the end of the 1980s. (Full article...) List of Good articles Gilberto Gil Maurício Gugelmin Pelé Clube Atlético Mineiro in international club football Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil Revolt of the Lash University of Campinas Amon Tobin The Naturalist on the River Amazons TAM Airlines Flight 3054 Diego Costa César Cielo 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix Archaeological interest of Pedra da Gávea cê Flexible-fuel vehicles in Brazil Ganga Bruta Clube Atlético Mineiro Dorival Caymmi Marquinhos Mitsuyo Maeda Mango Yellow Hurricane Catarina Gilberto Gil Legacy of Pedro II of Brazil Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics Brazilian monitor Piauí Platine War Marie Rennotte Tectoy Sarcófago Samba rock Selected biography – Carlos Justiniano Ribeiro Chagas, or Carlos Chagas (Portuguese: [ˈkaʁluz ʒustʃĩniˈɐ̃nu ʁiˈbejɾu ˈʃaɡɐs]; July 9, 1879 – November 8, 1934), was a Brazilian sanitary physician, scientist, and microbiologist who worked as a clinician and researcher. Most well known for the discovery of an eponymous protozoal infection called Chagas disease, also called American trypanosomiasis, he also discovered the causative fungi of the pneumocystis pneumonia. He described the two pathogens in 1909, while he was working at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro, and named the former Trypanosoma cruzi to honour his friend Oswaldo Cruz. Chagas's work holds a unique place in the history of medicine. Working in primitive conditions, Chagas described in detail a previously-unknown infectious disease, its pathogen, vector (Triatominae), host, clinical manifestations, and epidemiology. Chagas was also the first to discover and illustrate the parasitic fungal genus Pneumocystis, which later became infamous for being linked to pneumocystis pneumonia in AIDS patients. (Full article...) List of selected biographies Alberto Santos-Dumont Adriana Lima Oscar Schmidt Pelé Pedro II of Brazil Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, Viscount of Mauá Rayssa Leal Sheilla Castro Éder Jofre Neymar Humberto Gessinger Beatriz Haddad Maia Rubens Barrichello Giba Henrique Mecking Carmen Miranda Roberto Carlos (singer) Anderson Silva Fernando Scherer Robert Scheidt Jair Bolsonaro Gusttavo Lima Lobão (musician) Thiago Pereira Hortência Marcari Alessandra Ambrósio (model) Alison dos Santos Alex Barros Enéas Carneiro Rebeca Andrade Gisele Bündchen Hugo Calderano Isaquias Queiroz Falcão (futsal player) Gustavo Kuerten Adhemar da Silva Roberto Landell de Moura Alfredo Moser Andreas Pavel Manuel de Abreu Hércules Florence Nélio José Nicolai Vital Brazil Oswaldo Cruz César Lattes Did you know (auto-generated) ... that a Brazilian priest died while attempting to break the cluster-ballooning world record, in order to fund a spiritual rest-stop for truckers? ... that a species of Brazilian cichlid is named after both Satan and Lilith? Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Brazil Brazil-related lists Buildings and structures in Brazil Culture of Brazil Economy of Brazil Education in Brazil Environment of Brazil Geography of Brazil Government of Brazil Health in Brazil History of Brazil Organisations based in Brazil Brazilian people Politics of Brazil Society of Brazil Images of Brazil Brazil stubs More did you know? – Credit: Nero ...that in 1994, a wild Bottlenose dolphin in Brazil named Tião killed one man and seriously injured a second after they had been harassing the animal? ...that over 200 towns and cities in Brazil are served with a sewer system known as condominial sewerage? ...that the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo, Brazil, features a reversible stage that can play concerts to audiences inside and out? Selected panorama Ponta Negra Ponta Negra is the name of one of the best known beaches in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The large, crescent-shaped beach is located at the southern end of the Via Costeira, a major thoroughfare which follows the Atlantic coastline northward, linking the Ponta Negra area with the urban beaches of Praia dos Artistas, Praia do Meio, and Praia do Forte. General images The following are images from various Brazil-related articles on Wikipedia. Beto Carrero World, in Santa Catarina (from Tourism in Brazil) Sources of electricity in Brazil, 2000–2018 (from Energy in Brazil) Ayrton Senna, the most successful Brazilian driver in Formula One. (from Sport in Brazil) Machinery for the extraction of uranium hexafluoride in a military facility at Iperó, built with Brazilian technology (from Energy in Brazil) Henrique Mecking (from Sport in Brazil) Brazil men's national volleyball team, 2012. (from Sport in Brazil) Energy mix of Brazil, 1965–2022 (from Energy in Brazil) Gramado, in Rio Grande do Sul, is one of the most sought after for domestic tourism in Brazil (from Tourism in Brazil) EMS headquarters in Hortolândia. (from Industry in Brazil) Ana Sátila (from Sport in Brazil) Paulo Orlando became the first Brazilian born player to win the World Series in 2015. (from Sport in Brazil) Rayssa Leal. (from Sport in Brazil) Marcopolo is a global bus and coach manufacturer with headquarters in Caxias do Sul. (from Industry in Brazil) Port of Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil (from Transport in Brazil) Beira Rio Shoes, in Mato Leitão. (from Industry in Brazil) Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, in Maranhão. (from Tourism in Brazil) Oktoberfest of Blumenau (from Tourism in Brazil) Estaleiro Atlântico Sul in Pernambuco. (from Industry in Brazil) Brazil is the largest producer and exporter of soybeans in the world. Farm in Southern Brazil. (from Economy of Brazil) Falcão. (from Sport in Brazil) Paraty in Rio de Janeiro State (from Tourism in Brazil) Fernando Reis (from Sport in Brazil) Pelé celebrating the victory of Brazil in the FIFA World Cup. (from Sport in Brazil) Volkswagen factory in São Bernardo do Campo. (from Industry in Brazil) Lobo Bravo, a Brazilian rugby team. (from Sport in Brazil) Gerdau plant in Charqueadas. (from Industry in Brazil) Erlon Silva (front) and Isaquias Queiroz (back). (from Sport in Brazil) Yane Marques (from Sport in Brazil) Industrial facilities in Ortigueira, Paraná (from Industry in Brazil) Kawan Pereira (from Sport in Brazil) Giba is the most popular volleyball player of Brazil. (from Sport in Brazil) Food industry M. Dias Branco in Natal. (from Industry in Brazil) Sunset in Criciúma. (from Mining in Brazil) Extraction of niobium in Araxá, Minas Gerais (from Mining in Brazil) Serra da Capivara National Park in Piauí (from Tourism in Brazil) Waterfalls in Foz do Iguaçu. (from Economy of Brazil) Ubatuba, São Paulo (from Tourism in Brazil) Rio de Janeiro, the most visited destination in Brazil by foreign tourists for leisure trips, and second place for business travel. (from Tourism in Brazil) Itaipu Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric dam by generating capacity (from Energy in Brazil) Hortência Marcari is one of Brazil's best basketball players. (from Sport in Brazil) Bovespa, the Stock Exchange in São Paulo. (from Economy of Brazil) Alex Barros. (from Sport in Brazil) Chapada Diamantina in Bahia (from Tourism in Brazil) Bombinhas, Santa Catarina (from Tourism in Brazil) Central business district of Rio de Janeiro. (from Economy of Brazil) Braskem industrial plant (from Industry in Brazil) Itaipu Dam in Paraná. (from Economy of Brazil) Oscar Schmidt. (from Sport in Brazil) Shopping Mall in Curitiba. (from Economy of Brazil) Petrobras world headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The company is the most important energy producer in Brazil, as well as the country's second largest company, after Itaú Unibanco. (from Energy in Brazil) Felipe Perrone (from Sport in Brazil) The Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida is the second largest Catholic church in the world in interior area after the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. (from Tourism in Brazil) São Paulo, the financial capital of Brazil is one of the most sought after places in tourism by having different cultures (from Tourism in Brazil) Iguazu Falls, Paraná, in Brazil-Argentina border, is the third most popular destination for foreign tourists who come to Brazil for pleasure (from Tourism in Brazil) Marcel Stürmer (from Sport in Brazil) Cairo Santos is the first Brazilian born player in NFL history. (from Sport in Brazil) Ítalo Ferreira. (from Sport in Brazil) Arthur Zanetti. (from Sport in Brazil) Aquamarine of Minas Gerais (from Mining in Brazil) Anderson Silva. (from Sport in Brazil) Douglas Brose (from Sport in Brazil) Tourism in Gramado. (from Economy of Brazil) Itaipu Dam in Paraná. (from Industry in Brazil) Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro (from Economy of Brazil) Amaggi Group Headquarters in Cuiabá. (from Industry in Brazil) Pirapora Solar Complex, the largest in Brazil and Latin America, with a capacity of 321 MW. (from Economy of Brazil) A resort in Porto de Galinhas (from Tourism in Brazil) Natália Falavigna (from Sport in Brazil) Deborah Pontes. (from Sport in Brazil) Felipe Wu. (from Sport in Brazil) Gold mine dated 1714, located in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais (from Mining in Brazil) Brazil is the largest producer and exporter of coffee in the world. Brazilian coffee farmer producing. (from Economy of Brazil) Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro (from Industry in Brazil) Neugebauer SA's headquarters in Arroio do Meio. (from Industry in Brazil) São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport. (from Transport in Brazil) Oil-based Arembepe thermal power plant in Camaçari, Bahia (from Energy in Brazil) Hering Headquarters, in Blumenau. (from Industry in Brazil) Usiminas Headquarters in Belo Horizonte. (from Industry in Brazil) Beaches in Maceió. (from Economy of Brazil) Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro (from Energy in Brazil) Hugo Calderano. (from Sport in Brazil) Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida. (from Sport in Brazil) Guarapari (from Tourism in Brazil) Brazil women's national volleyball team, 2007. (from Sport in Brazil) Diamond crystal extracted in Diamantina. (from Mining in Brazil) Garoto chocolate factory in Vila Velha. (from Industry in Brazil) Autódromo José Carlos Pace, venue for the Brazilian Grand Prix. (from Sport in Brazil) Vale iron mine in Itabira. (from Industry in Brazil) Economic activity in Brazil (1977). (from Economy of Brazil) Perdigão Agroindustrial Headquarters, in Videira. (from Industry in Brazil) Armação dos Búzios in Rio de Janeiro State (from Tourism in Brazil) Port of Rio de Janeiro. (from Economy of Brazil) Rio–Niterói Bridge. (from Economy of Brazil) Balneário Camboriú (from Tourism in Brazil) The colonial city of Ouro Preto, a World Heritage Site, is one of the most popular destinations in Minas Gerais (from Tourism in Brazil) The São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport is connected with the São Paulo Metro. (from Economy of Brazil) Wind power in Parnaíba. (from Industry in Brazil) Rio–Niterói Bridge (from Transport in Brazil) Brazilian emeralds (from Mining in Brazil) Oil platform P-51 of Petrobras. (from Economy of Brazil) Cars fueled by natural gas, such as this Fiat Siena, are common in Brazil. (from Energy in Brazil) VBTP-MR Guarani armoured personnel carrier. (from Economy of Brazil) Ingrid de Oliveira. (from Sport in Brazil) Brazilian agate (from Mining in Brazil) Mean wind speed in Brazil (from Energy in Brazil) Swiss village in Campos do Jordão, São Paulo State (from Tourism in Brazil) REPLAN, the largest oil refinery in Brazil, in Paulínia. (from Industry in Brazil) Wind power in Parnaíba. (from Economy of Brazil) Launch ceremony for oil platform P-52, which operates in the Campos Basin (from Energy in Brazil) Wind farm in Parnaíba, Piauí (from Energy in Brazil) Pantanal in Mato Grosso (from Tourism in Brazil) Ponta Verde beach in Maceió (from Tourism in Brazil) WEG, one of the largest electrical equipment manufacturers in the world, in Jaraguá do Sul. (from Industry in Brazil) Lucas Verthein (from Sport in Brazil) Marcelo Melo at the 2013 French Open. (from Sport in Brazil) Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport. (from Transport in Brazil) Maicon Andrade (from Sport in Brazil) Iron mine in Itabira, Minas Gerais (from Mining in Brazil) Vineyards valley in Rio Grande do Sul (from Tourism in Brazil) Mel Island in Paraná (from Tourism in Brazil) Robert Scheidt. (from Sport in Brazil) Embraer's headquarters in São José dos Campos. (from Industry in Brazil) Ethanol distillery in Piracicaba, São Paulo (from Energy in Brazil) Curitiba has the fifth largest GDP of Brazil and the first in Southern Brazil. The city is second only to São Paulo in terms of the number of automotive industries. (from Economy of Brazil) Imperial topaz of Minas Gerais (from Mining in Brazil) Extraction of bauxite in Pará (from Mining in Brazil) Paraíba Tourmaline. (from Mining in Brazil) Passenger flow between the main airports in Brazil (2001). (from Transport in Brazil) Aurélio Miguel. (from Sport in Brazil) Pirapora Solar Complex, the largest in Brazil and Latin America, with a capacity of 321 MW. (from Industry in Brazil) Development of carbon dioxide emissions (from Energy in Brazil) Pirapora Solar Complex, one of the largest in Latin America, with a capacity of 321 MW (from Energy in Brazil) Amethyst mine in Ametista do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. (from Mining in Brazil) Bonito in Mato Grosso do Sul (from Tourism in Brazil) Klabin Technology complex in Telêmaco Borba. (from Industry in Brazil) Rodrigo Pessoa. (from Sport in Brazil) Rebeca Andrade. (from Sport in Brazil) Gustavo Kuerten at the 2005 French Open. (from Sport in Brazil) Embraer KC-390 military transport aircraft. (from Economy of Brazil) Sheilla is considered one of the greatest players in the country's history. (from Sport in Brazil) J. Macêdo, one of the largest pasta industries in Brazil, in Fortaleza.. (from Industry in Brazil) Metalfrio headquarters in Três Lagoas, Brazilian multinational manufacturer of refrigeration equipment. (from Industry in Brazil) Hiking in Serra do Rio do Rastro, Santa Catarina (from Tourism in Brazil) Brasília, the Brazilian capital, has the third largest GDP of the country, after only São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. All state capitals in the States of Brazil, have flights to Brasília International Airport. (from Economy of Brazil) Cielo at the 2009 US National Championships in Indianapolis. (from Sport in Brazil) Coal mines in Brazil, 1950 (from Mining in Brazil) Nathalie Moellhausen. (from Sport in Brazil) Port of Santos. (from Economy of Brazil) CSN, at Volta Redonda. (from Industry in Brazil) Recife with its skyscrapers. (from Economy of Brazil) Airplane produced in Brazil by Embraer. (from Economy of Brazil) Fabiana Murer in 2011. 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