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favela, in Brazil, a slum or shantytown located within or on the outskirts of the country’s large cities, especially Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. A favela typically comes into being when squatters occupy vacant land at the edge of a city and construct shanties of salvaged or stolen materials. Some have identified the origins of the favela ...
Salvador, city, major port, and capital (since 1889) of Bahia estado (state), northeastern Brazil. It is the country’s third largest city. Salvador is situated at the southern tip of a picturesque, bluff-formed peninsula that separates Todos os Santos ( All Saints) Bay, a deep natural harbour, from the Atlantic Ocean.
Article History. national flag consisting of a green field (background) with a large yellow diamond incorporating a blue disk with a white band and stars. Its width-to-length ratio is 7 to 10. During the Napoleonic Wars the Portuguese royal family resided in Brazil, which was elevated in status from a Portuguese colony to a kingdom coequal with ...
Há 3 dias · Brazil - Urbanization, Megacities, Migration: Frontier settlement and domestic migration have been features of Brazilian society since prehistoric times. The settlement of what is now Brazil began many thousands of years ago with the arrival of hunters and gatherers. At the time of European contact (in 1500), skilled farmers and fishers occupied the best lands of the Amazon and Paraguay river ...
Curitiba, city, capital of Parana state, southern Brazil. It lies about 3,050 feet (930 meters) above sea level near the Atlantic margin of the Brazilian Highlands and the headwaters of the Iguacu River. It was founded in 1654 as a gold-mining camp and became the state capital in 1854.
Há 3 dias · In March 1975 the two states were fused as the state of Rio de Janeiro. The city of Rio de Janeiro became one of the 14 municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, or Greater Rio, and was designated the capital of the reorganized state. Despite loss of the status, funding, and employment it had enjoyed as Brazil’s capital ...
Há 5 dias · Brazil - Economy, Agriculture, Trade: Brazil is one of the world giants of mining, agriculture, and manufacturing, and it has a strong and rapidly growing service sector. It is a leading producer of a host of minerals, including iron ore, tin, bauxite (the ore of aluminum), manganese, gold, quartz, and diamonds and other gems, and it exports vast quantities of steel, automobiles, electronics ...
