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Há 3 dias · Brazil, country of South America that occupies half the continent’s landmass. It is the fifth largest country in the world, exceeded in size only by Russia, Canada, China, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of the 48 conterminous U.S. states.
- Cultural Life
Brazil - Culture, Diversity, Music: The cultures of the...
- Independence
In 1807 Napoleon I invaded Portugal, a British ally, largely...
- Primary and Secondary School
Brazil - Education, Literacy, Curriculum: School is free and...
- Collor, Corruption, and Inflation
Brazil - Collor, corruption, and inflation: Brazil’s...
- Climate
Brazil - Tropical, Rainforest, Humid: Brazil has a humid...
- Brazilian Highlands
Brazil - Highlands, Plateaus, Rivers: The Brazilian...
- The Legislature
Brazil - Legislature, Politics, Democracy: Legislative power...
- Agriculture and Prospecting
Brazil - Farming, Mining, Prospecting: Brazil’s society and...
- Cultural Life
Há 3 dias · In 1807 Napoleon I invaded Portugal, a British ally, largely to tighten the European blockade of Great Britain. The Portuguese prince regent Dom João (later King John VI [João VI]) decided to take refuge in Brazil, making it the only colony to serve as the seat of government for its mother country.
Há 5 dias · Brazil’s economic history can be largely characterized as a cycle of booms and busts. From the 16th to the mid-20th century, the country was heavily dependent on one or two major agricultural products, whose prices fluctuated widely on international markets.
Há 3 dias · The representation of national pasts was the object of prolific public debate in the social sciences and literature and fine arts through social and historical essays, pushed mostly from the 1920’s to the 1950’s, such as Gilberto Freyre’s, The Master and the Slaves (Casa Grande e Senzala, 1936) and Sérgio Buarque de Holanda’s Roots of Brazil (Raízes do Brasil, 1936).
Há 16 horas · Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language.
Há 3 dias · Brazil - Legislature, Politics, Democracy: Legislative power is exercised by the bicameral National Congress (Congresso Nacional), comprising the Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) and the Federal Senate (Senado Federal).
Há 3 dias · In 1829 oxcart traffic was banned from the Rua do Ouvidor, then the city’s most elegant street. In 1838 the first public transportation—horse-drawn buses—began to run to the districts of São Cristóvão, Engenho Velho, and Botafogo. In 1868 the first tramcars, also drawn by animals, were introduced.
