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	Info and facts on 'Madeira (disambiguation)' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Madeira River (A Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River) is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River (A major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)) in South America (A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama).
		Madeira wine (additional info and facts about Madeira wine) is a fortified wine made in the Madeira islands (A group of volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Morocco), and popular as a dessert wine and for making reduction sauces.
		Madeira cake (A rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine) is an old English cake, reportedly ideal for eating with a glass of Madeira wine.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/madeira_(disambiguation).htm (260 words)

	Encyclopedia: Madeira Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Madeira Islands, known originally to the Romans as the Purple Islands, were rediscovered (accidentally) by Portuguese sailors and settled by Portugal in 1418.
		Madeira is a fortified wine made in the Madeira Islands of Portugal, which is prized equally for drinking and cooking; the latter use including the dessert plum in madeira.
		Madeira, a group of portuguese islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, consist of two inhabited islands named Madeira and Porto Santo, three uninhabited small islands named collectively the Desertas, and also two uninhabited islands named the Selvagens.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Madeira-Islands (1201 words)

	Brazil - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Brazil
		The French, Spanish, and Dutch made many attempts to take the land from its original colonists in the 16th and 17th centuries, but all of these were unsuccessful.
		The introduction of sugar cane from Madeira and São Tomé gave rise to a plantation economy in the coastal zone, based on slavery.
		Cotton was also grown on the plantations, but Brazil's exports of cotton and sugar were hit by competition from the West Indies and North America.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Brazil (3404 words)

	ipedia.com: Brazil Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean are also found several mountain ranges, amongst which the highest peak is the Pico da Neblina at 3,014 m.
		Major rivers include the Amazon, the largest river in the world by volume, the Paraná with its impressive Iguaçu falls, the Rio Negro, São Francisco, Xingu, Madeira and the Tapajós rivers.
		Situated along the equator, Brazil's climate is predominantly tropical, with little seasonal variation, though the subtropical south is more temperate and can occasionally experience frost and snow.
	www.ipedia.com /brazil.html (1500 words)

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