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Geography

	Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brazil is thought to have been inhabited for at least 10,000 years by semi-nomadic populations before the first Portuguese explorers, led by Pedro Álvares Cabral, disembarked in 1500.
		Brazil is characterised by the extensive low-lying Amazon Rainforest in the north and a more open terrain of hills and low mountains to the south — home to most of the Brazilian population and its agricultural base.
		Brazil's population is mostly concentrated along the coast, with a lower population density in the interior.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brazil (4475 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Brazil's vast territory covers a great variety of land and climate, for although Brazil is mainly in the tropics (it is crossed by the equator in the north and by the Tropic of Capricorn in the south), the southern part of the great central upland is cool and yields the produce of temperate lands.
		To the northeast lie the islands of Fernando de Noronha, and to the south is the port of Natal.
		Brazil drew little benefit from either; far more important were the rise of postwar discontent in the military and beginnings of the large-scale European immigration that was to make SE Brazil the economic heart of the nation.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/brazil_history.asp (3766 words)

	Brazil
		Brazil suffered particularly, due to its dangerous combination of a young and vulnerable industrial sector with a large population of peasant farmers in the Northeast.
		Later in the decade, Brazil took the lead in South America in adopting the latest technologies, building the skeleton of a national segment of the Euronet by 1979 and completing a TGV line stretching from the Uruguayan border near Porto Alegre in the south to Belo Horizonte in the north.
		Brazil acquired a reputation as a country that worked; arguably, it was the single most important country in the entire world, and it certainly ranked as the most important country in the entire Southern Hemisphere..
	www.ahtg.net /TpA/tpbrazil.html (3677 words)

	World InfoZone - Brazil Information - Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The flora and fauna of Brazil are as diverse as its geography.
		Brazil has the highest number of species of primates, amphibians and plants in the world, and is in the top five in the world for number of birds and reptile species.
		The population of Brazil was 186,112,794 in 2005.
	www.worldinfozone.com /country.php?country=Brazil (1357 words)

	President of Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The President of the Federal Republic of Brazil is the head of state and head of government of Brazil.
		The first president of Brazil was Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, who proclaimed the republic in a military coup d'etât against the Emperor Dom Pedro II.
		According the 1988 Constitution, the president must be natural-born citizen of Brazil, be at least 35 years of age, be a resident in Brazil, be an elector, have all the electoral rights and be inscripted in a political party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_Brazil (565 words)

	Federal Republic of Brazil
		Brazil is the largest country in South America, occupying about half of the total surface area of the continent.
		Brazil is a federal and constitutional republic (the extant constitution goes back to 5 October 1988).
		Brazil is also a livestock rearing country, second in the world for pig raising.
	www.ciesin.org /decentralization/English/CaseStudies/brazil.html (1305 words)

	Brazil - The Military Republic, 1964-85
		The victory of the hard-liners dragged Brazil into what political scientist Juan J. Linz called "an authoritarian situation." However, because the hard-liners could not ignore the counterweight opinions of their colleagues or the resistance of society, they were unable to institutionalize their agenda politically.
		Because Brazil was 80 percent dependent on imported oil, Geisel shifted the country from a pro-Israeli stance to closer ties with oil-rich Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
		Noting that Brazil was only a "relative democracy," Geisel attempted in April 1977 to restrain the growing strength of the opposition parties by creating an electoral college that would approve his selected replacement.
	countrystudies.us /brazil/18.htm (1952 words)

	Brazil (04/06)
		His son declared Brazil's independence on September 7, 1822, and became emperor with the title of Dom Pedro I. His son, Dom Pedro II, ruled from 1831 to 1889, when a federal republic was established in a coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca, Marshal of the Army.
		Brazil is the world's largest producer of sugar cane, coffee, tropical fruits, frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ), and has the world's largest commercial cattle herd (50% larger than the U.S.) at 170 million head.
		Brazil is a charter member of the United Nations and participates in its specialized agencies.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35640.htm (4443 words)

	About Brazil - The Post-Vargas Republic
		And he yanked Brazil away from its fascination with the coast by moving the capital to Brasília in a new Federal District (Distrito Federal) carved out of then-distant Goiás.
		Brazil of 1960 was very different from that of 1930.
		Brazil had the potential, but it lacked the hard currency necessary to pay for the imports needed to sustain swift industrialization.
	www.floridabrasil.com /brazil/about-brazil-post-vargas-republic.htm (1957 words)

	Embassy of Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The principles governing Brazil’s international relations were enshrined in the 1988 Constitution, article 4: national independence, prevalence of human rights, self-determination of the peoples, non-intervention, equality among the states, defence of peace, peaceful settlement of conflicts, repudiation of terrorism and racism, cooperation among peoples for the progress of mankind, and granting of political asylum.
		Brazil’s foreign policy is aimed at supporting the attainment of national objectives such as development, political stability and social justice, helping the sustained growth of the Brazilian economy, supporting abroad economic and commercial measures taken internally to consolidate the Real currency programme, and opening Brazil’s access to markets, investments and technology flows.
		Brazil has been engaged in the consolidation of Mercosul, maintains frequent bilateral dialogues with its major partners all over the world, is a member of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries, and supports international organisations and multilateral institutions committed to promote better world conditions for rich and poor countries alike.
	www.brasilemb.org /foreign_policy/foreign1.shtml (460 words)

	Federative Republic of Brazil
		Its territorial dimensions characterize it as a continental country, its territory occupying 1.6% of the surface of the terrestrial globe, 5.7% of the buoyant lands of the planet and 20.8% of the surface of the American continent.
		Officially Brazil is constituted in a Federative Republic - Federative Republic of Brazil - composed of 26 states and a federal district, where is located the capital of the Republic - Brasília, the government's headquarters and of the executive, legislative and judicial powers.
		Brazil possessed in 1991, a gross population density of 17.18 inhabitants/km2 and a rate of urbanization of 75.59%.
	www.brcactaceae.org /brazil.html (744 words)

	Federative Republic of Brazil
		The Portuguese ruled Brazil from 1500 until a quasi-independence was established in 1822 sponsored by Portuguese royalty with an Emperor being declared.
		Brazil is the world's largest producer of coffee and among the largest producers of cattle and pigs.
		Their son, Jeff Fife (born in Brazil in 1965), and his wife, Monica (a native of Brazil) continue the work begun by the Fife family in the 1960s.
	worldconvention.org.previewyoursite.com /countries/br/brazil.htm (2326 words)

	Brazil is officially named Federative Republic of Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Although none of Brazil's native Indian groups achieved the high levels of civilization and wealth of those in the Andes and Central America, the tropical forest peoples were, nevertheless, superbly adapted to their environment.
		Brazil has had many world-renowned literary figures whose cumulative writings are regarded by many to be richer than Portugal's because of their variety of racial and regional themes.
		Brazil also cherishes numerous splendid structures from its colonial and imperial past, from the tiled houses and ornate churches of Salvador to the palaces and public buildings of Rio de Janeiro.
	www.cofc.edu /Portuguese/brazil.htm (3039 words)

	Brazil - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Brazil is located in East Central South America and occupies nearly 50% of the South American Continent.
		It is bound by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana to the north, Colombia to the northwest, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay to the west, Argentina to the southwest, Uruguay to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
		He believed that Brazil had to trade with all nations and worked to increase trade with communist countries such as Cuba.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/brazil.htm (1737 words)

	Brazil
		Brazil may be divided into the Brazilian Highlands, or plateau, in the south and the Amazon River Basin in the north.
		Southern Brazil is drained by the Plata system—the Paraguay, Uruguay, and Paraná Rivers.
		Although a republic was proclaimed, Brazil was ruled by military dictatorships until a revolt permitted a gradual return to stability under civilian presidents.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107357.html (1068 words)

	Brazil - OECD Economic Surveys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Brazil’s federal structure is inherited, with few changes, from the colonial era.
		Land grants made by the Portuguese Crown (capitanias) were transformed by decree into provinces of the Brazil Empire and subsequently into a federation of states, the Old Republic of Brazil.
		Six sub-periods can be distinguished since the declaration of independence in 1822: Brazil Empire (1824-1890); the Old Republic (1890-1930); the Getulio Vargas era (1930-1945); the democratic republic (1945-1964), the military regime (1964-1985); the recent re-democratisation (starting in 1985).
	www1.oecd.org /publications/e-book/10-2001-07-1-1599/textbox-7.htm (693 words)

	ICONS Project \| Research Library \| Countries \| Brazil
		The Landless Workers Project (MST), a grassroots movement in Brazil, continues to raise objections to policies and practices that allow for 1% of landowners in Brazil to own half of the land, leading to frequent violent clashes between MST supporters and police and landowners.
		Many of Brazil’s poor are concentrated in the North East and in urban area in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janerio.
		Brazil would like to see progress in the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations; the round has been called the "development round" because it is intended focus on rectifying inequalities in global trade.
	www.icons.umd.edu /reslib/country.output_country_page?simnum=&name=&v_country_id=24 (517 words)

	BRAZIL
		It seeks not to advance an exclusive conception of international security - but rather to give expression to the perceptions and aspirations of a region that today is a hallmark of peaceful co-existence among its members and that is a force for international stability.
		Brazil and its partners in the G-22 maintained during the WTO summit in Cancun that the crucial goal of effectively opening markets is achievable through pragmatic and mutually reinforcing negotiations that bring about an effective opening of markets.
		In Brazil we are engaged in setting up a new framework that balances economic stability and socialinclusion.
	www.un.org /webcast/ga/58/statements/braeng030923.htm (2477 words)

	Brazilian Calendar - The Republic of Brazil
		Brazil emerges as a country of contradictions—sometimes very modern (one of the biggest users of the internet), and sometimes lacking in progress (hunger is still a problem).
		In the same year that Deodoro da Fonseca was elected as the first president of Brazil, he violates the constitution and dissolve Congress, an act that leads to his resignation on this day.
		Promulgation of the eighth Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
	www.southamericanway.com /calendar/republic.html (1276 words)

	South American Way - The Republic of Brazil - Brazilian Imports
		Portuguese is the official language in Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mozambique, and of course Portugal (including the Azores and Madeira).
		De-throned emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II, dies in exile in Paris.
		Brazil annexes the Acre territory, November 17, 1903.
	www.southamericanway.com /republic.html (1205 words)

	Ethnic Cuisine: Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Brazil is politically subdivided into 26 states and territories plus the federal district of Brasilia.
		In Brazil the fruit is green, small and quite tart, more like our lime as is specified in most recipes here.
		Brazil is possibly the only cuisine that sweetens avocado and serves it as a dessert, rather than salted as in guacamole or salads.
	www.sallys-place.com /food/ethnic_cusine/brazil.htm (3806 words)

	Rio Grande Republic, 1836-1846 (Brazil) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Accoding to Flagscan 55, the flag preserved in the Museum of the Riograndense Republic has a little-known difference from later ones: the central diagonal stripe is centered between the two corners [forming a hexagon rather than a parallelogram as in the modern state flag].
		The independent Rio Grande Republic was declared on 11 September 1836, slightly more than a year after the Farroupilha Revolution (from farrapo=ragamuffin) broke out with the deposing of the president of the Province of Rio Grande do Sul by republican forces led by Bento Gonçalves.
		After a 10-year war, the independent republic was finally crushed when Marshal Luis Alves de Lime e Silva, later Duque de Caxias (and the hero of the Brazilian Army) defeated the rebels and induced their leaders to sign the Peace of Ponche Verde on 25 February 1845.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/br_rgr.html (896 words)

	Brazil
		Brazil hosted the regional workshop on ‘Preserving Biodiversity and the Socio-Economic Value of Mangrove Ecosystems in Latin America’; (March, 1996).
		An expert from Brazil participated in the meeting held in Uruguay for the creation of a Chair in ‘Integrated Management and Sustainable Coastal Development in the Rio de la Plata region’ in May 1998.
		A paper relevant to Brazil ‘The Battle for the Last Fish in the South Atlantic’ was posted on the web-based discussion forum ‘Wise Coastal Practices for Sustainable Human Development’ in September 2000.
	www.unesco.org /csi/act/other/brazil.htm (300 words)

	United States and Brazil: The Republic / Brasil e Estados Unidos: A República
		Despite, or possibly because of, the relative freedom of opinion that prevailed during Brazil's imperial period, the idea of a republican party was not openly entertained before 1870.
		The new cabinet informed the nation that the country was now a federal republic, under the name of United States of Brazil; the former provinces became states.
		Recognizing the respect and high regard with which the emperor and his family were held in much of the country, the cabinet asked them to leave Brazil but offered five thousand réis to cover their expenses.
	international.loc.gov /intldl/brhtml/br-1/br-1-6.html (1785 words)

	Catarina Republic, 1839-40 (Brazil) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		On 7 August, elections for president and vice-president of the republic were conducted.
		The arms and flag of the new state were created." Because Ferrerira dos Santos Cordeiro took power on 28 August 1839 (by delegation of the elected president Neves), I suspect that the adoption of the flag (at less oficially) would not have taken place earlier than that, and 10 September seems reasonable.
		On 29 July, in the same city, the province of Santa Catarina was declared a "free and independent Catarinense state," and was constituted the Catarina Republic [República Catarinense, also known as the República Juliana because the revolt took place in July--ed.].
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/br_jul.html (321 words)

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