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Range (in green).
Euryoryzomys emmonsae, also known as Emmons' rice rat or Emmons' oryzomys, is a
rodent from the
Amazon rainforest of Brazil in the genus Euryoryzomys of the family
Cricetidae. Initially misidentified as E. macconnelli or E. nitidus, it was formally described in 1998. A rainforest species, it may be
scansorial, climbing but also spending time on the ground. It lives only in a limited area south of the
Amazon River in the state of
Pará, a distribution that is apparently unique among the
muroid rodents of the region.
Euryoryzomys emmonsae is a relatively large
rice rat, weighing 46 to 78 g (1.6 to 2.8 oz), with a distinctly long tail and relatively long, tawny brown fur. The skull is slender and the
incisive foramina (openings in the bone of the
palate) are broad. The animal has 80
chromosomes and its
karyotype is similar to that of other Euryoryzomys. Its
conservation status is assessed as "
Data Deficient", but
deforestation may pose a threat to this species. (Full article...)
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Rio 2016 was a successful bid to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and the XV Paralympic Games, respectively. It was submitted on September 7, 2007, and recognized as an Applicant city by the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) one week after. On June 4, 2008, the IOC Executive Board shortlisted
Rio de Janeiro with three of the six other Applicant cities—
Chicago,
Madrid and
Tokyo; over
Baku,
Doha and
Prague—becoming a Candidate city during the 2008
SportAccord Convention in
Athens,
Greece.
Rio de Janeiro was shortlisted receiving a 6.4 score, according to a study of its Application File delivered to the IOC Working Group on January 14, 2008. As a Candidate city, Rio de Janeiro submitted its Candidature File to the IOC on February 11, 2009. The dossier was analyzed by the IOC Evaluation Commission, which arrived in the city on April 27, 2009, to assess the quality of the bid. Between April 29 and May 2, the Commission attended technical presentations and made inspections in all the existing venues across the city, giving a favorable assessment in its final report. (Full article...)
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The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large
cat species and the only
living member of the genus Panthera native to the
Americas. With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the biggest cat species in the Americas and the
third largest in the world. Its distinctively marked
coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to
rosettes on the sides, although a
melanistic black coat appears in some individuals. The jaguar's powerful bite allows it to pierce the
carapaces of
turtles and
tortoises, and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of
mammalianprey between the ears to deliver a fatal blow to the brain.
Cavalera Conspiracy is an American
heavy metalsupergroup from
Phoenix, Arizona, founded by Brazilian brothers
Max (vocals, rhythm guitar) and
Igor Cavalera (drums, percussion), who are widely known as former members of
Sepultura, and the only two constant members of the band. The band originally formed in 2007 as Inflikted but changed its name for legal reasons. The group's creation marked the end of a 10-year feud between the Cavalera brothers who founded Sepultura in the early 1980s. In 2022, they adopted the name Cavalera in order to release re-recorded editions of classic Sepultura albums. These albums were released in 2023.
Following the brothers' falling out, Max Cavalera had formed a new band,
Soulfly, and Igor had recorded four studio albums with Sepultura before leaving the band in January 2006. In July 2006, Max received an unexpected call from his brother, and by the end of the conversation, Max had invited Igor to visit him in
Phoenix, Arizona, to perform in a Soulfly show. Igor joined Soulfly in concert and performed two Sepultura songs. After the show, Max suggested they begin a new project, and Igor accepted. To complete the band, Max chose Soulfly guitarist Marc Rizzo and
Joe Duplantier (
Gojira) as bass guitarist. The group then recorded their debut album at Undercity Studios in Los Angeles with engineer and co-producer
Logan Mader in July 2007. Named after the band's original
moniker, Inflikted was released through
Roadrunner Records on March 25, 2008. Cavalera Conspiracy has released three more albums since then: Blunt Force Trauma (2011), Pandemonium (2014) and Psychosis (2017). (Full article...)
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Maeda c. 1910
Mitsuyo Maeda (前田 光世, Maeda Mitsuyo, born November 18, 1878 – November 28, 1941), a Brazilian naturalized as Otávio Maeda (Portuguese pronunciation:[oˈtavjumaˈedɐ]), was a Japanese judōka (
judo practitioner) and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions. He was known as Count Combat or Conde Koma in Spanish and Portuguese, a nickname he picked up in Spain in 1908. Along with
Antônio Soshihiro Satake (another naturalized Brazilian), he pioneered judo in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
Maeda was fundamental to the development of
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, including through his teaching of
Carlos Gracie and others of the
Gracie family. He was also a promoter of
Japanese emigration to Brazil. Maeda won more than 2,000 professional fights in his career- though this claim has been disputed. His accomplishments led to him being called the "toughest man who ever lived" and being referred to as the father of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. (Full article...)
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Photomicrograph of
Giemsa-stained Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes in human blood
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a
tropicalparasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. It is spread mostly by insects in the
subfamilyTriatominae, known as "kissing bugs". The symptoms change over the course of the infection. In the early stage, symptoms are typically either not present or mild, and may include fever, swollen
lymph nodes, headaches, or swelling at the site of the
bite. After four to eight weeks, untreated individuals enter the
chronic phase of disease, which in most cases does not result in further symptoms. Up to 45% of people with chronic infections develop
heart disease 10–30 years after the initial illness, which can lead to
heart failure. Digestive complications, including an
enlarged esophagus or an
enlarged colon, may also occur in up to 21% of people, and up to 10% of people may experience nerve damage. T. cruzi is commonly spread to humans and other mammals by the kissing bug's bite wound and infected feces. The disease may also be spread through
blood transfusion,
organ transplantation, consuming food or drink contaminated with the parasites, and
vertical transmission (from a mother to her baby). Diagnosis of early disease is by finding the parasite in the blood using a microscope or detecting its
DNA by
polymerase chain reaction. Chronic disease is diagnosed by finding
antibodies for T. cruzi in the blood. (Full article...)
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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...)
Drymoreomys is a
rodentgenus in the tribe
Oryzomyini that lives in the
Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The single species, D. albimaculatus, is known only from the states of
São Paulo and
Santa Catarina and was not named until 2011. It lives in the humid forest on the eastern slopes of the
Serra do Mar and perhaps reproduces year-round. Although its range is relatively large and includes some
protected areas, it is patchy and threatened, and the discoverers recommend that the animal be considered "
Near Threatened" on the
IUCN Red List. Within Oryzomyini, Drymoreomys appears to be most closely related to Eremoryzomys from the
Andes of Peru, a
biogeographically unusual relationship, in that the two populations are widely separated and each is adapted to an arid or a moist environment.
With a body mass of 44–64 g (1.6–2.3 oz), Drymoreomys is a medium-sized rodent with long fur that is orange to reddish-
buff above and grayish with several white patches below. The
pads on the hindfeet are very well developed and there is brown fur on the upper sides of the feet. The tail is brown above and below. The front part of the skull is relatively long and the ridges on the
braincase are weak. The
palate is short, with its back margin between the third
molars. Several traits of the genitals are not seen in any other oryzomyine rodent. (Full article...)
Marquinhos began his career at
Corinthians, and after winning the
2012 Copa Libertadores he moved to
Roma for an eventual fee of €3 million. He was a regular in his only season as Roma reached the
Coppa Italia final. In July 2013, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain for €31.4 million on a five-year contract, one of the highest fees for a player under the age of 20. Marquinhos played less frequently after the acquisition of compatriot
David Luiz in 2014, returning to an integral role after the latter was sold in 2016. Marquinhos was part of PSG's team that reached the
2020 UEFA Champions League final. After
Thiago Silva's departure in August 2020, Marquinhos took up the role of captain. His trophy cabinet with PSG includes eight
Ligue 1 titles and twelve domestic cups, and he ranks
top for all-time appearances for the club. (Full article...)
Andrade was a member of the teams that won silver at the
2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships; gold at the 2021 Pan American Championships, silver at the
2018 Pan American Championships, and has won a total of six gold medals on the
FIG World Cup circuit. She is the
2012 Junior Pan American champion in the all-around and on vault and
floor exercise. Additionally, she is the
2014 Junior Pan American champion on the vault, uneven bars, and
balance beam. After a successful junior career, Andrade's senior debut in 2015 was cut short by the first of three
ACL tears. She returned to competition and represented
Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she placed eleventh in
the all-around final. She tore her ACL for the second time in 2017 but made her World Championships debut in
2018. After her third ACL tear in 2019, Andrade represented
Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2021 World Championships, where she won the vault gold medal at both events. She is the most decorated Brazilian gymnast of all time with a total of eleven Olympic and World Championship medals and is considered to be the greatest Latin American gymnast in history. (Full article...)
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Transgender history in Brazil comprises the
history of transgender (
transsexual,
third gender, and
travesti) people in
Brazil and their struggles and organization from the pre-colonial period to the modern day. Before Brazil's colonization, indigenous peoples respected various transmasculine and transfeminine third genders; colonization included public executions of trans people and the systematic imposition of the Western
gender binary. In the late 1800s, there were repeated arrests of black travestis and occasional sensationalized news reports of travestis. By the 1920s there were popular
drag queens and in the 1950s travestis became popular stars in the theater and
revue shows. From the 1960s onward, LGBT periodicals publicly discussed the issues facing travestis and transsexuals.
The
military dictatorship in Brazil (1964–1985) carried out mass targeted arrests and
media censorship of travestis. Many emigrated to Paris and the majority who remained were pressured into sex work. In the latter half of the dictatorship, censorship loosened and travestis began to re-enter the theatre and organize openly. After the dictatorship, mass arrests continued along with extrajudicial killings by the military and vigilante groups. The homosexual rights movement distanced itself from travestis for
respectability. In 1992, the first political travesti organization was created and began advocating for HIV care and against police brutality. Over the next decade, more trans organizations were created and began to partner with gay and lesbian organizations. (Full article...)
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The river bend at the Humaitá fortress. An invading flotilla would have to steam for more than a mile against the current (shown by arrow) while being detained – by the chain boom – under short-range battery fire. But the greatest danger was from improvised contact mines.
The Fortress of Humaitá (1854–68), known
metaphorically as the
Gibraltar of
South America, was a
Paraguayan military installation near the mouth of the
River Paraguay. A
strategic site without equal in the region, "a fortress the likes of which had never been seen in South America", it was "the key to Paraguay and the upper rivers". It played a crucial role in the deadliest conflict in the continent's history – the
Paraguayan War – of which it was the principal theatre of operations. The site was a sharp horseshoe bend in the river; practically all vessels wishing to enter the
Republic of Paraguay – and indeed to steam onwards to the Brazilian province of
Mato Grosso – were forced to navigate it. The bend was commanded by a 6,000-foot (1.8 km) line of
artillery batteries, at the end of which was a chain
boom which, when raised, detained the shipping under the guns. The navigable channel was only 200 yards wide and ran in easy reach of the artillery. The fortress was protected from attack on its landward side by impenetrable
swamp or, where this was lacking, defensive
earthworks which, at their greatest extension, comprised a system of
trenches stretching for 8 lineal miles (13 km), had a garrison of 18,000 men and deployed 120 cannon. At its zenith Humaitá was reputed to be impassable to enemy shipping. (Full article...)
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The 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Grande Prêmio do Brasil) was a
Formula One motor race held on 26 March 1995 at the
Autódromo José Carlos Pace,
São Paulo,
Brazil. It was the first round of the
1995 Formula One World Championship.
Michael Schumacher of the
Benetton team won the 71-lap race from second position.
David Coulthard finished second in a
Williams car, with
Gerhard Berger third in a
Ferrari.
Damon Hill, who started the race from
pole position, spun out while leading on lap 30 with an apparent
gearbox problem, which was later found to be a
suspension failure. Schumacher's win came despite Benetton encountering steering problems with his car during Friday practice, leading to him crashing heavily and necessitating steering component changes for the rest of the event. Despite Schumacher's victory, Hill proved to be faster during the race and seemed to be on course for a comfortable victory before his sudden retirement.
Other notable performances came from Berger, who took the final podium position despite being delayed during one of his routine pit stops due to a problem with a loose wheel nut, from
Mika Häkkinen, who finished fourth for the
McLaren team despite its new car proving to be uncompetitive in pre-season testing, and from
Mika Salo, who drove strongly in the first half of the race to run third in his first Grand Prix for the
Tyrrell team, only to suffer from a cramp and drop back to seventh place at the finish. Behind Häkkinen, the other points-scoring finishers were
Jean Alesi in the second Ferrari and
Mark Blundell, who drove the second McLaren. Blundell was standing in for regular driver
Nigel Mansell in the second McLaren until the team could produce a wider chassis in which to accommodate him, as the car's initial cockpit design had proved to be too narrow for him to drive comfortably. (Full article...)
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In January 2012, Maria Verônica Aparecida César Santos (born 1986 or 1987), a Brazilian educator living in
Taubaté,
simulated being pregnant with
quadruplets. Her case was widely covered by prominent national media outlets. She notably appeared on the
Record TV show Hoje em Dia [
pt], where she received diapers and a furnished room for the alleged daughters for free. Chris Flores [
pt], the host of Hoje em Dia, was skeptical of the pregnancy and asked reporter Michael Keller to investigate the case, revealing that Santos's
sonogram had been copied from the internet and edited. Santos sought a lawyer to defend her, who later stated that the case was indeed false. Santos and her husband, Kléber, faced charges of fraud, but the proceedings were suspended and, years later, dismissed. The owner of the original sonogram also sued Santos for moral damages. (Full article...)
Tenders to create the mascots were only accepted from Brazilian companies. The final designs were unanimously selected in August 2013 by a panel of judges comprising media professionals and representatives from various Olympic organizations. They were revealed to the public without names on 23 November 2014. Following a three-week online vote which ended on 14 December 2014, the public named the two mascots after
Vinicius de Moraes and
Antônio Carlos "Tom" Jobim, the co-writers of the 1962
bossa nova song "
The Girl from Ipanema". (Full article...)
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Fôrça Bruta (Brazilian Portuguese:[ˈfoʁsɐˈbɾutɐ]ⓘ) is the seventh
studio album by Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jorge Ben. It was recorded with the
Trio Mocotó band and released by
Philips Records in September 1970. Conceived at a time of political tension in
dictatorial Brazil, its title comes from the
Portuguese term meaning "brute force" and has been interpreted ironically due to the music's relatively relaxed style.
The album introduced an acoustic
samba-based music that is mellower, moodier, and less ornate than Ben's preceding work. Its largely unrehearsed, nighttime recording session found the singer improvising with Trio Mocotó's
groove-oriented accompaniment while experimenting with unconventional rhythmic arrangements, musical techniques, and elements of
soul,
funk, and
rock. Ben's lyrics generally explore themes of romantic passion, melancholy, and sensuality, with women figuring prominently in his songs. In a departure from the carefree sensibility of his past releases, they also feature elements of
identity politics and
postmodernism, such as irony and reimagining of established idioms. (Full article...)
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USS Orizaba (ID–1536) departing New York via the
North River for France in
World War I (1918)
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...)
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Rennotte ca. 1900–1910
Marie Rennotte (11 February 1852 – 21 November 1942) was a Belgian-born Brazilian physician, teacher, and women's rights activist. She was active in the fight for women's rights. After earning her teaching credentials in
Belgium and France, Rennotte taught for three years in Germany before moving to Brazil as a governess. Giving private lessons and teaching at a girls' school, she lived in
Rio de Janeiro from 1878 to 1882. Hired to teach in the
State of São Paulo, she moved to
Piracicaba where from 1882 to 1889 she taught science, developed the curriculum, and enhanced the reputation of the
Colégio Piracicabano. The co-educational school was an innovative institution offering equal education to girls and boys.
In 1889, on a scholarship provided by the State of São Paulo, Rennotte enrolled in medical school at the
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia. That year, she was granted citizenship when a legal change allowed all foreigners permanently living in Brazil to become
naturalized. Graduating in 1892, she studied at the Paris
Hôtel-Dieu Hospital between 1893 and 1895, completing a specialization in
obstetrics and gynaecology. Upon her return to Brazil, she
defended her thesis to a jury from the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the
University of Rio de Janeiro, validating her degree and allowing her to practice medicine in the country. From 1895 to 1899, Rennotte directed the obstetrics and maternity unit of the
Maternity Hospital of São Paulo [
pt]. She attended patients in the hospital as well as in private homes where she helped to deliver babies. Opening her own practice after she resigned from the Maternity Hospital, she operated a dispensary for the poor and immigrant communities, while continuing to see paying patients. (Full article...)
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cê is an
album by
Brazilian singer, songwriter, and
guitaristCaetano Veloso. Released on 1 September 2006 on
Mercury Records, the album took its title from the colloquial
Portuguese word meaning you. It was written with Veloso's band in mind, which was chosen in part by guitarist Pedro Sá. cê received positive critical commentary; several critics specifically noted the album's lyrical focus on
human sexuality. (Full article...)
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...)
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To the
Brazilian people, Emperor
Pedro II is the iconic embodiment of the wise, benevolent, austere and honest fatherlike figure.
His popularity among the citizenry had never waned, and support continued to be evident, even on the eve of his overthrow and throughout his exile. He was seen as a hero, a model citizen, a caring monarch, and the source of national unity and well-being. Following his death, political wrangling prevented the return of his remains to Brazil. Continued efforts to repatriate the bodies of the Emperor and his wife dragged on for decades. The disputes were resolved and this was finally accomplished in 1920 with much fanfare. Over the decades, Pedro II gradually grew within Brazil to represent the archetypical benevolent, self-effacing and effective ruler concerned only for the national welfare. (Full article...)
In 1904, Brazil began a major naval building program that included three small battleships. Designing and ordering the ships took two years, but these plans were scrapped after the revolutionary dreadnought concept rendered the Brazilian design obsolete. Two dreadnoughts were instead ordered from the United Kingdom, making Brazil the third country to have ships of this type under construction, before traditional powers like Germany, France, or Russia. As such, the ships created much uncertainty among the major countries in the world, many of whom incorrectly speculated the ships were actually destined for a rival nation. Similarly, they also caused much consternation in Argentina and, consequently, Chile. (Full article...)
Colonial Brazil (
Portuguese: Brasil Colonial) comprises the period from 1500, with the
arrival of the Portuguese, until 1815, when Brazil was elevated to a
kingdom in union with Portugal. During the 300 years of Brazilian colonial history, the main economic activities of the territory were based first on
brazilwood extraction (brazilwood cycle), which gave the territory its name; sugar production (
sugar cycle); and finally on gold and diamond mining (
gold cycle). Slaves, especially those
brought from Africa, provided most of the workforce of the Brazilian export economy after a brief initial period of Indigenous slavery to cut brazilwood.
In contrast to the neighboring
Spanish possessions, which had several
viceroyalties with jurisdiction initially over
New Spain (Mexico) and
Peru, and in the eighteenth century expanded with the viceroyalties of the
Río de la Plata (Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia) and
New Granada (Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador and Guyana), the colony of Brazil was settled mainly in the coastal area by the Portuguese and a large
black slave population working on
sugar plantations and mines. (Full article...)
Leblon is an affluent neighborhood in
Rio de Janeiro, just west of
Ipanema, another neighborhood in that city. In the north it is bordered by
Gávea, and in the west by a towering hill called "Dois Irmãos", which translates as "two brothers", because of its split peak.
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.
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.
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.
Itaipu Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the
Paraná River located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. It's the third largest hydroelectric dam in the world (it was the largest in the world between 1984 and 2003). In 2022, 15% of Brazil's energy (and almost all of Paraguay's energy) was produced by Itaipu.
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.
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.
Itajaí is a
municipality in the state of
Santa Catarina in
Brazil and is located in the Southern part of the country, about 94 km norther of
Florianópolis. It's estimated population in 2009 is 172.081. The current
mayor (Prefeito) of Itajaí is Jandir Bellini. The municipality was created on Juny 15, 1860.
Coronel Fabriciano is a
municipality in the state of
Minas Gerais in
Brazil and is located in the southeastern part of the country, about 102 km east of
Belo Horizonte. It's estimated population in 2010 is 103.797. The municipality was created on January 20, 1949.
Maria I (17 December 1734 – 20 March 1816) was
Queen of Portugal from 1777 until her death in 1816 and the country's first undisputed
queen regnant.
This picture is an oil-on-canvas portrait, painted in 1783, showing the queen in her
boudoir. It is usually attributed to
Giuseppe Troni, the Italian court painter to the
House of Braganza, and now hangs in the
Palace of Queluz, which became the official and full-time residence of the queen and her court from 1794. At that time, the queen was becoming increasingly deranged. In 1807, after
Napoleon's conquests in Europe, under the direction of her son, Prince Regent
João, her court moved to Brazil. The Portuguese colony was then elevated to the rank of kingdom, with the consequent formation of the
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, of which she was the first monarch.
A preparatory
study for Discovery of the Land, a
mural in the United States
Library of Congress Hispanic Reading Room, by Candido Portinari. Portinari was a
Brazilianpainter who was a prominent and influential practitioner of the
neorealism style. The mural depicts two sailors who might have been found in either the fleets of
Christopher Columbus or
Pedro Álvares Cabral, and is part of a series of four that show the colonization of the Americas by Europeans.
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.
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.
A ripe passionfruit and the cross-section of another. Passionfruits are the
fruit of the
passion flowervine 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.
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.
An 1868 photo of an
Argentinegaucho. The term "gaucho" is used to describe residents of the
South Americanpampas,
chacos or
Patagonian grasslands, found principally in parts of Argentina,
Uruguay,
Southern Chile and
Southern Region, Brazil. It is a loose equivalent to the
North American "
cowboy" and often connotes the 19th century more than the present day. In those days, gauchos made up the majority of the rural population, herding
cows on the vast
estancias, and practicing hunting as their main economic activities.
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.
The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world. We are blood brothers to the people of Brazil, Venezuelan Haiti and Cuba.
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Good article, an article that meets a core set of high editorial standards.
Rio 2016 was a successful bid to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and the XV Paralympic Games, respectively. It was submitted on September 7, 2007, and recognized as an Applicant city by the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) one week after. On June 4, 2008, the IOC Executive Board shortlisted
Rio de Janeiro with three of the six other Applicant cities—
Chicago,
Madrid and
Tokyo; over
Baku,
Doha and
Prague—becoming a Candidate city during the 2008
SportAccord Convention in
Athens,
Greece.
Rio de Janeiro was shortlisted receiving a 6.4 score, according to a study of its Application File delivered to the IOC Working Group on January 14, 2008. As a Candidate city, Rio de Janeiro submitted its Candidature File to the IOC on February 11, 2009. The dossier was analyzed by the IOC Evaluation Commission, which arrived in the city on April 27, 2009, to assess the quality of the bid. Between April 29 and May 2, the Commission attended technical presentations and made inspections in all the existing venues across the city, giving a favorable assessment in its final report. (Full article...)
Goiânia/ɡɔɪˈɑːniə/, is the capital and the largest city in the
Brazilianstate of
Goiás. With a population of 1,265,394 people, it is the second largest city in the
Central-West Region and the thirteenth largest in the country. Its
metropolitan area has a total population of 2,063,744, being the eleventh largest in Brazil.
Image 6São Paulo, the financial capital of
Brazil is one of the most sought after places in tourism by having different cultures (from Tourism in Brazil)
Image 35Petrobras 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)
Image 66Rio de Janeiro, the most visited destination in
Brazil by foreign tourists for leisure trips, and second place for business travel. (from Tourism in Brazil)
Image 67Pirapora Solar Complex, the largest in Brazil and Latin America, with a capacity of 321 MW. (from Economy of Brazil)
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