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Brazilian History
Brazilian history dates back to the first arrival of humans in South America. Brazil was discovered by Pedro Alvarez Cabral in 1500. It stayed as a Portuguese colony until its independence in 1889.
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Peru is west of Brazil. Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, chili, and Argentina are all below Brazil. these are the states that are surrounding brazil. if you want to look at a map that you can see any states country, city, town, etc click on this link and put it as a bookmark.
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What animal begins with the letter 'y' in Portuguese?
Yvyja is an animal whose spelling begins with the letter "y" in Portuguese. It represents the Guarani equivalent, a South American indigenous language used in interior jungle areas of Brazil, for "snake." The pronunciation will be "ih-vih-zha" in Cariocan Brazilian.
Upon which mountain does the Christ Redeemer statue stand?
Corcovado is the mountain on top of which the statue of Christ Redeemer stands.
Specifically, the statue tops the 700-meter (2,300-foot) mountain that overlooks the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The Portuguese equivalent of "Christ Redeemer" is "CristoRedentor". The pronunciation is "KREE-shtoo hee-dehn-TOH" according to the Carioca accent of Rio de Janeiro.
The name of the mountain means "hunchback." The Portuguese word is a masculine noun. Its singular definite article is "o" ("the"). The pronunciation is "KOHR-koo-VAH-doo."
Who built the statue of Jesus in Brazil?
Two individuals were responsible for the building of the statue of Jesus of Nazareth [c. 7-4 B.C.E. - c. 30 A.D] in Brazil. The statue 'O Cristo Redentor' ['Christ the Redeemer'] is at the top of 'Corcovado' ['Hunchback' Mountain] in the Tijuca Forest National Park of Rio de Janeiro.
Local engineer Heitor da Silva Costa [July 25, 1873-April 21, 1947] designed the statue. French sculptor Paul Maximilien Landowski [June 4, 1875-March 27, 1961] sculpted it.
The construction of 'O Cristo Redentor' took nine years, from 1922 to 1931. It's made of reinforced concrete and soapstone. The statue was dedicated on October 12, 1931.
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, which is in South America, unlike Italy which is in Europe.
Which nation also colonized Brazil and was first to discover this island?
To begin to answer your question, Brazil first is not an island is part of a continent.
The first nation to discover Brazil was Portugal.
Is there a formal region in Brazil?
No. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) divided the national territory of Brazil into five main regions. The five regions are North, Northeast, Central-West, Southeast, and South. These regions are geographical for demographic and statistical purposes. They aren't political or administrative.
What country did Suriname win its independence from?
The Netherlands, It was a former Dutch Colony though the name sounds French, there may have been a French Suriname also, but the main land was Dutch.
Is Brazil an independent country?
Yes. Brazil was a Portuguese colony, but got it's independence in September the 17th, 1822.
Did location of Brazil's capital city move when the name changed?
yes to Rio de janeiro central of Brazil
The United States is the world's wealthiest country in terms of gross domestic product. In terms of GDP per capita, Luxembourg is the world's wealthiest country.
Which present day countries are controlled by the portuguese?
Denmark (modern-day Danish territory of Greenland)
Canada
Brazil
Uruguay
France (modern-day French department of Guyane)
São Tomé and Príncipe
Angola
Zimbabwe
Zambia
India
Timor-Leste
Malaysia
China
Japan
If a country is on this list it does not mean it was completely controlled by the Portuguese. The countries on this list had land that was claimed and/or colonized by Portugal.
What is the value of 410000 cruzeiros?
The value of 410,000 cruzeiros is equal to 149.09 Brazilian real, which is equivalent to $85.15.
The Brazilian cruzeiro is obsolete. It was replaced with the Brazilian real on July 1, 1994. One Brazilian real is equivalent to 2750 Brazilian cruzeiros. One Brazilian real is equivalent to 0.571102 U.S. dollars.
