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Brazilian Language and Culture
Brazilian Portuguese is the main, official language of the Federative Republic of Brazil. It is both similar to and distinct from its mother tongue, the Portuguese language of Portugal. Typical questions relate to the language's interactions with South America's immigrant and native languages; and to its impact on regional and world business, environmentalism, literature, music, scientific research, sports, and technology.
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What does true north refer to?
Every (about) 500,000 years, there is a magnetic reversal, which causes the poles to flip. The north becomes the south, and the south becomes the north. The true north is based on direction, not magnetic orientation.
What is the movie title 'The Black Swan' in Brazilian Portuguese?
This particular movie was entitled "Cisne Negro", being a literal translation from the original title.
The subjunctive is one of three moods in which verbs are conjugated (the others being indicative and imperative). It is used when expressing hope, fear, uncertainty, necessity, doubt, and other similar states. It is falling out of use in colloquial speech, though still used in formal circumstances.
Examples:
'He is sitting on that chair' (indicative).
'Sit on that chair!' (imperative).
'I insist that he sit on that chair' (subjunctive).
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Which city in Brazil is considered its economic capital and why?
São Paulo is the economic capital of Brazil because its financial center is the biggest and busiest in Brazil. The São Paulo Stock Exchange [Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias & Futuros de São Paulo, BM&F Bovespa] is the official stock and bonds exchange for Brazil. BM&F Bovespa is the largest stock exchange in Latin America and the fourth largest in the Americas.
Over 60 percent of the international companies in Brazil are headquartered in São Paulo. It's the business center for Mercosul [Mercado Comum do Sul, Southern Common Market], a Regional Trade Agreement [RTA] to promote free trade among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. In 2006 São Paulo's gross domestic product [GDP] equalled about one-eighth of Brazil's GDP.
Who is the woman on the Brazilian dollar?
There is no such thing as the Brazilian Dollar. Brazil's currency is the Real (plural: Reais). The woman in the Brazilian Real is physical representation of the Republic.
What kind of people live in Brazilian highlands?
Normal people. In Brasilia, located in the Brazilian highlands, there are people from all corners of Brazil, so it's pretty heterogenous.
What is the Portuguese translation of the Italian word 'Mangia'?
Come! is a Portuguese equivalent of the Italian word Mangia!
Specifically, the word is the imperative form of the present infinitive comer in the second person singular. It means "(informal singular you) eat!". The pronunciation will be "KO-mee" in Portuguese and "MAN-dja" in Italian.
What is the story behind Brazil's flag?
The Brazilian flag officially was adopted as the national flag on November 19, 1889, four days after Brazil became a republic. A different flag, which was similar to the U.S. flag, was flown for the first four days. It then was rejected because of its similarity to another country's flag.
Marshal Manuel Deodoro da Fonse [August 5, 1827-August 23, 1892], who ended the Empire of Brazil by deposing Emperor Pedro II, on November 15, 1889, suggested restoring the imperial flag but with important changes. The new flag was designed by Raimundo Teixeira Mendes [January 5, 1855-1927]. The flag kept the imperial flag's green field with a large yellow rhombus [diamond shape] in the center. The royal crest, which was centered in the diamond, was replaced with a blue globe of stars. A curved white band ran through the blue circle. Inscribed in green capital letters in the white band was the national motto of Brazil: 'Ordem e Progresso' ['Order and Progress'].
The symbolism of the colors on the republican flag was unlike that of the imperial flag. Under the Empire of Brazil, green represented the House of Braganza of the first Emperor, Pedro I [October 12, 1798-September 24, 1834]. Yellow represented the House of Hapsburg of Empress consort Maria Leopoldina [January 22, 1797-December 11, 1826] of Austria.
On the modern flag, green was to symbolize the forest, and yellow the mineral wealth. The blue circle showed the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of November 15, 1889. The stars each represented a specific state.
The original republican flag had 21 stars. There are now 27, representing the 26 states plus the Federal District where the capital of Brasilia is located. For example, 'Sigma Octantis', which is the current 'South Star', represents the Federal District. The reason for such representation is the visibility of 'Sigma Octantis' across almost all of Brazil all year.
The national motto was inspired by the positivist motto of Auguste Comte [1798-1857]. Comte was a French philosopher who was admired by members of the military coup in Brazil.
What is the name of a port of Brazil?
Santos Port (Porto de Santos) is the biggest and the most important port in Brazil. It's located about 80 quilometers from São Paulo city.
How did the holiday natal get its name in Brazil?
Natal is a substantive as Christmas. It has the same root as "natalidade" (natality in English or natividad in Spanish) wich refers to birth. The formal reference is "dia de Natal" (day of birth).
No, the word maio is not Italian.
Specifically, the word is a masculine noun in its singular form. It means "(the month of) May". The equivalent in Italian will be maggio.
The pronunciation will be "ma-yoo" in carioca and continental Portuguese and "MAD-djo" in Italian.
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