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Jun 21, 2024 · Rio de Janeiro became the colonial capital in 1763 and was the capital of independent Brazil from 1822 until 1960, when the national capital was moved to the new city of Brasília; the territory constituting the former Federal District was converted into Guanabara state, which formed an enclave in Rio de Janeiro state.
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2 days ago · Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language.
2 days ago · It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire.
1 day ago · Brazil, country of South America that occupies half the continent’s landmass. It is the fifth largest and fifth most-populous country in the world. Brazil contains most of the Amazon River basin, which has the world’s largest river system and the world’s most-extensive virgin rainforest.
4 days ago · A Igreja Católica no Brasil é parte da Igreja Católica universal, em comunhão com a liderança espiritual do Papa, em Roma, e da Santa Sé. [ 9] O catolicismo apostólico romano é atualmente a maior religião do Brasil, ativa no país desde o período pré-colonial, quando foi introduzida por missionários que acompanhavam os colonizadores ...
Jun 18, 2024 · After Brazil gained independence in 1822, Rio de Janeiro remained the capital until 1960 when the government decided to transfer the capital to Brasília. The territory of the former Federal District, which encompassed Rio de Janeiro, was then converted into the state of Guanabara.
1 day ago · Brazil ( port. Brasil IPA [bɾaˈziw] ), službeno Savezna Republika Brazil [4] [5] (port. República Federativa do Brasil ), najveća je država u Južnoj Americi. Prema površini i broju stanovnika od preko 207 milijuna, peta je najveća zemlja na svijetu.
