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3 days ago · The Argentina–Brazil football rivalry is a sports rivalry between the national football teams of Argentina, Brazil, and their respective sets of fans. [3] Games between the two teams are often marked by notable and controversial incidents. The rivalry has also been referred to as the Battle of the Americas or the Superclassic of the Americas ...
5 days ago · Vale S.A. Vale ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvali] ), formerly Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ( Doce River Valley Company), [5] is a Brazilian multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. [6] Vale is the largest producer of iron ore and nickel in the world.
5 days ago · Background and composition[edit] Ary Barroso wrote "Aquarela do Brasil" in early 1939, when he was prevented from leaving his home one rainy night due to a heavy storm. Its title, a reference to watercolor painting, is a clear reference to the rain. He also wrote "Três lágrimas" (Three Teardrops) on that same night, before the rain ended.
6 days ago · The Landless Workers' Movement ( Portuguese: Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, MST) is a social movement in Brazil aimed at land reform. Inspired by Marxism, [1] it is one of the largest such movements [2] in Latin America, with an estimated informal membership of 1.5 million [3] across 23 of Brazil's 26 states.
10 hours ago · Exile and death (1889–91) Legacy. v. t. e. Dom Pedro II (2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed the Magnanimous ( Portuguese: O Magnânimo ), [1] was the second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. [a] Pedro II was born in Rio de Janeiro, the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress ...
1 day ago · Curitiba ( Brazilian Portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,963,726 as of 2021, making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. [1] The Curitiba Metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total ...
2 days ago · Getúlio Dornelles Vargas ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒeˈtulju doʁˈnɛliz ˈvaʁɡɐs]; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazil's provisional ...
