The national flag of Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese: Bandeira do Brasil), is a blue disc depicting a starry sky (which includes the Southern Cross) spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto "Ordem e Progresso" ("Order and Progress"), within a yellow rhombus, on a green field. It was officially adopted on November 19, 1889 — four days after the Proclamation of the …

Brazilian commonly refers to: . Something of, from or relating to Brazil; Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil; Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent; Brazilian may also refer to: . Sports. Brazilian football, see football in Brazil; Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system

History. The Portuguese real was the currency used by the first Portuguese settlers to arrive in the Americas, but the first official money to circulate bearing the name real was actually printed in 1654 by the Dutch, during their occupation of part of the Brazilian Northeast.. After that date, however, the Brazilian real started to become a separate currency unit when the value of the …

São Paulo (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ˈpawlu] ()) is one of the 26 states of the Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus.A major industrial complex, the state has 21.9% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 33.9% of Brazil's GDP.São Paulo also has the second-highest Human Development Index (HDI) and GDP per capita, the fourth-lowest …

The brigadeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɾiga'dejɾu]) is a traditional Brazilian dessert. The origin of the dessert is uncertain, but the most common theory is that is was created by a confectioner from Rio de Janeiro, Heloisa Nabuco de Oliveira, to promote the presidential candidacy of Eduardo Gomes. It is made of condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter, and …

Brazil (officially called Federative Republic of Brazil; how to say: IPA: ) is a country in South America.It is the world's fifth largest country. The country has about 212 million people. The capital of Brazil is Brasília.Brazil was named after brazilwood, which is a tree that once grew very well along the Brazilian coast.

Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Portuguese: Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, IBAMA) is the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment's administrative arm. IBAMA supports anti-deforestation of the Amazon, and implements laws against deforestation where the government ceases to …

Alice is an original series created for the Brazilian branch of the HBO Latin America.The series was produced by HBO's local partner, Gullane Filmes, and directed by Karim Aïnouz and Sérgio Machado.The series debuted in Latin America on September 21, 2008, with a season consisting of thirteen episodes, ending on December 14, 2008.

The Workers' Party (Brazilian Portuguese: Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT) is a political party in Brazil.Some scholars classify its ideology in the 21st century as social democracy, with the party shifting from a broadly socialist ideology in the 1990s. Founded in 1980, it is the largest left-wing party in Latin America. PT governed at the federal level in a coalition government with several ...

Portuguese is spoken in a number of African countries and is the official language in six African countries: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe and Equatorial Guinea.There are Portuguese-speaking communities in most countries of Southern Africa, a mixture of Portuguese settlers and Angolans and Mozambicans who left their …