On September 7 , 1822 , Brazil won its independence (独立) from Portugal. So that day is Brazil’s National Day. It is the largest country in South America and has the second longest river in the world. It is called the Amazon. The river is 6, 440 kilometres long and runs through ...
Labor unions want social reforms quick, and business associations think that the country's new currency, the Real, widely credited with the flattening of the inflation rate from a monthly 40% to close to 0%, isn't strong enough to go undamaged through such a long period of uncertainty. To...
Following Brazil's proclamation of independence from Portugal in 1822, Brazilian national identity was thrown into sharper relief, but its constituent parts remained largely unchanged. A small European elite still dominated Brazil's political and economic life, although gold had replaced sugar as the ...
"Influences or imprints from China can be detected from the colonial period, even up to the time after Brazil's independence," Teixeira said. The commercial relationship between the two countries has existed for a long time, he noted, adding that incoming ships "would fill up Brazilian cities ...
the height of the pedestal — 8 meters, weight — 1145 tons, arm stretch — 30 meters. It is believed that the idea behind the creation of the statue came up in 1922, on the 100th anniversary of Brazil's independence. It appears that the story of the statue goes with its roo...
Museu da Inconfidência or Museum of the Inconfidência is a history museum dedicated to those who died in a failed rebellion movement Inconfidência Mineira for Brazilian independence from Portugal. With over four thousand pieces, its collection holds objects of the Minas Gerais universe from the...
And much of the gauchos reputation for fierceness and independence was as a result of the border wars with Spain. However it was the spanish who ensured the protection of the christian indian missons at the time. It was these missions who first introduced the idea that a certain type of agr...
The Brazilian foreign ministry, a venerable institution known as "Itamaraty," after the palace where it is headquartered, got a jolt when Bolsonaro named obscure diplomat Ernesto Araujo, a die-hard supporter, as foreign minister. A Trump-loving, China-bashing, climate change-skepti...
framing the X ban as a fight for freedom of speech. Musk has interacted with supporters of the far right using emoji of the Brazilian flag (in context, a symbol of the movement). He supported demonstrations on September 7th, or Brazilian Independence Day, by sharing Jair Bolsonaro-supporting...
Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing. "I think those great works have really helped me," he says."They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day." 1. What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?