Pre- and post-Columbian gene and cultural continuity: The case of the Gaucho from southern Brazil Objective: To investigate the evolutionary and demographic history of the Gaucho, a distinct population of southern Brazil, relating it to their culture, t... A Marrero,C Bravi,S Stuart,... - ...
there is a community of those that identify as Nubian and those that identify as Berber. However, the mix of the Arab and Egyptian cultures characterizes the current population and culture. The official language of the country is Modern Standard Arabic. 68% of the population speaks Egyptian Arab...
Applied to over 200 Sardinians villagers, GPS placed a quarter of them in their villages and most of the rest within 50 km of their villages. GPS's accuracy and power to infer the biogeography of worldwide individuals down to their country or, in some cases, village, of origin, ...
Culture and History Portuguese colonization began in Northeastern Brazil after Pedro Alvares Cabral's accidental landing in 1500. Portugal established plantations in Brazil and brought enslaved people from Africa. In 1808, Rio de Janeiro became the home of the Portuguese royalty, which was ousted by ...
How does an outside power control a local urban populace and elicit voluntary or involuntary cooperation? How does an outside power conduct an effective counter-insurgency in a city? How does an outside power, whose dominant religion and culture are different from those of another people, ...
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
Rio de Janeiro, city and port, capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean, in the southeastern part of the tropical zone of South America, and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful and interes
, is part of a European political and trading system that actively supports agriculture and where the food system as a whole is a major employer (ESF/COST, 2009) and Tokyo, with the JCR (Japanese Capital Region), has a food production system that strongly values food traditions and culture...
Suspected pertussis cases were confirmed as pertussis cases through PCR and culture. Pertussis hospitalization rates were calculated by dividing the number of laboratory confirmed pertussis cases by the hospitalization coverage rate of surveillance hospitals and the resident population. Results During the ...
Manaus, city and river port, capital of Amazonas state, northwestern Brazil. It lies along the north bank of the Negro River, 11 miles (18 km) above that river’s influx into the Amazon River. Manaus is situated in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, 900