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• Rio de Janeiro — /ree oh day zheuh nair oh, near oh, jeuh , dee, deuh/; Port. /rddee oo di zhi nay rddoo/ a seaport in SE Brazil: former capital. 5,184,292. Also called Rio. * * * City (pop., 2002 est.: city, 5,937,300; metro. area, 11,121,300) and port,… …   Universalium

• Rio de Janeiro — Infobox Settlement name = Rio de Janeiro settlement type = Municipality official name = The Municipality ofSão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro imagesize = 250px image caption = View of Rio de Janeiro nickname = Cidade Maravilhosa ( The Marvelous City …   Wikipedia

• RIO DE JANEIRO —    (423), capital and chief seaport of Brazil, charmingly situated on the E. coast of Brazil, on the W. shore of a spacious and beautiful bay, 15 m. long, which forms one of the finest natural harbours in the world; stretches some 10 m. along the …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Plata, Río de la — Estuary of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers, between Uruguay and Argentina. It is about 170 mi (275 km) long, with a maximum width at its mouth of about 140 mi (220 km); at Montevideo it is about 60 mi (97 km) wide but narrows gradually to the… …   Universalium

• brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… …   Universalium

• Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… …   Universalium

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• Brazil — • Information includes history, religion, climate, education, and economy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Brazil     Brazil     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Colonial Brazil — Viceroyalty of Brazil Vice reino do Brasil Colony, Viceroyalty 1500–1815 …   Wikipedia

• American Brazilian — infobox ethnic group group = flagicon|United States American Brazilian flagicon|Brazil Americano Brasileiro caption = Notable American Brazilians: Ellen Gracie Northfleet • Orville Derby poptime = Indefinite popplace=Brazil:Mainly Southeastern… …   Wikipedia

• São Paulo — /sowonn pow loh/; Eng. /sow pow loh/ 1. a state in S Brazil. 30,942,600; 95,714 sq. mi. (247,898 sq. km). 2. a city in and the capital of this state. 7,032,547. * * * City (pop.,2002 est.: city, 9,969,100; metro. area, 18,390,800), southeastern… …   Universalium