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Bilateral relations between Brazil and Costa Rica commenced in 1907, when the first Brazilian diplomats were officially accredited by the Costa Rican government. [citation needed] Costa Rica has an embassy in Brasilia, and Brazil has an embassy in San José. Also, Costa Rica has consulates in Curitiba, Florianópolis, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Income ratios include the pre-tax national income share held by top 10% of the population and the ratio of the upper bound value of the ninth decile (i.e. the 10% of people with highest income) to that of the upper bound value of the first decile (the ratio of the average income of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%).
Since the late 1980s, Costa Rica became a popular nature travel destination, and its main competitive advantage is its well-established system of national parks and protected areas, [11] covering around 23.4% of the country's land area, [12] the largest in the world as a percentage of the country's territory, [13] [14] and home to a rich ...
Due to Costa Rica’s position on the world stage, a significant amount of the nation's success in the ecotourism sector can be attributed to its proximity to the United States. In addition, American travelers make up 20% of the world’s tourism market; Costa Rica is an ideal place for Americans to visit. [3]
Costa Rican people of Brazilian descent (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Brazil–Costa Rica relations" This category contains only the following page.
Costa Rica supporters at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Costa Rica entered the Summer Olympics for the first time in 1936. [149] The sisters Silvia and Claudia Poll have won all four of the country's Olympic Medals for swimming; one Gold, one Silver, and two Bronze. [150] [151] [152] Football is the most popular sport in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica ratified the convention on 23 August 1977. [3] It has four World Heritage Sites and one site on the tentative list. [3] The first site in Costa Rica listed was the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park, in 1983. In 1990, the site was expanded to include the sites across the border in Panama.
Costa Rica's rainfall, and its location in the Central American isthmus, which provides easy access to North and South American markets and direct ocean access to the European and Asian Continents. Costa Rica has two seasons, both of which have their own agricultural resources: the tropical wet and dry seasons.