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Paubrasilia echinata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. [4] [5] It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood [6] (Portuguese: pau-de-pernambuco, pau-brasil; [6] Tupi: ybyrapytanga [7]) and is the national tree of Brazil. [5]
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The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol (Pernambucan Football Championship, in English) is the state football championship of the Brazillian state of Pernambuco, organized by the FPF. The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, and was won by Flamengo de Recife , a defunct club.
There are two simultaneous and independent functioning pyramids in Brazil's football, the national pyramid and the states pyramids. While the national competitions are organized by CBF, the state championships are organized by the respective football federations of each state (for example, the Campeonato Pernambucano is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation).
The brazilwood tree, which gives Brazil its name, has dark, valuable wood and provides red dye. The Tupi speakers' agriculture was key in their cooperation with the Portuguese during the pre-colonial period. During this time, the primary objective of the Portuguese in the region was to harvest and export Brazilwood.
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São Paulo Athletic Club and CA Paulistano in the final of the first São Paulo State Championship in 1902 . Historically, for economic and geographic reasons, such as long distances between the country's main cities, the state leagues were considered the most important championship for Brazilian clubs, especially before 1959, when a regular national championship (Taça Brasil) was first ...
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck suffered an elbow injury during Saturday's SEC Conference championship against Texas and is looking into treatment options, the school confirmed in a release on ...