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The official Portuguese name of the land, in original Portuguese records, was the "Land of the Holy Cross" (Terra da Santa Cruz), [36] but European sailors and merchants commonly called it the "Land of Brazil" (Terra do Brasil) because of the brazilwood trade. [37] The popular appellation eclipsed and eventually supplanted the official ...
The 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially the XXIX Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 March 2000 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. The race, which was the second round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship and the 29th Brazilian Grand Prix , drew 72,000 spectators.
The Mexican population in Brazil according to official data from the Government of Mexico in 2020 was 2,132 people, most of whom are members of business and educational communities for Mexican immigrants. Unlike other destinations, most Mexicans who immigrate to the country come mainly from Mexico City, Veracruz, Nuevo León and Jalisco.
In 1621, the Governorate General of Brazil was split into two states, the State of Brazil and the State of Maranhão.The state was created on June 13, 1621 by Philip II of Portugal.
In 1549, the Portuguese Crown appointed Tomé de Sousa as the first governor-general of the vast Portuguese dominion in South America, known as the State of Brazil (Estado do Brasil). In 1621, the northern part of the dominion was detached, becoming a separate entity known as the State of Maranhão. However, captaincies continued existing under ...
The Spanish Wikipedia (Spanish: Wikipedia en español) is the Spanish-language edition of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia. It has 2,009,294 articles. It has 2,009,294 articles. Started in May 2001, it reached 100,000 articles on 8 March 2006, and 1,000,000 articles on 16 May 2013.
Bem-vindo to WikiProject Brazil!We are a group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Brazil, its people, culture, and history.This page and its subpages contain resources for improving the coverage of Brazil-related topics and collaborating with other Wikipedians.
Brazil had an official resident population of 203 million in 2022, according to IBGE. [4] Brazil is the seventh most populous country in the world and the second most populous in the Americas and Western Hemisphere.