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The Brazilian Flag Anthem (Hino à Bandeira Nacional) is a song dedicated to the country's flag. It is performed on 19 November (Flag Day). The Portuguese lyrics were written by poet Olavo Bilac, and the music composed by Francisco Braga. [25]
Flag of the Brazilian Navy: Rectangular flag bearing the coat of arms of the Brazilian Navy on a grey field. 1847- Naval jack: Rectangular flag (ratio 3:4) bearing 21 white stars on a dark blue field – a horizontal row of 13 and a vertical column of 9, orthogonally displayed. Flag of the Brazilian Marine Corps: Rank flag of the Admiral of the ...
On the eve of the arrival of Europeans in America in 1500, it is estimated that the current territory of Brazil (the eastern coast of South America) was inhabited by two million indigenous people, from north to south. [74] Distribution of Tupi and non-Tupi speaking groups (Tapuia) on the coast of 16th-century Brazil
The Landing of Cabral in Porto Seguro; oil on canvas by Oscar Pereira da Silva, 1904.Collection of the National Historical Museum of Brazil. The first arrival of European explorers to the territory of present-day Brazil is often understood as the sighting of the land later named Island of Vera Cruz, near Monte Pascoal, by the fleet commanded by Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral, on 22 ...
The Brazilian Highlands or Brazilian Plateau (Portuguese: Planalto Brasileiro) is an extensive geographical region covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil, in all some 4,500,000 km 2 (1,930,511 sq mi) or approximately half of the country's land area.
Brazilian Three time Formula One World Champion, Ayrton Senna is killed in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. 1 July: Brazil introduces its new currency, the Real. [257] 17 July: Brazil wins the 1994 FIFA World Cup, defeating Italy by 3–2 in penalties (full-time 0–0). 1995: 1 January: Fernando Henrique Cardoso becomes President ...
First Brazilian flag after empire's fall, created by Ruy Barbosa, used between November 15th and 19th of 1889. The Brazilian republic was not an ideological offspring of the republics born of the French or American Revolutions, although the Brazilian regime would attempt to associate itself with both. The republic did not have enough popular ...
Flag of the Second Empire of Brazil, with 20 stars, representing the new provincies of Rio Negro (1850, later Amazonas) and Paraná (1853), furthermore the loss of the province of Cisplatina (1828). Reformed standard according to this book, an official publication of the government of Brazil, on page 74. Date: 23 November 2006: Source: XIX ...