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Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, and third largest in the Americas, with a total area of 8,515,767.049 km 2 (3,287,956 sq mi), [176] including 55,455 km 2 (21,411 sq mi) of water. North to South, Brazil is also the longest country in the world, spanning 4,395 km (2,731 mi) from north to south, [ 13 ] and the only country in the ...
A Barsa encyclopedia set in a library in Juazeiro do Piauí, Brazil. Barsa is a Brazilian encyclopedia, first published in 1964. [1] It was later translated into Spanish and sold across much of Latin America.
The Spanish Wikipedia (Spanish: Wikipedia en español) is the Spanish-language edition of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia. It has 2,011,836 articles. It has 2,011,836 articles. Started in May 2001, it reached 100,000 articles on 8 March 2006, and 1,000,000 articles on 16 May 2013.
The 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Grande Prêmio do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 March 1995 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. It was the first round of the 1995 Formula One World Championship. Michael Schumacher of the Benetton team won the 71-lap race from second position.
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 .
Bahia (Portuguese: ⓘ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by area.
Rio de Janeiro, the most visited destination in Brazil by foreign tourists for leisure trips, and second place for business travel. São Paulo is the most visited city in Brazil, being the number one city for those looking for business, events, gastronomy, cultural tourism and a vibrant nightlife.