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According to another autosomal DNA study from 2008, by the University of Brasília (UnB), European ancestry dominates in the whole of Brazil (in all regions), accounting for 65.90% of heritage of the population, followed by the African contribution (24.80%) and the Native American (9.3%); the European ancestry being the dominant ancestry in all ...
Population distribution in Brazil. Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% [1] of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) [2] in determining whether households are urban or rural, however, are based on political divisions, not on the developed environment.
The Free Cities were colonies built by the ancient Valyrian Freehold, and later declared independence after the Doom of Valyria. An exception to this is Braavos, which was founded by refugees fleeing Valyrian expansion, escaped slaves and other rabble. [57] The languages of the Free Cities are derivatives of High Valyrian. [68] The Free Cities ...
Now that "Game of Thrones" is back for its final season (*cue the tears*), we are dying to visit all of the iconic locations now more than ever. Luckily for us, while the show definitely has a ton ...
Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first of which is A Game of Thrones. The show premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19 ...
Brazil is made up of five geographic regions (North, Northeast, Southeast, South and central-West) that comprise 27 federative units and, for their part include 5570 municipalities. In total, the municipalities are distributed in 510 immediate geographic regions, which in turn are grouped into 133 intermediate geographic regions.
Since 1942, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics has divided Brazil into five geographic regions. [1] On 23 November 1970, the regions of Brazil were adjusted slightly to the definition that is still in use today. [2] North Region (Região Norte) Northeast Region (Região Nordeste) Central-West Region (Região Centro-Oeste)
In Brazil, the terms metropolitan area (Portuguese: região metropolitana) and urban agglomeration (aglomeração urbana) have specific meanings. They are defined by federal and state legislation as collections of municipalities focused on "integrating the organization, planning and execution of public functions of common interest". [ 1 ]