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  2. Culture of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Brazil is the world leader in production of green coffee (café). [38] In 2018, [39] 28% of the coffee consumed globally came from Brazil. Because of Brazil's fertile soil, the country has been a major producer of coffee since the times of Brazilian slavery, [40] which created a strong national coffee culture.

  3. Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Brazil's current constitution, formulated in 1988, defines it as a democratic federal republic. [16] Due to its rich culture and history, the country ranks thirteenth in the world by number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. [17] Brazil is a regional and middle power [18] [19] [20] and rising global power.

  4. History of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Brazil: The Once and Future Country (2nd ed. 1998), an interpretive synthesis of Brazil's history. Fausto, Boris, and Arthur Brakel. A Concise History of Brazil (Cambridge Concise Histories) (2nd ed. 2014) excerpt and text search; Garfield, Seth. In Search of the Amazon: Brazil, the United States, and the Nature of a Region. Durham: Duke ...

  5. Transatlantic cruise to turn spotlight on Brazil-Angola ...

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    From the 16th to the 19th century, Brazil received around 5 million enslaved Africans, more than any other country. Transatlantic cruise to turn spotlight on Brazil-Angola slavery past Skip to ...

  6. Category:Culture of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Cultural history of Brazil (4 C, 10 P) D. Deaf culture in Brazil (1 C, 1 P) E. ... Pages in category "Culture of Brazil" The following 39 pages are in this category ...

  7. History of Candomblé - Wikipedia

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    African slaves first arrived in Brazil in the 1530s, [5] and were present in Bahia by the 1550s. [6] Over the course of the trade, around four million Africans were transported to Brazil, [7] an area that received more enslaved Africans than any other part of the Americas. [8] Within Brazil itself, these Africans were most concentrated in Bahia ...

  8. Race and ethnicity in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Portuguese immigrants arriving in Rio de Janeiro European immigrants arriving in São Paulo. The Brazilian population was formed by the influx of Portuguese settlers and African slaves, mostly Bantu and West African populations [4] (such as the Yoruba, Ewe, and Fanti-Ashanti), into a territory inhabited by various indigenous South American tribal populations, mainly Tupi, Guarani and Ge.

  9. Timeline of Brazilian history - Wikipedia

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    It is the largest protest during the Diretas Já civil unrest, as well as the largest public demonstration in the history of Brazil. The elections are granted in 1989. May: The Itaipu Dam is inaugurated on the border of Brazil and Paraguay after 9 years of construction, making it the largest hydroelectric dam in the world at the time. 1985: 15 ...