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The name Brazil is a shortened form of Terra do Brasil ("Land of Brazil"), a reference to the brazilwood tree. The name was given in the early 16th century to the territories leased to the merchant consortium led by Fernão de Loronha , to exploit brazilwood for the production of wood dyes for the European textile industry.
For a longer list, please see List of places in Brazil named after people. Salvador, Brazil – Jesus (the Christian Savior) São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil – Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) São Paulo – Saint Paul
Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.
after the Jesuit monastery of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga (Saint Paul of the Fields of Piratininga), built to Christianize native peoples; the state was named after its capital Sergipe: Tupi: siri jibe: after the name of a native chief, Serijipe; another possible origin is from the Tupi siri jibe, a "brook with crabs" Tocantins: Tupi ...
The ruler of Brazil at that time, Pedro I (born Prince Pedro de Alcantara), was named after Saint Peter of Alcantara. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Later, as the Virgin Mary outranks St. Peter of Alcantara in the Catholic hierarchy of saints, with the proclamation of the Virgin Aparecida as the principal Catholic patron saint of Brazil, St. Peter became the ...
The country's name became the Republic of the United States of Brazil (which in 1967 was changed to Federative Republic of Brazil). Two military presidents ruled through four years of dictatorship amid conflicts among the military and political elites (two Naval revolts , followed by a Federalist revolt ), and an economic crisis due to the ...
He started the match and scored twice, as Brazil won 3–0. [63] [64] Jesus was Brazil's highest scorer in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, with 7 goals in 10 matches. [65] In May 2018, he was named in Tite's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [66] Jesus started all five games for Brazil at the tournament without ...
In 1873, the first republican convention in Brazil was held in Itu, and the Republican Party of São Paulo was created, which used the periodical Correio Paulistano as its official vehicle. With the extinction of slavery after the promulgation of the Lei Áurea , in 1888, the farmers from São Paulo demanded compensation for the loss of property.