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In Brazilian culture, living in a community is vital due to the fact Brazilians are very involved with one another. "Brazilians organize their lives around and about others, maintain a high level of social involvement, and consider personal relations of primary importance in all human interactions.
Pages in category "Canadian people of Brazilian descent" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Canada has always had a significant relationship with Brazil since the 1800s. The countries have had extensive interactions in the financing of infrastructure projects, particularly utilities. Brazil is the largest recipient of Canadian investment in South America and until 1974 was the venue for the largest single Canadian foreign investment.
In Brazil, the mortality rate was much higher among slaves than among the free; the infant mortality of the children of slaves was very high, due to malnutrition and unhealthy conditions. During most of Brazil's history, the rate of natural increase of the slave population was negative, that is, there were more deaths than births. [26] [27] [14 ...
The word Brazil probably comes from the Portuguese word for brazilwood, a tree that once grew plentifully along the Brazilian coast. [31] In Portuguese, brazilwood is called pau-brasil, with the word brasil commonly given the etymology "red like an ember", formed from brasa ('ember') and the suffix -il (from -iculum or -ilium). [32]
Hewitt, W.E. Ted, and Inês C. Gomes. "'Matando o Desconhecimento': The Role of Culture in Brazil's Relations with Canada and Beyond." Canada and Beyond: A Journal of Canadian Literary and Cultural Studies 6.1 (2017) pp 9-21.online; Hewitt, W. E. "National interests and the impact of student mobility: the case of Canada and Brazil."
Pope John Paul II visits Brazil; 7 people are crushed to death in a crowd meeting him. 1981: 20 September: The Brazilian river boat Sobral Santos capsizes in the Amazon River, Óbidos, Brazil, killing at least 300. 1983: 19 December: The Jules Rimet Trophy is stolen from the Brazilian Soccer Confederation building in Rio de Janeiro. 1984: 16 April
Throughout its history, Brazil has always been a recipient of settlers, but this began to gain importance in the late 19th century and throughout the 20th century when the country received massive immigration from Europe, the Middle East, and Japan, which left lasting marks on demography, culture, language and the economy of Brazil.