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Bahia
Bahia , state (1991 pop. 11,867,991), 216,612 sq mi (559,921 sq km), E Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Salvador (also called Bahia) is the capital.... Read more |
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Brazil nut
Brazil nut common name for the Lecythidaceae, a family of tropical trees. It includes the anchovy pear ( Grias cauliflora ), a West Indian species with edible fruit used for pickles, and several lumber trees of South America, e.g., the cannon-ball tree ( Couroupita guianensis ), some species of ... Read more |
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Brazil nuts
Brazil nut common name for the Lecythidaceae, a family of tropical trees. It includes the anchovy pear ( Grias cauliflora ), a West Indian species with edible fruit used for pickles, and several lumber trees of South America, e.g., the cannon-ball tree ( Couroupita guianensis ), some species of ... Read more |
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Brazil Fast Food Corp
Brazil Fast Food Corporation Rua Voluntarios da Patria 89 Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro CEP 22.270-010 Brazil Telephone: 55 (21) 2536-7500 Web site: http://www.bobs.com.br Public Company Incorporated: 1951 as Falkenburg Sorvetes Ltda. Employees: 1,681 Sales: BRL 85.38 million ($29.14... Read more |
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Ilheus
Ilhéus , city (1991 pop. 223,750), Bahia state, E Brazil, a port on Ilhéus Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Founded in the mid-16th cent., it became the world's chief cacao port during the early 20th cent. Ilhéus is still the cacao center of Brazil. It exports rubber,... Read more |
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Mercosur
Mercosur or Mercosul, officially the Common Market of the South, Latin American trade organization established in 1991 to increase economic cooperation among the countries of E South America. It is commonly known as Mercosur or Mercosul from the Spanish and Portuguese names, respectively, for... Read more |
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Caetano Veloso
CAETANO VELOSO Born: Caetano Emanuel Vianna Telles Veloso; Santo Amaro da Purificacao, Bahia, Brazil, 7 August 1942 Genre: World Best-selling album since 1990: Tropicalista 2 (1993) Brazilian singer/songwriter Caetano Veloso is a creative musical force with few peers. He is a prolific artist... Read more |
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Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais [Port.,=various mines], state (1996 pop. 16,660,691), 226,707 sq mi (587,171 sq km), E Brazil. The capital is Belo Horizonte . Minas Gerais continues to produce more than half of Brazil's mineral wealth. Gold was discovered at the end of the 17th cent. and was mined extensively. The... Read more |
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Feira de Santana
Feira de Santana , city (1991 pop. 340,621), Bahia state, E Brazil, between the Jacuípe and Pojuca rivers. It is a distribution center for the products of Bahia's interior and is one of the state's leading producers of dried beef. Tobacco, manioc, beans, and corn are grown, and ceramics,... Read more |
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